RenewableEnergyWorld.com Brian Bowen, Solstice Initiative February 03, 2015 It is no secret that the residential solar market is booming. Declining panel prices, the rise of third-party PPAs, and the spread of the Solarize model—these are familiar storylines to anyone with a passing knowledge of the solar industry. And those of us with a passion for […]
Renewable Energy, SolarizeStamford Advocate By: Alexander Soule February 3, 2015 Connecticut’s Green Bank has proposed reinvigorating a state program intended to help homeowners finance the installation of solar panels and other clean energy systems via a surcharge on their annual property tax statements. First authorized by the Connecticut General Assembly in 2011, the Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy, […]
Clean Energy, Green Bank, R-PACEtheGuardian By Suzanne Goldenbarg January 28, 2015 Cheap oil is not about to kill off wind and solar power as some experts have claimed, the US government’s chief energy analyst said on Wednesday. The historic drop in crude oil prices, with Brent crude trading at $49.04 a barrel in London on Wednesday, had raised fears […]
Renewable EnergyHartfordBusiness.com January 23, 2015 Doosan Fuel Cell America, which bought South Windsor’s ClearEdge Power out of bankruptcy in July, said Thursday that its workforce has grown to 180 and should be at 300 by the end of the year. ClearEdge had approximately 300 employees when it closed, and laid off many of them. Doosan said […]
Doosan, FuelCell Energy, HBJRenewableEnergyWorld.com By: John Farrell January 21, 2015 For over 100 years, the American economy has been fueled by enormous expansion of fossil fuel energy. It has emitted a disproportionate share of its environmental impact (too much) and economic rewards (too few) on those less fortunate. More than any 21st century energy source, solar can power […]
CleanTechnica By James Ayre January 17th, 2015 Elon Musk’s rooftop solar (and soon manufacturing) company SolarCity has secured a $200 million non-recourse financing facility with Credit Suisse — to be used to support the company’s relatively new MyPower loan program. This program is based on the idea of allowing customers to pay for “MyPower” in a […]
Solar, SolarCityHartfordBusiness.com January 13, 2015 Hartford residential high-rise 777 Main St. installed its 400-kilowatt fuel cell from South Windsor’s Doosan. Developer Bruce Becker, who will have tenants moving into his 285-apartment complex in the spring, received a special 15-year renewable energy contract last year from Berlin electric utility Connecticut Light & Power to buy the credits […]
Doosan, Fuel CellThe Hartford Courant January 9, 2015 HARTFORD — The first downtown apartments in the former office tower at 777 Main St. will be ready in April — and the project’s developer said the $85 million conversion could earn the highest rating for energy efficiency and conservation. One big reason developer Bruce R. Becker is optimistic […]
Fuel Cell, REEBAHartfordBusiness.com January 6, 2015 Bruce Becker, the developer of downtown Hartford apartments in the former Bank of America tower, is expecting delivery Thursday of a 400-kilowatt fuel cell. 777 Main St. received a special 15-year renewable energy contract last year from Connecticut Light & Power to buy the credits from the fuel cell. The […]
ClearEdge Power, Doosan, Fuel Cell, HBJ, REEBAThe CTMirror By: Jan Ellen Spiegel | December 29, 2014 In the four years since Bruce Becker opened his groundbreaking apartment building at 360 State Street in New Haven, its most ground-breaking element – a clean-energy, 400-kilowatt fuel cell that can meet nearly all the building’s electricity needs — has been running at half power. “We’re […]
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