Kyocera Solar Inc. enters Puerto Rico commercial sector
December 16, 2014
Kyocera Solar Inc. and Dynamic Solar Solutions, a company dedicated to installing turnkey photovoltaic systems for residential, commercial and industrial customers since 2008, announced Monday a plan to provide solar panels to Puerto Rican businesses, harnessing renewable energy as a solution to rising energy prices.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3641 Views
Combate Beach spends $300K in energy efficiency tech
December 1, 2014
The Parador Combate Beach has invested some $300,000 in the past four years in energy efficiency technology — including solar panels and equipment — to cut its reliance on Puerto Rico’s energy grid and reduce its costs through alternative power sources, hotel officials said recently.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2763 Views
SuperGreen Solutions looking to expand into Puerto Rico
January 17, 2014
A Florida-based franchise chain specialized in energy-efficient goods and services is looking to expand to Puerto Rico.
chat_bubble1 Comment
visibility5477 Views
Puerto Rico Planning Board OKs 2 green energy projects
August 23, 2013
The Puerto Rico Planning Board announced Thursday the approval of two renewable energy projects in the towns of Humacao and San Germán, which will generate a combined 65MW of energy through solar energy panels that will be connected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s Distribution System. The Humacao project will be located in the […]
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3629 Views
Clinton: ‘Puerto Rico could lead Caribbean in move toward energy independence’
July 17, 2013
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, who visited Puerto Rico this week to discuss his views on furthering renewable energy use, told a roomful of government officials, academics, lawmakers and business leaders Tuesday that the U.S. territory has the tools to “lead the entire Caribbean in a move toward being energy-independent.”
chat_bubble1 Comment
visibility3597 Views
Adjuntas gets $1.2M in renewable energy funding
October 19, 2012
The central town of Adjuntas has joined the renewable energy wave, investing $1.2 million to install solar panels atop municipal buildings and spur residential weatherization initiatives, town officials said Thursday.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3234 Views
San Germán gets island’s 1st solar-powered gas station
June 8, 2012
The historic town of San Germán recently chalked up another significant feat by becoming the home of Puerto Rico’s first solar-powered gas station, a Texaco location that invested $269,500 to convert its systems, the Energy Affairs Administration said Friday.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4025 Views
UPR-Utuado campus goes ‘green’ with $100K solar energy investment
April 12, 2012
The University of Puerto Rico’s Utuado campus stands to shave $6,500 off its annual electricity bill as a result of the solar panels recently installed atop its library building.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3845 Views
Nonprofit Fondita de Jesús completes $100K energy-saving project
March 29, 2012
Fondita de Jesús, a nonprofit organization that helps the homeless, has developed a solar energy project and installed high efficiency lighting systems and low-energy consumption air conditioning units at a cost of $100,000.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3472 Views
Barranquitas ornamental plant nursery adopts renewable energy system
November 8, 2011
For the second time in as many weeks, the Agriculture Department participated in the inauguration of a renewable energy project, this time at ornamental plant business Cali Nurseries in Barranquitas.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3479 Views
4 rural operations get $342K in USDA renewable energy funds
September 26, 2011
A pair of dairy operations in Hatillo and two other operations in Guayanilla and Aibonito are the recipients of nearly $342,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency measures. In the case of Puerto Rico, all of the companies will integrate solar energy technology into their businesses.
chat_bubble3 Comments
visibility3595 Views
Loading stock data...
Brought to you by
A Dow Jones/Factiva content provider since 2014
Subscribe to our Dollars & Sense podcast!
NIMB ON SOCIAL MEDIA