Three years after Proton Energy became a public company, a co-founder who was essentially No. 2 there quit to get a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in materials science.
UBS and Smart Tap, a company that provides water bottle-filling stations, have partnered together to bring clean, locally-sourced water to Stamford residents. “As a member of the Stamford community, we have a keen interest in the sustainability of the city as well as the wellbeing of its residents” said Lori Feinsilver, of UBS.
Connecticut regulators have denied the requests from eight companies to keep secret their information in a 21-year, $1 billion state renewable energy credit program, but pushed back the release of that information until next week.
Altus Power Management, in collaboration with ESPN and Winstanley Enterprises, has announced the completion of a 663 kW solar system located on the rooftop of ESPN North Campus in Bristol. It is estimated that the 2,688 module system will offset 11 percent of ESPN’s electricity usage at this location over the term of the 20-year Power Purchase Agreement.
290 Pratt Street, LLC owns the Meriden Enterprise Center facility in Meriden, Conn. EPA alleges that in June 2010, PCBs were discovered to have leaked from transformers and to have contaminated soil and concrete areas at the Meriden Enterprise Center.
Ross Solar Group of Danbury, CT today announced their strategic alliance with Climate Partners of Milford, CT to provide Integrated Energy and Comfort solutions to Connecticut homeowners.
NRG Energy Inc. has announced its plan to construct a bioenergy park next to its biomass facility in Montville, Conn.
NRG Energy Inc. plans to file an application with the state in which it will expand upon unit conversion plans at its Montville power plant, something company officials say could create as many as 200 full-time jobs. New Jersey-based NRG has scheduled a news conference for 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Lathrop Road plant. David
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Going green could go even further with a new partnership at UConn. The university and state are joining with Fraunho USA.
California fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is proposing putting one of its Bloom Boxes at the Macy’s distribution center in Cheshire.
Connecticut-based Noble Americas Corp. has taken over the former New Energy Corp. plant in South Bend and anticipates restarting it by early next year, the mayor’s office announced Thursday.
The Connecticut Siting Council continued to hear testimony Tuesday on the future of 82-foot-tall abandoned power plant and other buildings on Meriden’s Cathole Mountain.
Ross Solar Group of Danbury, CT today announced their strategic alliance with Climate Partners of Milford, CT to provide Integrated Energy and Comfort solutions to Connecticut homeowners. The focus of this strategic alliance is to help homeowners considering renewable energy, such as Solar PV, realize lower upfront investments and faster paybacks with better ROI’s, which will result in more savings quicker.
The department now is in preliminary negotiations with SMDV on a formal design and construction plan for the project, which will transform the transit center into a commercial, residential and retail complex, CDOT officials said in a press release.
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is reconsidering its plan to keep secret the winners of the state’s $1 billion renewable energy credit program, after the Hartford Business Journal requested those identities be made public under a Freedom of Information request. PURA on Wednesday reopened the case for the first round of the Zero-emissions and
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Glastonbury energy technology firm Sustainable Innovations was recognized by the Connecticut-Israel Collaboration Award for its work with Israel Chemicals Limited.
North Haven Surgical-tool maker Covidien, Ridgefield pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, and Bristol sports programmer ESPN were among 12 companies in New England to be honored by NEEP. Click on this Environmental Headline for more on this story from HartfordBusiness.com.
Pursuant to House Bill 6360, which passed by the Connecticut legislature on June 5, 2013, and the 2013 Comprehensive Energy Strategy for Connecticut (CES), Yankee Gas Services Company, The Southern Connecticut Gas Co. and Connecticut Natural Gas Co. have submitted their Joint Natural Gas Infrastructure Expansion Plan for review and a determination that the Plan is consistent with the goals of the CES. Click on this Environmental Headline for more on this story.
A ruling in New Britain Superior Court last week found that the terms of a 2007 contract between Waterside Power LLC and the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection calls for electric customers to pay at a lower rate than the company that owns a Stamford power plant, had sought.
Clinton-based Connecticut Water is proposing to spend $21 million to connect the University of Connecticut and the town of Mansfield to the company’s Shenipsit Lake Reservoir in neighboring Tolland.
