Product News & Announcements

CLOVIS, Calif. -- The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric, Inc., announced the completion of the first phase of a parking lot canopy and playground shade structure-based solar system for Clovis Unified School District spanning 21 sites and totaling 5.86 MW. The first phase of the Clovis Unified solar photovoltaic system that is fully operational and generating power includes systems installed at Clovis Elementary School, Fugman Elementary School, Nelson Elementary School, Riverview Elementary School and Mountain View Elementary School.

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Air Products recently celebrated the successful operation of a U.S. Department of Energy Demonstration Project that will capture approximately one million tons of carbon dioxide in an enhanced oil recovery project in which DOE anticipates an additional estimated 1.6-3.1 million barrels of oil to be produced annually from the CO2 injection. This unprecedented achievement comes by way of an Air Products innovative technology, is the first-of-its-kind operating at such a large scale, and has not been accomplished anywhere else in the United States.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Western Municipal Water District's newly commissioned 916 kW SunPower solar power system is soaking up the sun, delivering an expected savings of up to $4.6 million over the next two decades. The system, located at Western's Operations facility off of El Sobrante in Riverside, Calif., is also helping maintain Western's commitment to supporting deployment of renewable energy technologies.

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. -- Itron, Inc., announced that the city of Olympia, Wash., has selected Itron’s advanced metering infrastructure solution to increase operational efficiency and more effectively manage its water resources. The solution will also enable the city to improve customer service and encourage water conservation.

SEVILLE, Spain -- Abengoa, the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P.,to construct a cogeneration plant in the state of Texas. The project will require an investment of approximately $30 million and will create approximately 50 construction jobs.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Eos Energy Storage and Con Edison, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., announced a trailblazing partnership to install and test Eos’s cutting-edge energy storage technology within the utility’s New York City facilities. Eos is currently commercializing a safe, low cost, and long-lasting grid-scale battery technology that can reduce customer costs, defer utility infrastructure upgrades and enhance power quality and reliability.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- S&C Electric Company announced it has awarded a $7.9 million contract by Green States Energy to construct a 2.5 MW solar photovoltaic farm near Roswell, N.M. S&C will provide procurement and construction services for the entire project.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- NexSteppe, a company dedicated to pioneering the next generation of sustainable feedstock solutions for the biobased industries, announced the launch of its first sorghum hybrid products in the U.S. and in Brazil. NexSteppe’s new Malibu sweet sorghum hybrids and Palo Alto high biomass sorghum hybrids offer a tailored alternative for companies seeking a cost-effective feedstock solution for the production of advanced and cellulosic biofuels, biopower and biobased products.

HANOVER, N.H. -- The New Energy Capital Cleantech Infrastructure Fund announced the final commissioning and term financing of the 5 MW Celina, Ohio, solar project. The project brings competitively priced renewable electricity to the city of Celina’s municipal grid, and will produce enough power to meet up to 8 percent of the city’s total energy demand.

MESA, Ariz. -- Salt River Project and SunPower Corp. have dedicated a one-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant at Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus in Mesa, Ariz. The facility is the first commercial deployment of the SunPower C7 Tracker technology, a solar photovoltaic tracking system that concentrates the sun's power seven times to achieve one of the lowest levelized costs of electricity for solar power plants available today.

SHANGHAI -- Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd., a global photovoltaic manufacturer of solar modules, announced the global launch of its new generation modules, the HSL Series. Compared to previous generation modules, these offer a smaller and lighter design, higher power output and enhanced durability, with new features like anti-PID technology, anti-salt mist corrosion and increased snow and wind loads.

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. -- Two San Mateo County schools are the first schools in California to be fitted with ballasted solar mounting systems, through the use of peer-reviewed wind tunnel data. They have installed PanelClaw's Grizzly Bear flat roof racking system.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, announced its plan to build renewable hydrogen generators for commercial use. Named the H2Generator, the company’s first commercial product is expected to sell at a substantially lower price than other renewable hydrogen systems that rely on expensive and energy intensive electrolyzers to split water.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Honeywell announced an agreement to upgrade wastewater treatment plants for the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, the largest water and wastewater utility in North America, serving more than 97 percent of Puerto Rico's businesses and 3.7 million residents.

HOUSTON, Texas -- IES Renewable Energy, LLC, a residential solar energy integrator and installer and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., announced that it has entered into a new partnership with Sunrun, one of the nation’s home solar companies. Through this partnership, IES Renewable will design, engineer and manage the installation of residential solar systems. Sunrun will own, insure, monitor and maintain the equipment, so homeowners can go solar without high upfront cost or responsibilities of ownership and upkeep.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Isaac delivered some of the toughest product-testing environments that Atlanta-based Radarsign — manufacturer of armored driver feedback signs — has ever documented. Installed in more than 30 locations along the Northeastern seaboard and over Lake Pontchartrain (New Orleans), in Sandy and Isaac’s paths, the armored signs survived unscathed. Paired with solar power panels, Radarsign’s driver speed signs were instantaneously up and running, able to serve the traffic-calming needs of communities that were without power or law enforcement.

DUBLIN, Calif. -- Del Monte Electric, one of northern California’s leading electrical contractors, celebrates their recent completion of a 51-school electrical installation for solar power systems at Mount Diablo Unified School District. This large, 15-month project was a collaborative effort between a major solar provider, a general construction company, a steel erection company and an architectural and design firm to install more than 12 MW of photo voltaic power to the entire school district, forecasted to reduce electric costs by $3 million per year.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- ChargePoint, Inc., announced the first of more than 80 electric vehicle charging stations it will install around New York, through a $1 million incentive from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The EV charging station installed at The Solaire in Battery Park City is ChargePoint’s first installation of what will be part of a significant NYSERDA EV charging station investment.

WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- Arpin Renewable Energy has joined with eNow, a Rhode Island-based company which supplies energy solutions to the transportation industry, to provide Arpin Van Lines agents and owner-operators access to cleaner running moving trucks.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- AECOM Technical Services, Inc., a subsidiary of AECOM Technology Corporation, a provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private clients in more than 140 countries around the world, announced that it is working on a $43.9 million contract from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to provide design services for a portion of Hawaii’s Honolulu Rail Transit Project.

HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Strain Ranches, a diversified agricultural operation in Arbuckle, Calif., has commissioned one of the nation’s largest farm-based solar installations to power its commercial rice drying and storage business. The 902-kilowatt array features solar panels from SolarWorld and Enphase microinverters. Strain Ranches unveiled its solar system this week, highlighting the natural synergy between domestic agricultural and solar production, two iconic American industries.

TURTLE LAKE, Wisc. -- GreenWhey Energy, Inc., announced it has secured the construction and long term financing required to construct and operate its innovative anaerobic digester facility in Turtle Lake, Wisc. When completed in the summer of 2013, the project is expected to be one of the largest facilities of its kind in the United States.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- A new agreement announced between GE and Google will integrate Google Maps data into GE’s Smallworld electrical, telecommunications and gas applications. GE, a provider of geospatial analytical tools and insight, and Google, a provider of map services with more than 1 billion monthly active users, will help utilities increase productivity based on the ability to visualize and analyze their data with GE’s Smallworld product suite. The combined solution will enhance the existing network visualization capabilities and will allow utility customers to receive incremental efficiency and productivity of operations in the field.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- REC Solar announced the completion of solar energy systems for two California farms totaling one megawatt of electricity. Peter Rabbit Farms in Coachella and Amaral Ranches in the Imperial Valley have joined the ranks of growers, cold storage and food processing facilities that are “harvesting the sun” to hedge against rising electricity costs and save money.