Evolution Solar Selected as Partner to Pursue 5mw Solar Project

Evolution Solar Corp. was selected by Atlantic Energy Solutions Inc. of Saratoga Springs, New York, to serve as a partner to pursue the development of a 5 megawatt Solar Plant in southern Florida. The $400,000,000.00 plant will be funded by a private Florida developer and will be built, operated, and maintained by the partnership. “We are past the RFQ stage and are now detailing final negotiations,” stated Tim Brock, CEO of Atlantic Energy... Read more..

Verenium Announces First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Project

Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, announced plans to build its first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Highlands County, Florida. The Company has entered into long-term agreements with Lykes Bros. Inc., a multi-generation Florida agri-business to provide the agricultural biomass for conversion to fuel. Verenium also announced that the Highlands... Read more..

Gainesville Regional Utilities Gives Away VendingMiser® Smart Technology

USA Technologies Inc. reported that Gainesville Regional Utilities in Florida was giving their customers free VendingMiser devices. This is part of the Utilities’’ objective to become a national leader in energy efficiency by targeting vending machines with the help of its EnergyMiser® smart technology. Gainesville, one of 57 energy utilities supporting the USA Technologies EnergyMiser rebate and ‘turnkey’ program, has purchased and given... Read more..

Shaw Chairman Urges National Commitment to Build Nuclear Power Plants

The Shaw Group Inc. Chairman J.M. Bernhard Jr. called for a national commitment to build up to 50 nuclear power plants by 2030, telling a gathering of power industry leaders that the jobs, clean electricity and energy independence created by a “nuclear renaissance” offer a unique platform to achieve the “hope and change” pledged by President-elect Barack Obama. “If this nation and the Obama administration are truly serious about controlling... Read more..

The Alternative Energy Association Announces Three Point Plan to Stimulate America’s Economy

The Alternative Energy Association, Inc., a Florida-based non-profit organization has announced its Three Point Plan to stimulate the American economy, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and create millions of new jobs. The Three Point Plan focuses on three solutions which relate to fuel efficient vehicles, solar power and wind energy. Highlights of the plan include bailout limitations on the Big 3 American automobile manufacturers, solar and wind... Read more..

Strategic Discussions Underway to Build a Solar Power Plant on Florida’s West Coast

Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. is announcing that they are engaged in strategic negotiations with a West Coast Florida land owner to build a solar power plant that would produce enough energy to service approximately 12,500 homes and provide an alternative energy source that can be sold to one or more Florida electric companies. These strategic discussions have involved developing a long term energy vision with the land owners and municipalities... Read more..

KMP Begins Commercial Operations of Ethanol Transportation on Central Florida Pipeline System

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. announced it is now transporting commercial batches of denatured ethanol along with gasoline shipments in its 16-inch Central Florida Pipeline (CFPL) between Tampa and Orlando, Fla., making CFPL the first transmarket gasoline pipeline in the United States to do so. Kinder Morgan has invested approximately $10 million to modify the line for ethanol shipments which involved chemically cleaning the pipeline, replacing... Read more..

ACES Power Marketing Supports New 150-MW Iowa Wind Project

ACES Power Marketing, a nationally recognized wholesale energy risk management and transaction execution services company — today announced that its origination efforts have paid off with the successful commencement of commercial operation of the 150-MW Story County wind project. The project is owned and operated by a subsidiary of FPL Energy, with varying amounts of energy being provided under separate purchased power agreements (PPAs) with... Read more..

Destiny, Florida Announces Florida’s First Green Energy Station

Destiny, Florida, America’s first eco-sustainable city, announced today that the first green E-station in Florida will be located at the Southeast corner of 441 and State Road 60 in southern Osceola County. The 6,000-square-foot energy refueling station will contain traditional and renewable fuels, electric automobile charging stations along with a solar- and geothermal-powered green-mart convenience store. Currently, the project is in the final... Read more..

MagneGas Corporation Receives Request to Convert Municipal Sludge to Fuel Under a Plant Scale Test

MagneGas Corporation, a producer of a natural gas alternative and metal cutting fuel made from liquid waste, announced that it has received a request from the city of Dunedin, Florida to conduct on site plant scale testing to convert municipal bio-solids into fuel. The municipality acknowledged in their request that, “The City of Dunedin has completed several pilot tests with the MagneGas Plasma Arc Flow Refinery. These tests have been promising... Read more..