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The Board of Directors of Ballard Power Systems have announced the appointment of Mr. Randall (Randy) MacEwen as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 6, 2014.

Water availability could potentially limit shale resource development on six continents.

The meeco Group starts cooperation with BDO Zimbabwe — a member firm of BDO International, one of the largest accountancy networks.

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into the company’s EnerPlex series of consumer products, announced today that it entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA) on August 29, 2014, with existing stockholders TFG Radiant Investment Group and Series A investor, Seng Wei Seow for approximately $8 million of common stock.

GUILFORD, CT (September 2, 2014) – Independence Solar announces the completion of a 135 kW rooftop solar array for the headquarters of Bio-Med Devices in Guilford, CT. The installation contains 520 panels and will offset more than 80% of the building’s annual usage, which is equivalent to powering over 30 average American homes. Independence Solar worked with its installation partner, Branford-based Pat Munger Construction, to complete the project on time and on budget.

Dean Bennett, President of Bio-Med Devices comments: “Investing in a solar system is a great way to make a financially savvy decision while demonstrating Bio-Med’s commitment to the Guilford community and the environment. The Independence Solar and Munger team guided us through the whole process and delivered a turn-key system, making it an attractive investment opportunity for our business.”

The project initiated in late spring ’14 and came online in July. The installation will participate in Connecticut’s Zero Emission Renewable Energy Certificate (or “ZREC”) program and secured a 15-year contract with Connecticut Light & Power Company.
About Independence Solar ?
Independence Solar is a turnkey installer of commercial solar energy. Since 2007, the team has developed and built over $200 million worth of solar projects, including the largest rooftop solar array (9 MW) in North America at the Gloucester Marine Terminal in NJ. Independence Solar forges long-term partnerships with its customers to ensure a maximum return on their solar energy investment.

About Bio-Med Devices
Bio-Med Devices, a Connecticut Fast 50 technology company, designs, manufactures, and markets a complete line of critical care and transportable respirators/ventilators, air-oxygen blenders, ventilation monitors, disposable and reusable breathing circuits, and accessories. ?
http://independencesolar.com/news7.php

Grand View Research Has Announced The latest Addition Of "Solar PV Market Trends & Forecasts To 2020" Market Research Report To Their Database.

Studer Innotec has been shortlisted for the Solar industry awards 2014 in the category & PV Balance of System.

Since its foundation in 2008, the Renewables Academy (RENAC)’s objective is to make knowledge on renewable energy and energy efficiency available for participants in any location and time zone. Therefore, after having provided trainings and capacity building services in more than 130 countries, RENAC is launching the Renewables Academy Online (RENAC Online) on the 1st of October.
E-learning is an ideal system for those who are not able to attend a face-to-face training for professional or personal reasons but still consider further education an important factor to advance their careers. RENAC Online offers the possibility to study with flexibility on a part-time basis, as well as extensive support from RENAC staff. The e-learning platform combines written material with graphics and videos, and learning paths are accompanied by self-assessment exercises. Additionally, the Virtual Classroom and the discussion forums enable communication with professors and fellow students. Participants who successfully pass the online exam receive a RENAC certificate.
RENAC Online covers a variety of technologies and suits different professional profiles: Those willing to learn the fundamentals of solar and wind energy, concentrated solar power (CSP) or biogas can chose “Applying Renewable Energy”, certified by the German Central for Distance Learning (Staatliche Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht), or focus on combined heat and power (CHP). Participants with further experience can gain the skills to manage the integration of large amounts of wind and solar energy in energy systems and become “Certified ReGrid Manager”. Moreover, future offers will include energy efficiency, PV-diesel hybrid systems, and financing.
Additionally, for groups of 10 people or more, RENAC can customize trainings from a selection of the available modules. Also, RENAC can support other institutions with the development of suitable curricula fitting the student’s needs, right through to the design of comprehensive training materials.
Some of RENAC’s international references include online trainings in the framework of the ReGrid, TREE, Biogas Central America and Sustaingas projects. According to former ReGrid students, “What I like is the availability and the efforts of the whole team that provides online training”. “The training is efficient, high quality and encourages students to keep researching in this area, and the certification is very good”.

Press contact:
Elena Cantos, Renewables Academy AG (RENAC), E-Mail: cantos@renac.de
http://www.renac.de/en/training-courses/online-training.html

Since its foundation in 2008, the Renewables Academy (RENAC)’s objective is to make knowledge on renewable energy and energy efficiency available for participants in any location and time zone. Therefore, after having provided trainings and capacity building services in more than 130 countries, RENAC is launching the Renewables Academy Online (RENAC Online) on the 1st of October.
E-learning is an ideal system for those who are not able to attend a face-to-face training for professional or personal reasons but still consider further education an important factor to advance their careers. RENAC Online offers the possibility to study with flexibility on a part-time basis, as well as extensive support from RENAC staff. The e-learning platform combines written material with graphics and videos, and learning paths are accompanied by self-assessment exercises. Additionally, the Virtual Classroom and the discussion forums enable communication with professors and fellow students. Participants who successfully pass the online exam receive a RENAC certificate.
RENAC Online covers a variety of technologies and suits different professional profiles: Those willing to learn the fundamentals of solar and wind energy, concentrated solar power (CSP) or biogas can chose “Applying Renewable Energy”, certified by the German Central for Distance Learning (Staatliche Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht), or focus on combined heat and power (CHP). Participants with further experience can gain the skills to manage the integration of large amounts of wind and solar energy in energy systems and become “Certified ReGrid Manager”. Moreover, future offers will include energy efficiency, PV-diesel hybrid systems, and financing.
Additionally, for groups of 10 people or more, RENAC can customize trainings from a selection of the available modules. Also, RENAC can support other institutions with the development of suitable curricula fitting the student’s needs, right through to the design of comprehensive training materials.
Some of RENAC’s international references include online trainings in the framework of the ReGrid, TREE, Biogas Central America and Sustaingas projects. According to former ReGrid students, “What I like is the availability and the efforts of the whole team that provides online training”. “The training is efficient, high quality and encourages students to keep researching in this area, and the certification is very good”.
http://www.renac.de/en/training-courses/online-training.html

AET enters South American market with 5MW installation of Rayport-G ECO