HartfordBusiness.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, REEBAHartfordBusiness.com December 22, 2014 Q&A discusses the future of renewable and efficient energy project financing with Bryan Garcia, president of the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, which is changing its name to Connecticut Green Bank. Q: What will the Connecticut energy industry look like in 2015, particularly as it relates to CEFIA? A: Over […]
C-PACE, CEFIA, Green Bank, HBJ, REEBA, Renewable EnergyHartfordBusiness.com By: Brad Kane December 8, 2014 While solar panels fly up on rooftops and fuel cells are installed throughout Connecticut, another type of renewable energy generation is slowly gaining steam in the state. Recent changes to state law governing renewable generation has increased interest in re-energizing old dams along Connecticut’s rivers and streams, with […]
HBJ, Hydropower, Paul Michaud, REEBAHartfordBusiness.com December 1, 2014 By: Brad Kane A conflict between Connecticut electric utilities and business and residential customers who install renewable energy systems on their properties is coming to a head, and national and local industry leaders are meeting this week to discuss ways to avert a crisis threatening both the stability of the power […]
Green Guide, HBJ, Paul Michaud, REEBA, Renewable EnergyHartfordBusiness.com November 17, 2014 The Winter edition of the Connecticut Green Guide delves deep into the sustainable business community’s strengths and weakness, ranging from energy efficiency to public transit usage. This issue also examines how renewable technologies conflict with utilities’ business model, the founding of a clean energy financing firm, and the eccentricities of a […]
Green Guide, HBJ, Paul Michaud, REEBA, Renewable Energy, SolarHartfordBusiness.com November 11, 2014 Danbury’s Fuel Cell Energy recently helped develop a fuel cell for Microsoft’s newly opened zero-carbon, waste-to-energy-powered data center in Cheyenne, Wyo. The project uses biogas produced at Wyoming’s Dry Creek Water Reclamation Facility to power the fuel cell at the data center. The biogas is a byproduct of municipal wastewater treatment. […]
Fuel Cell, FuelCell Energy, HBJ, REEBAHartford Business Journal November 11, 2014 Connecticut announced the addition of 275 new clean energy and clean transportation jobs in the third quarter of 2014, ranking the state No. 7 in the U.S. for growth, a new report says. Nationwide, more than 18,000 clean energy and transportation jobs were announced in 23 states during the […]
Clean Energy, HBJ, REEBAHartfordBusiness.com November 4, 2014 Danbury solar installer Ross Solar Group has completed five rooftop solar arrays for the town of Stafford, expecting to save the company $95,000 annually in energy bills. Each of the solar systems totals 660 kilowatts and overall includes 2,000 solar panels. They are expected to produce enough electricity over the next […]
HBJ, REEBA, SolarHartfordBusiness.com November 4, 2014 Danbury clean energy systems manufacturer FuelCell Energy on Tuesday announced its latest sale to its South Korean partner POSCO Energy, a purchase of six fuel cells totaling 8.4 megawatts. The order comes on top of the multi-year 122 megawatt order POSCO has placed with FuelCell to meet the Asian country’s growing […]
Fuel Cell, HBJ, REEBAHartfordBusiness.com July 21, 2014 South Korean conglomerate Doosan Corp. said Monday it agreed to buy shuttered South Windsor fuel cell manufacturer ClearEdge Power for $32.4 million. ClearEdge abruptly closed down in late April, laying off 300 workers without warning, and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 1. The company launched an auction on July […]
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