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To date, the North American Development Bank (NADB) is providing approximately US$1.31 billion in loans and grants for 150 projects that are benefiting an estimated 13 million people in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
NADB has now signed a US$77.4 million loan agreement with Imperial Valley Solar Company 1, LLC, for the construction of a 23-megawatt (MW) solar energy generation plant in Niland, California.
The project, which will generate enough energy to power approximately 14,000 homes, c... [more]
Nottingham already provides 11 per cent of its own energy and a new scheme will enhance the city's position as the UK's most energy self-sufficient city: Nottingham City Council is working in partnership with E.ON and Nottingham City Homes to install solar panels on around 600 homes in the area.
This project is one of the largest domestic photovoltaic (PV) schemes in the UK and builds on Nottingham's excellent track record for successfully delivering large scale energy infrastructure projects... [more]
Thanks to a E.ON / Nottingham City Council partnership, hundreds of families in Nottingham will soon be feeling the benefits of solar power, as Nottingham City Council continues to tackle fuel poverty through creating a Super Warm Zone.
E.ON has been selected by the Council to fit the solar panels to 600 homes in Aspley, which will help reduce energy bills for people in some of the most deprived areas of the city. The work is planned to start this month and will be completed by July.
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North Lincolnshire Homes has joined forces with Leeds-based Community Interest Company, Community Energy Solutions (CES) and the Empower Community funding model, to tackle fuel poverty and potentially slash tenants’ energy bills by up to £150 a year through the introduction of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. With the new scheme, up to 3000 homes in North Lincolnshire could be given solar power in pioneering new plans from the region’s largest social landlord.
The initial aim is to prioritise... [more]
NANOGEN Power Systems' NanoCSP™ line of modular and totally portable Solar Power Plants bring the economics and efficiency of large scale CSP (Collecting Solar Power) solar systems to the 250kW to 10MW marketplace.
NANOGEN’s portable solar power plants are available in multiples of 250kW up to 1MW. The entire power plant is self-contained and packaged in steel cargo containers which can be shipped worldwide by sea, barge, truck or rail. Upon arrival the containers are aligned with the sun, b... [more]
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) expects world energy consumption to grow 44% from 2008’s 283 quadrillion BTUs to 678 quadrillion BTUs (7.15 exajoules) by 2030. This increase will be driven by growing energy demand from developing nations such as China and India. Concurrently, the monetary and environmental costs of fossil fuel-based power are making it necessary for governments around the world to shift electricity production to alternative forms ... [more]
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