Mon May 01, 2017
Work Starting on 4,000-Panel Solar Farm in Indiana
Work is about to start on installing 4,000 panels for a solar energy farm along Interstate 65 near Columbus, Indiana. The new farm covering about seven acres is among 10 being built by Hoosier Energy to produce power for 18 electrical cooperatives in southern and central Indiana and southeastern Illinois....
Mon April 24, 2017
Solar Project Powers up in Middle Georgia
One of the largest solar projects in Georgia has been completed, authorities say. The new 52-megawatt solar facility in Hazlehurst is expected to generate more than 134 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy annually for customers of Green Power EMC for the next 30 years, The Telegraph reported (http://bit.ly/2p3yoyb)....
Mon March 20, 2017
Wheeler Power Systems Provides Solar Power for Utah's First Net Zero Community
Living Zenith is Utah's first net zero community setting a standard for energy efficiency in the state. With smart tech and strategic design, these green homes generate as much energy as they use in one year....
Conor Ryan of PV Tech - Tue February 28, 2017
State Governor Backs Massive Solar Plant Project
SunPower announced Monday that construction has started on the 56MW Gala Solar Power Plant in Crook County, Oregon. The installation, which is expected to be the state's largest operating solar power plant when it is completed by the end of 2017, is expected to generate around 300 jobs during peak construction....
Jonathan Gifford - Mon February 20, 2017
Construction Commences on $384M Solar Farms in Australia
Three PV power plants worth a combined 320 MW have begun construction in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. A joint venture between Overland Sun Farming and the UK's Island Green Power is behind the AU$500 million (US$384 million) development, which is going ahead despite the projects not having yet signed PPAs....
Wed February 08, 2017
Solar Panel Farm to Provide Clean Energy Savings to P.A. Town
The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) finalized a contract to build a solar panel farm that will provide Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County, with clean renewable solar energy for the next 20 years, reducing the facility's power demand costs....
Kim Willsher - Mon January 09, 2017
World's First Solar Panel Road Opens in Normandy Village
France has opened what it claims to be the world's first solar panel road, in a Normandy village. A 1km (0.6-mile) route in the small village of Tourouvre-au-Perche covered with 2,800 sq m of electricity-generating panels, was inaugurated on Thursday by the ecology minister, Ségolène Royal....
Thu September 22, 2016
Solas Energy Announces Award of Two Maine Wind Projects
Following closely on the award of the Sunflower Wind Project announced in August, Solas Energy Consulting U.S. Inc. and its Canadian partner company, Solas Energy Consulting Inc. (collectively “Solas Energy”), announced two additional significant project awards....
Wilson Ring - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed April 22, 2015
Vermont Takes Breather From Wind Power, Focuses on Solar Power
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) A few years back, large-scale wind projects dominated the renewable energy discussion in Vermont as vocal opponents decried the destruction of pristine mountaintops and the details of construction plans grabbed headlines....
Lori Tobias - Mon September 29, 2014
Solar Roads Being Implemented in the U.S.
There’s been much talk lately about a new solar roadway the Federal Highway Administration is testing that could provide power for everything from traffic signs to heaters – even sensors warning drivers of animals on the roads....
