SolarWorld supplies DR’s largest solar installation
August 28, 2013
Solar panels from SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, now power the largest solar-electric installation in the Dominican Republic.
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Borrego plans to build 3 solar energy projects
April 3, 2013
California-based Borrego Solar Systems Inc. plans to enter Puerto Rico’s renewable energy market through a pair of solar-powered projects to produce more than 23 megawatts of power, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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Sonnedix/Yarotek break ground on Salinas solar farm
November 1, 2012
A groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday to begin construction on the photovoltaic Salinas Solar Park, the first of three solar energy production projects developed and operated in Puerto Rico by partner companies Sonnedix and Yarotek.
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AES Ilumina powers up Guayama solar energy farm
October 9, 2012
One year after announcing the start of construction of Puerto Rico’s largest solar farm in Guayama, AES Ilumina, LLC and government officials witnessed Monday the start of operations of the $96 million clean energy production project that will sell all of its output to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
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Pridco unveils new solar energy incentive
September 26, 2012
The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company announced Tuesday it has earmarked $10 million to create an incentive program for solar energy projects designed to lower energy costs for manufacturing companies leasing the agency’s buildings.
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Mayagüez to host 3rd edition of Green Energy Business Conference
August 20, 2012
The town of Mayagüez will host this Friday an event to generate awareness and educate on solar energy and energy efficiency. The "Green Energy Business Conference – The Solar Challenge" conference will gather academics, green energy industry professionals and businesspeople interested in developing renewable energy and energy conservation projects in their facilities.
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USDA assigns local farmers $240K in green energy funds
August 14, 2012
Three Puerto Rico farming operations will split nearly $240,000 in loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to produce renewable energy and make energy efficiency improvements, the agency announced Tuesday.
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12 colleges invest $2.3M in renewable energy projects
August 9, 2012
A dozen public and private universities in Puerto Rico have invested a combined $2.3 million in energy conservation and renewable energy projects to reduce their operating costs and diversify their energy production while contributing to the environment.
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Planning Board approves new green energy projects
August 6, 2012
The Puerto Rico Planning Board announced over the weekend the approval of a pair of renewable energy projects in the municipalities of Isabela and Morovis that will continue diversifying the island’s energy sources.
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Residents, small businesses burn through $4M in solar energy subsidies
August 2, 2012
Puerto Rico home and small business owners burned through $4 million in subsidies offered through the Green Energy Fund for solar energy projects Wednesday, filing a record-setting 120 applications in 21 minutes, Energy Affairs Administration Executive Director Luis Bernal said.
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Caguas water bottler running on solar power
July 24, 2012
With an investment that exceeds $583,000, BMF Water, a Caguas-based bottling company, recently finished installing a solar power system that will allow the company to reduce its energy costs by about $50,000 annually.
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Green Energy Fund spurs 111 solar energy projects islandwide
May 24, 2012
Over the past year, 111 green energy projects have sprouted up islandwide representing a joint investment between the government and the private sector of some $48 million.
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Gov’t incentives spur use of solar heaters in P.R.
March 14, 2012
Some 11,200 solar heaters were installed in Puerto Rico during 2011 and 2012, following the injection of more than $20 million in American Recovery Act and Reinvestment Act funds into local product manufacturers, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi and Energy Affairs Administration Executive Director Luis Bernal said Tuesday.
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Calif. co.’s in charge of USCG Aguadilla, Bayamón solar energy projects
November 29, 2011
Davis, CA-based Blue Oak Energy and Point 2 Structural Engineers will lead the construction of the $50 million solar projects the U.S. Coast Guard will roll out at its Borinquen Air Station in Aguadilla and the Río Bayamon Housing Center in San Juan.
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