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REC Solar expands into New Jersey, Maryland and Massachusetts(06/07/2011)
REC Solar has revealed that by the middle of this year, the company will reach 4.1 megawatts of installed commercial projects and boast several marquee installations with major retailers in the pipeline. As one of the fastest growing installers in the United States, topping the California Solar Initiative rankings as the state’s largest residential installer in 2010 for megawatts installed, REC Solar brings its East Coast customers the experie... [more]
E.ON and Recycling Lives recycle old gas and electricity meters
(02/03/2011)
Energy company E.ON has joined commercial recycler and social welfare charity Recycling Lives to reuse or recycle up to 1.5 million old gas and electricity meters. The contract, which initially runs for two years, will see Recycling Lives sorting old gas and electricity meters that will be removed from homes when they reach the end of their lives or are replaced by newer versions. Any meters which cannot be reused are transferred to Recycl... [more]
Solar and geothermal energy for new IKEA Centennial store in Colorado(21/02/2011)
IKEA has announced solar energy will be deployed at its Denver-area store under construction in Centennial, CO. Additionally, IKEA Centennial will be the first U.S. IKEA store to integrate a geothermal component as part of its heating/cooling system. Pending governmental permits, installation of solar panels on the store’s roof is to be completed by Fall 2011. REC Solar will design, build and install this solar energy system. The 60,000-squ... [more]
REC Systems and ABB build 24MW solar power plant in Italy(07/02/2011)
Together with ABB, REC Systems has developed and financed, and is now constructing a 24.2 MW solar power plant located in the Lazio region of Italy using 100,000 REC modules. The project is the largest lease financing solution for a photovoltaic project in Italy. Organized in a special purpose vehicle company named Phenix Renewables SRL, it received all required authorizations in March, 2010. The installation is financed through a leasing stru... [more]
REC to supply solar modules for Singapore's HDB homes(31/08/2010)
REC has successfully won the 1 MW tender to supply PV panels for residential rooftop installations for HDB homes in 6 precincts against 13 other companies. This is currently the largest single solar panel procurement agreement Singapore has ever completed and will translate into PV panel installations for about 25 housing blocks covering 1.5 times the size of a football field. CEO of HDB, Tay Kim Poh stated “as the public housing agency for S... [more]
Recurrent Energy implements 4.8 MW of rooftop solar power systems in Spain(06/08/2010)
Recurrent Energy has announced the commercial operation of 4.8 megawatts (MW) of rooftop solar power systems in Spain. The solar power systems are part of a co-development arrangement announced in September 2009 with ProLogis Renewable Energy and ProLogis European Properties (PEPR), one of Europe’s largest owners of modern distribution facilities. Recurrent Energy financed, owns and operates the 4.8 MW of solar power systems, which are located... [more]
Ontario Power Authority awards distributed solar power projects to Recurrent Energy(19/04/2010)
Recurrent Energy has been awarded 144.5 MWac (165 MWstc) of distributed solar power projects by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) under a new Feed-in Tariff program that is part of the landmark Green Energy and Green Economy Act. Recurrent Energy will finance, build, own and operate the photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems, using equipment and services meeting the 60 percent domestic content requirements of the Feed-in Tariff program. The co... [more]
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead rewards homeowners for recycling(31/03/2010)
Landfill tax will reach £48 per tonne in April and will continue to rise at a rate of £8 per tonne in subsequent years, so it is imperative that more households are encouraged to recycle and to increase their recycling efforts so that waste to landfill continues to decrease. The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has become the first local authority in the UK to adopt a full, borough-wide rewards for recycling scheme. From July, 60,000 hous... [more]
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