Urban Solar Announces New Smart Technology - ECM Connect Controller
BEAVERTON, OR – Urban Solar is proud to introduce a brand new solar lighting controller technology, the ECM Connect™. This web-connected Energy Control Module (ECM) technology allows users to monitor and operate solar LED lighting systems remotely from their desktop or mobile devices. Urban Solar’s SLL Series, PV-Stop and PV-Shelter systems already use intuitive power management, and are now further enhanced by the highly reliable, patent pending ECM technology. The new ECM Connect™ utilize...
New Heights as Chilean SeaWind Chooses Breeze
Chilean company Seawind has chosen Breeze Wind Farm Management system for wind farm monitoring, reporting and analysis. SeaWind is a Chilean company with more than 10 years experience developing, maintaining and operating wind farms projects in Chile and South America. Having developed more than 90 MW in wind and net billing solar projects, SeaWind is projecting a strong increase in the coming years thanks to a 270 MW portfolio investment. After intensive market research, SeaWind decided t...
Atlas Copco Completes Acquisition of Pump Rental Business in Brazil
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of Itubombas Locação Comércio Importação e Exportação Ltda, a pump rental company in the Brazilian market. Itubombas is based in Itu in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The company rents out diesel and electric driven centrifugal pumps to professional customers in the oil and gas, construction and mining sectors in Brazil. Itubombas has about 40 employees and had revenues of...
Maryland’s Commissioner O’Donnell Testifies on Nuclear Waste Disposal Draft Legislation
WASHINGTON—Commissioner Anthony J. O’Donnell of Maryland testified today before the House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment, which heard testimony on the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017. Representing the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Commissioner O’Donnell provided important feedback on the draft discussion document. Overall, NARUC supports the policy direction of the discussion draft and offered constructive...
Aster joins with Schneider Electric to organize an Innovation Hub event on Digital Energy on May 2nd 2017, in collaboration with MIT's Industrial Liaison Program (MIT ILP)
Schneider Electric and Aster are coming together to organize an Innovation Hub on the theme of Digital Energy, in collaboration with MIT's Industrial Liaison Program (MIT ILP). The theme will be addressed through market trend analyses performed by Aster's experts, accounts by startups in Aster's portfolio, expert speakers from MIT and a session of presentations by young, innovative startups. This international event will bring together major companies and startups as well as investors, incubator...
RES To Construct 30MW Storage Project for San Diego Utility
Broomfield, CO – Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a leader in energy storage integration, is pleased to announce an agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), an investor-owned utility in California, to build a 30 MW/120 MWh RESolve® Energy Storage System (ESS). The system will be located in Miramar, a community of San Diego, California. RES’ agreement with SDG&E provides engineering, procurement and construction services, along with a 20-year “full wrap” asset management and perfor...
Atlas Copco to Acquire Pump Rental Business in Brazil
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire Itubombas Locação Comércio Importação e Exportação Ltda, a pump rental company in the Brazilian market. Itubombas is based in Itu in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The company rents out diesel and electric driven centrifugal pumps to professional customers in the oil and gas, construction and mining sectors in Brazil. Itubombas has about 40 employees and had revenues of about MBR...
Governor Wolf Announces Opening of First of 29 Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Stations Under Public Private Partnership
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced the opening of the first of 29 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations planned as part of a Public Private Partnership. PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Toby Fauver and P-3 Office Director Mike Bonini joined officials from Trillium CNG, Cam Tran, and state and local officials in Johnstown today to mark opening of the facility. "This innovative P3 is allowing us to help transit agencies save money and take advantage of plentifu...
Swedish Forerunner Climeon Part of International Clean Tech Hub in San Francisco
Today, on Tuesday April the 18th, the Swedish minister Isabella Lövin inaugurates a Swedish cleantech hub in San Fransisco. The Cleantech hub is initiated by the Swedish Energy agency together with Business Sweden with the ambition to help Swedish innovative cleantech companies on the international market through consulting and networking. Climeon is one of the companies participating in the initiative and sees great opportunities with the Cleantech hub. “-It is very encouraging to have co...
NARUC Establishes Natural Gas Access and Expansion Task Force
Washington—National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners President Robert F. Powelson and its Executive Committee have established a new Presidential Natural Gas Access and Expansion Task Force. Pennsylvania Commissioner John Coleman and Mississippi Commissioner Brandon Presley have been appointed as co-chairs, with North Dakota Commissioner Julie Fedorchak serving as vice-chair. The task force will be charged with developing best practices and recommendations regarding natural gas se...