Category: News

December 12 2014

JinkoSolar Supplies 80 Megawatts for Project in Henan Province

The panels are being deployed on rooftops of agricultural greenhouses in Neihuang County, Shangrao, China-based JinkoSolar said today in a statement. They are expected to be connected to the grid by the end of the year. Terms weren’t disclosed.

December 12 2014

Drax Shares Plunge After U.K. Government Proposes Subsidy Change

The U.K. today said it’s considering removing the so-called “grandfathering” of subsidies paid to generators such as Drax that are converting to burn biomass. That means the premium payments they receive for their electricity won’t be guaranteed for the lifetime of the project.

December 12 2014

Sumitomo Wins Contract for Indonesian Geothermal Power Project

The Tokyo-based company and PT Rekayasa Industri will work together to add the two units at Lahendong station, Sumitomo said in a statement today. Each unit will have 20 megawatts in capacity.

December 11 2014

Genera Gets $4 Million From WindSail to Expand Biomass Operation

Genera, based in Vonore, Tennessee, produces biomass made from crops including switchgrass for more than 20 customers in eight states, Chief Executive Officer Kelly Tiller said today. The investment from Boston-based WindSail will help the company grow crops in new regions for additional customers.

December 11 2014

KKR and Suez Form JV for Pennsylvania Water Services

KKR and United Water are paying $43 million to the Middletown Borough Authority and have committed an additional $83 million for infrastructure upgrades over the life of the 50-year contract, according to a statement today. Middletown will use the funds to eliminate existing debts and liabilities, including pensions, and will retain ownership of the systems.

December 10 2014

SoftBank, Mitsui to Build 43MW Solar Station in Central Japan

The plant in Shizuoka prefecture is slated to start operations by March 2017, SB Energy Corp. and Mitsui said in a statement today.

December 9 2014

Seeo Gets $17 Million Venture Round for Batteries Led by Samsung

Seeo will use the funding from Samsung Ventures to continue to develop its lightweight lithium-polymer battery technology, the Hayward, California-based company said in an e-mailed statement today. Existing investors Khosla Venture and GSR Ventures also joined in the funding.

December 9 2014

U.S. Solar Jumps 41% With Home Systems Surpassing 300 Megawatts

Developers added 1,354 megawatts, the second-highest quarterly total ever, the Washington-based industry group said today in a report produced with GTM Research. A total of 16.1 gigawatts of photovoltaic systems are in operation in the U.S.

December 9 2014

Boeing, South African Air to Make Jet Fuel From Tobacco

The companies, along with SkyNRG and Sunchem SA, will use the nicotine-free Solaris variety of tobacco plant to make clean fuel that South African Airways will trial, they said in a joint statement. Test flights may begin next year.

December 9 2014

Boeing, South African Air to Make Jet Fuel From Tobacco

The companies, along with SkyNRG and Sunchem SA, will use the nicotine-free Solaris variety of tobacco plant to make clean fuel that South African Airways will test, they said in a joint statement. Test flights may begin next year.