Alternative energy

UQM Technologies Provides Update on CFIUS Status

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Monday, June 10, 2019

UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: UQM) a developer of alternative energy technologies, today announced that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has notified the Company by letter dated June 7, 2019 that it will extend its period of investigation regarding the previously announced merger with Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Company (Danfoss).

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  • UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: UQM) a developer of alternative energy technologies, today announced that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has notified the Company by letter dated June 7, 2019 that it will extend its period of investigation regarding the previously announced merger with Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Company (Danfoss).
  • Given the extended review period, management now believes that the closing with Danfoss should occur in the early part of the third quarter of 2019 following CFIUS approval.
  • UQM Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of power-dense, high-efficiency electric motors, generators, power electronic controllers and fuel cell compressors for the commercial truck, bus, automotive, marine and industrial markets.
  • A major emphasis for UQM is developing propulsion systems for electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles.

AES Selected for EEI’s 2019 Edison Award for Launching the World’s Largest Solar PV Peaker Plant

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Monday, June 10, 2019

The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced it has been selected for the Edison Electric Institutes (EEI) 2019 Edison Award, the electric power industrys most prestigious honor.

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  • The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced it has been selected for the Edison Electric Institutes (EEI) 2019 Edison Award, the electric power industrys most prestigious honor.
  • A panel of former energy company chief executives selected AES for the 91st annual award for introducing the worlds largest solar and storage system in operation on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
  • By combining solar power with battery-based energy storage, intermittent renewable generation can be converted into safe, reliable and high-quality power.
  • This is AES first US Edison Award and sixth Edison Award overall, and is a testament to the work AES people are doing to collaborate with customers, and create innovative and sustainable energy solutions.

EarthxMexico Unites American and Mexican Voices in Honor of the Planet

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Monday, June 10, 2019

Following EarthxMexico in Mexico City last November, EarthxMexico at Fair Park extended the dialogue about our planet beyond borders as part of Earthx2019, which drew a host of more than 175,000.

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  • Following EarthxMexico in Mexico City last November, EarthxMexico at Fair Park extended the dialogue about our planet beyond borders as part of Earthx2019, which drew a host of more than 175,000.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190610005584/en/
    Felipe Calderon addressed the intersection of economic growth and tackling climate change at EarthxMexico in Dallas.
  • EarthxMexico hosted the Isidro Baldenegro Lopez Banquet: Environment Without Borders featuring Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon as keynote speaker.
  • According to traditional thought, we need to choose between economic growth and tackling climate change, said Calderon.

Ameresco to Participate at Upcoming Conference

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Monday, June 10, 2019

Attendance at the conference is by invitation only for clients of ROTH Capital Partners.

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  • Attendance at the conference is by invitation only for clients of ROTH Capital Partners.
  • Amerescos sustainability services include upgrades to a facilitys energy infrastructure and the development, construction and operation of renewable energy plants.
  • Ameresco has successfully completed energy saving, environmentally responsible projects with Federal, state and local governments, healthcare and educational institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and industrial customers.
  • With its corporate headquarters in Framingham, MA, Ameresco has more than 1,000 employees providing local expertise in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

PACE Funding Group, LLC announces completion of its first Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing

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Monday, June 10, 2019

LOS GATOS, Calif., June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PACE Funding Group, LLC, a California-based specialty finance company with an established record in residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (R-PACE), announced todaythat it has completed its first Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing.

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  • LOS GATOS, Calif., June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PACE Funding Group, LLC, a California-based specialty finance company with an established record in residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (R-PACE), announced todaythat it has completed its first Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing.
  • PACE Funding Group worked with the Alpine Hills Tennis and Swimming Club, a California nonprofit Corporation located in Portola Valley, California, to finance several clean energy improvements to the property including energy and water efficiency products.
  • Robert Giles, CEO of PACE Funding Group said, "PACEfunding has been steadily building its residential PACE financing throughout California since 2016, and in Florida since earlier this year.
  • PACE Funding Group , LLC is a leading renewable energy and energy efficiency financing provider with a focus on consumer protection and conservatism.

LCGC Europe Debuts Redesign with June 2019 Issue

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Monday, June 10, 2019

LCGC Europe, a leading multimedia platform of peer-reviewed technical information on the field of chromatography and the separation sciences, has unveiled its redesign that launches with the June 2019 issue.

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  • LCGC Europe, a leading multimedia platform of peer-reviewed technical information on the field of chromatography and the separation sciences, has unveiled its redesign that launches with the June 2019 issue.
  • The new look of LCGC Europe is fresh and modern with a streamlined presentation of technical information and analytical chemistry techniques, said Tom Ehardt, president of MultiMedia Healthcare, LLC.
  • LCGC Europe has an audited print circulation of more than 26,000 readers.
  • Combining all of the resources from the regional editions (LCGC North America, LCGC Europe, and LCGC Asia-Pacific), chromatographyonline.com is the premier global digital resource for unbiased, peer-reviewed technical information on the field of chromatography and the separation sciences.

California is Breaking Records in the Solar Realm, Green Solar Technologies Founder Comments

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Monday, June 10, 2019

LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --As a solar energy leader, the state of California has begun to hit its stride.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --As a solar energy leader, the state of California has begun to hit its stride.
  • On the surface, it may seem that California's excess production of solar energy means that the state could consider reducing its solar energy production, but the opposite is true.
  • Zvik contends that the more solar energy California or any state produces, the cheaper electricity should be.
  • Zvik comments, "Solar energy has the clear benefit of contributing to a healthier environment for everyone, but its advantages go far beyond just that.

Greenlane Renewables Retains Market Making Services

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Monday, June 10, 2019

Greenlane Renewables Inc. (Greenlane or the Company) (TSXV: GRN) today announced that, subject to regulatory approval, it has retained Venture Liquidity Providers Inc. (VLP) to initiate its market-making service to provide assistance in maintaining an orderly trading market for the common shares of the Company.

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  • Greenlane Renewables Inc. (Greenlane or the Company) (TSXV: GRN) today announced that, subject to regulatory approval, it has retained Venture Liquidity Providers Inc. (VLP) to initiate its market-making service to provide assistance in maintaining an orderly trading market for the common shares of the Company.
  • For its services, the Company has agreed to pay VLP $5,000 per month for a period of 12 months.
  • Greenlane Renewables is a leading global provider of biogas upgrading systems.
  • Greenlane is the only biogas upgrading company offering the three main technologies; water wash, pressure swing adsorption, and membrane separation.

8minutenergy Renewables Now 8minute Solar Energy

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Monday, June 10, 2019

The largest independent solar and storage developer in the U.S. announced today the launch of a new corporate brand identity and name: 8minute Solar Energy (8minute).

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  • The largest independent solar and storage developer in the U.S. announced today the launch of a new corporate brand identity and name: 8minute Solar Energy (8minute).
  • The new name reflects the developers belief that large-scale solar power plants with integrated energy storage will dominate the future of energy generation.
  • 8minute has emerged as the industry leader, producing the lowest cost, highest quality utility-scale solar and storage centers.
  • 8minute Solar Energy (8minute) is the largest privately-held developer of solar PV and storage projects in the United States.

Ingevity hosts solar panel system at Waynesboro, Georgia, facility

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Monday, June 10, 2019

Ingevity Corporation (NYSE: NGVT) is hosting a photovoltaic solar panel system on approximately five acres of its land adjacent to the companys honeycomb scrubber manufacturing plant in Waynesboro, Georgia.

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  • Ingevity Corporation (NYSE: NGVT) is hosting a photovoltaic solar panel system on approximately five acres of its land adjacent to the companys honeycomb scrubber manufacturing plant in Waynesboro, Georgia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190610005024/en/
    New solar panels at Ingevity's Waynesboro, Georgia, site.
  • The solar array was installed earlier this year by Radiance Development RCS II, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • This is Ingevitys second solar system installed at a manufacturing facility; the first was constructed at the companys North Charleston, South Carolina, plant in early 2018.