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Thursday, August 5, 2010
8/5 Google Alerts - solar "New mexico"
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tuesday's Solar NM News
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| Tall Tales from Solar Valley, Part III Watchdog It took only a single personal meeting for New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to line up state government behind solar wannabe Green2v. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quantum Solar Power Corporation Names New Director of Marketing MarketWatch (press release) Quantum Solar Power is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico and can be found on the web at: www.quantumsp.com Forward-Looking Statements This news release ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Deming, New Mexico, to install 100 solar powered LED streetlights New Streetlights By New Streetlights staff The city of Deming, New Mexico has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the delivery and supply of one hundred solar powered ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Mexico News Brief, Tuesday, Aug. 3 KOAT Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Schott Solar Inc. has hired a new executive vice president to lead sales and business development for the manufacturer in the United ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Exclusive Interview With Top Solar Energy Stock Investor And His Predictions ... I-Newswire.com (press release) An FIT in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Utah – these would be great because you have such a strong solar resource in these states. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Tall Tales from Solar Valley, Part III By Jim Scarantino It took only a personal meeting for New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to line up state government behind solar start-up Green2v. He was armed with a "confidential backgrounder" describing the company's plans to revolutionize the solar ... New Mexico Watchdog - http://newmexico.watchdog.org/ |
| Democracy for New Mexico: Diane Denish in Sunland Park to Promote ... By Democracy for New Mexico The homes at Tierra Madre are constructed utilizing straw bale construction, which keeps the interior cool in the summer and warm in the evening. Homes include passive solar heating, solar electric generation and solar water heating. ... Democracy for New Mexico - http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/democracy_for_new_mexico/ |
| the cost of solar energy and economic impact « Solar panels cost By smith Solar energy is not subject to political risks, and it is impossible to block. Solar panels can also be placed on non-arable land, as, New Mexico, the deserts of California and Arizona. This can be seen in other countries such as ... Solar panels cost - http://solarpanelscost.blognoti.com/ |
| AECOM-SPP to Build Solar Power Stations for US Navy | LogisticsWeek By NewsDesk AECOM Technology Corporation and Solar Power Partners (SPP) are to jointly build and operate solar power installations for the US Navy. The AECOM-SPP team is. ... Under the five-year contract, AECOM will provide engineering, procurement and construction services for solar power systems, while SPP will finance and own the systems. Solar power installations will be built at the navy and marine corps facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. ... LogisticsWeek - http://logisticsweek.com/ |
| hu-tui.com » Blog Archive » Fit the photoelectricity and provide ... By admin ... EMCORE Corporation core business includes optical-fibre communications, compound semiconductor components and parts of the solar battery, subsystem and system. EMCORE Corporation general headquarters located New Mexico of U.S.A., ... hu-tui.com - http://hu-tui.com/ |
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| New Mexico Electricity Prices Soar Due to Renewable Power Mandates ... The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission is also considering a plan from PNM that would add 80 megawatts of solar power to their system to help the ... www.heartland.org/.../New_Mexico_Electricity_Prices_Soar_... | ||
| Quantum Solar Power Corporation Names New Director of Marketing Quantum Solar Power is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico and can be found on the web at: www.quantumsp.com Forward-Looking StatementsThis news release ... smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2010/08/03/4936818.htm |
Friday, May 21, 2010
Questa To See Largest U.S. Solar Installation
Chevron breaks ground on solar plant
From New Mexico Business Weekly
From New Mexico Business Weekly
Chevron Corp. has broken ground on what it said will become the largest concentrated solar photovoltaic installation in the country.
The facility will be on the tailing site of Chevron Mining Inc.’s molybdenum mine in Questa. The plant was lauded by The Wilderness Society, one the advocacy groups pushing for renewable energy development on brownfields (abandoned or underused industrial facilities where some level of contamination is present).
Zoe Krasney with The Wilderness Society’s Albuquerque office called the project a “fantastic way to utilize waste land by using our polluted past to get to our clean future.”
The facility will have about 175 solar panels on 20 acres producing one megawatt, and the electricity will be sold to Kit Carson Electric Cooperative through a power purchase agreement. Generally, one megawatt can provide power for about 700 average New Mexico homes.
The mine has operated under various owners since the 1920s, including a period of open pit mining from 1965 until 1983. Waste rock, tailings, runoff and leachate contaminants have been designated for cleanup under the federal Superfund program. Some of the mining-impacted areas are in the process of remediation. Other areas are slated for cleanup at the end of mining operations.
As part of the solar installation agreement, Chevron will use 30 acres of the plant as a pilot demonstration site to evaluate different soil depths suitable for use at the closure of the mine in an attempt to show that shallower depths of one or two feet will still ensure no adverse impacts to the health of the local community and the environment. The Environmental Protection Agency mandated level of capping soil for mine tailings is three feet.
These demonstration sites will be closely monitored over a period of five years by the EPA and evaluated, in conjunction with the New Mexico Environment Department.
Image: Ecoflight via Flickr
The facility will be on the tailing site of Chevron Mining Inc.’s molybdenum mine in Questa. The plant was lauded by The Wilderness Society, one the advocacy groups pushing for renewable energy development on brownfields (abandoned or underused industrial facilities where some level of contamination is present).
Zoe Krasney with The Wilderness Society’s Albuquerque office called the project a “fantastic way to utilize waste land by using our polluted past to get to our clean future.”
The facility will have about 175 solar panels on 20 acres producing one megawatt, and the electricity will be sold to Kit Carson Electric Cooperative through a power purchase agreement. Generally, one megawatt can provide power for about 700 average New Mexico homes.
The mine has operated under various owners since the 1920s, including a period of open pit mining from 1965 until 1983. Waste rock, tailings, runoff and leachate contaminants have been designated for cleanup under the federal Superfund program. Some of the mining-impacted areas are in the process of remediation. Other areas are slated for cleanup at the end of mining operations.
As part of the solar installation agreement, Chevron will use 30 acres of the plant as a pilot demonstration site to evaluate different soil depths suitable for use at the closure of the mine in an attempt to show that shallower depths of one or two feet will still ensure no adverse impacts to the health of the local community and the environment. The Environmental Protection Agency mandated level of capping soil for mine tailings is three feet.
These demonstration sites will be closely monitored over a period of five years by the EPA and evaluated, in conjunction with the New Mexico Environment Department.
Image: Ecoflight via Flickr
New solar array slated for Eastern NM University
Portales News-Tribune
By Argen Duncan: PNT senior writer 
With a possible new solar array, Eastern New Mexico University is looking to benefit the environment and save money on electricity. Vice President of Business Affairs Scott Smart said he has put out a request for proposals to construct a solar array on vacant land on Cherry Street near the Greyhound Arena. He said the university spends $1.5 million a year on electricity.
“If the numbers work like we hope, it’ll be about a 10 percent savings on what we pay right now for electricity,” Smart said.
Renewable energy is also a good thing for the university to get into, he said.
“Even if we get into this and couldn’t save money on the electricity, I would still opt for it because it’s a good thing to do for the environment,” Smart said. “I think we all have our role to play in that regard.”
Because rates in this area are low compared to most parts of the country, he said, the savings might be less than expected. Calculations would indicate the amount of power to be generated and the savings before the university entered into a agreement.
If the cost was less than it is now or the same, Smart said, the university would go ahead with the project. If the cost was more, decision-makers would reconsider the proposition in light of budget cuts.
If calculations are favorable to the project, Smart estimated the new solar array could be running by the fall of 2011. The power would be transmitted to a Cherry Street electrical substation that sends power straight to campus, he said.
Smart would like to enter into a purchase power agreement, in which the university doesn’t pay for, build, own or maintain the solar array. Instead, it would contract with the company that does and would agree to buy all of the power generated for 20 years.
Smart said tax breaks and federal stimulus money make such agreements profitable for solar energy companies.
Also, Xcel Energy spokesman Wes Reeves said his company was waiting to learn new rules from legislation that affects its solar energy incentives program, but ENMU would likely be eligible to participate if the solar array were to become a reality.
“If the numbers work like we hope, it’ll be about a 10 percent savings on what we pay right now for electricity,” Smart said.
Renewable energy is also a good thing for the university to get into, he said.
“Even if we get into this and couldn’t save money on the electricity, I would still opt for it because it’s a good thing to do for the environment,” Smart said. “I think we all have our role to play in that regard.”
Because rates in this area are low compared to most parts of the country, he said, the savings might be less than expected. Calculations would indicate the amount of power to be generated and the savings before the university entered into a agreement.
If the cost was less than it is now or the same, Smart said, the university would go ahead with the project. If the cost was more, decision-makers would reconsider the proposition in light of budget cuts.
If calculations are favorable to the project, Smart estimated the new solar array could be running by the fall of 2011. The power would be transmitted to a Cherry Street electrical substation that sends power straight to campus, he said.
Smart would like to enter into a purchase power agreement, in which the university doesn’t pay for, build, own or maintain the solar array. Instead, it would contract with the company that does and would agree to buy all of the power generated for 20 years.
Smart said tax breaks and federal stimulus money make such agreements profitable for solar energy companies.
Also, Xcel Energy spokesman Wes Reeves said his company was waiting to learn new rules from legislation that affects its solar energy incentives program, but ENMU would likely be eligible to participate if the solar array were to become a reality.
Businessweek: New Mexico business gets funds for solar research
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FKNFP00.htm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
An Albuquerque company has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive funding for research, development and demonstration of concentrating solar power systems capable of producing low-cost electricity.
SkyFuel Inc. will receive up to $4.3 million to pursue component feasibility studies related to concentrating solar power, or CSP, systems. CSP technologies produce electrical power via turbines or engines that are driven by heat concentrated from the sun's energy.
SkyFuel is working on a large-scale trough system that could be used in baseload concentrating solar power generation. Officials say the goal is to improve designs and plants to the point that utility-scale CSP energy can displace traditional coal-burning power plants.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
An Albuquerque company has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive funding for research, development and demonstration of concentrating solar power systems capable of producing low-cost electricity.SkyFuel Inc. will receive up to $4.3 million to pursue component feasibility studies related to concentrating solar power, or CSP, systems. CSP technologies produce electrical power via turbines or engines that are driven by heat concentrated from the sun's energy.
SkyFuel is working on a large-scale trough system that could be used in baseload concentrating solar power generation. Officials say the goal is to improve designs and plants to the point that utility-scale CSP energy can displace traditional coal-burning power plants.
Albuquerque veterans hospital going solar
CST & Eaton Awarded Albuquerque VA Hospital Solar Project
CST, in conjunction with Eaton and their sister company Mosher Enterprises, was issued a Notice of Award for the development of a large photovoltaic project for the VA Hospital in Albuquerque. The project is expected to be several megawatts in size, and once completed, is anticipated to be the largest distributed-generation (DG) solar project in the state of New Mexico. Stay tuned for more details about this exciting project in the coming weeks!
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