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Green Energy Live Inc. (GELV.OB) Announces Intentions to Acquire Leading Vermont Clean Energy Company

QualityStocks — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:39:35 +0000

Green Energy Live Inc. is a clean energy company developing sustainable biomass-to-energy conversion technology for the nation’s livestock industry. The company today reported its intentions to acquire Peck Electric, Vermont’s leading electrical contracting services provider. Peck Electric reportedly has a solid telecommunications division, established long-term relationships with existing customers, and a proven ability to make [...]

China Technology Development Group Corp. (CTDC) Teams Up With ISEC-UNIDO to Develop Chinese Solar Research Lab

QualityStocks — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:59:48 +0000

China Technology Development Group Corp., a clean energy group focused on bringing together related technologies to create solar energy systems, announced today a cooperative agreement between China Technology Solar Power Holdings Limited (CTSP), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization International Solar Energy Center for Technology Promotion and Transfer (ISEC-UNIDO). This agreement will co-establish the [...]

Public Service Expanding Solar Base – Analyst Blog

Zacks Market Commentaries — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:15:15 +0000

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) is expanding its utility solar base. Its subsidiary Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for an additional $143 million for its ongoing solar loan program. This will help the company finance the installation of an additional 51MW of solar energy systems in homes, businesses and municipal buildings throughout its electric service area New Jersey.

PSE&G is a regulated public utility company primarily engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas in New Jersey. It serves approximately 2.1 million electricity customers and 1.7 million gas customers in the region.

Since the utility's initial Solar Loan Program was approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in April 2008, customers have applied for loans totaling $105 million that would result in 30MW of installed solar capacity. In addition to the loan program, PSE&G has begun to implement its Solar 4 All program, investing $515 million in 80MW of solar projects that will help double New Jersey's solar capacity.

The utility is installing solar panels on 200,000 utility poles and street lights in about 300 communities spread across the state of New Jersey. PSE&G will also develop solar gardens and roof-top installations on facilities it owns and at third-party sites.

Public Service Enterprise, based in Newark, New Jersey, is a diversified utility holding company. Its operations are mostly located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic parts of the U.S. Public Service Enterprise principally operates through three key subsidiaries: Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), PSEG Power LLC (PSEG Power) and PSEG Energy Holdings LLC (PSEG Energy).
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Public Service Expanding Solar Base – Analyst Blog

Zacks Market Commentaries — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:15:15 +0000

Small Cap Voice Featured Company: Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. (PPRW.OB)

QualityStocks — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:28:37 +0000

Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. (PPRW.OB) is a leading North American and European provider of solar power systems designed to consistently delivering high quality performance. The company combines technical and financial expertise in a range of deal structures, with transparency and innovation that noticeably surpasses expectations. Premier Power’s primary goal is to build solar energy systems [...]

Ormat Technologies (ORA) Announces Joint Venture Agreement for Solar Power Systems

QualityStocks — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:04:50 +0000

The Nevada Company Ormat Technologies announced that Ormat Subsidiaries Ltd., its Israeli subsidiary, entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with Sunday Energy Ltd. Sunday is a private Israeli energy company and the agreement will be to construct and operate solar-photovoltaic energy systems with a total capacity of 36 MW throughout Israel. According to the [...]

GWS Technologies, Inc. Launches Arizona Solar Power Initiative

Stuart T. Smith — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:14:10 +0000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, today announced that it has launched an initiative to install solar energy systems in Arizona schools and other state and federal government facilities and has submitted its initial turn-key solar installation proposals. The [...]

Green Investor News – GWS Technologies, Inc. Launches Arizona Solar Power Initiative

Dawn Van Zant — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - September 24, 2009 - GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, today announced that it has launched an initiative to install solar energy systems in Arizona schools and other state and federal government facilities

Premier Power Renewable Energy (PPRW.OB) Signs New Contracts for 400 Kilowatts of Solar Rooftop Installations in Spain

QualityStocks — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:07:47 +0000

Premier Power Renewable Energy, a global provider of large and small-scale solar power systems, recently announced that the company has received contracts for more than 400 kilowatts of solar rooftop installations in Spain. Leading the solar power markets in the United States, Spain and Italy, these commercial rooftop projects will utilize crystalline modules provided by [...]

Premier Power Signs New Contracts for More Than 400 Kilowatts of Solar Rooftop Installations in Spain

Stuart T. Smith — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:46:11 +0000

Sep. 22, 2009 (Business Wire) — Premier Power Renewable Energy (OTCBB:PPRW), a global leader in the development, design, engineering and construction of solar power systems for commercial, government and utility markets in the U.S., Spain and Italy, today announced that it received signed contracts for more than 400 kilowatts (kW) of solar rooftop installations in [...]

Acro Energy Announces New Residential Solar Financing Plan

Dawn Van Zant — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Houston, TX - August 11, 2009 - Acro Energy Technologies Corp. (TSX Venture: ART), a leading residential solar installation company, is introducing a financing program that makes solar energy systems more accessible to consumers.

Fossil Fuels vs Green Energy: Where To Invest?

Irwin Greenstein — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:10:43 +0000

Energy investors may find themselves at odds in weighing whether to put their money into fossil fuels or green alternatives. Two separate articles in today’s Wall Street Journal provide a good backdrop for the current dilemma. Ultimately, we’re of the opinion that it’s still too early for alternative energy to make a convincing business case.

In one story, the Journal covers a recently released annual report from the International Energy Agency. According to the Journal, the IAE paints a gloomy picture of energy shortages and escalating costs of discovery and recovery.

The IAE says that current low oil prices are an anomaly linked to the economic crisis embracing the world. Eventually, when the economy regains its health, oil prices will continue to…

Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc. (PPRW.OB) Begins Looking at Italy and France for Solar Expansion

QualityStocks — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:30:35 +0000

As most have seen with regard to the current financial meltdown, growth for growth’s sake is not always the best way to approach a long-term growth strategy. Picking and choosing targets of opportunity, with an eye for maintaining growth is, in some instances, a better way to go. Stability and a long-term strategy are the [...]