Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is the topic of discussion at the next EcoEngineers quarterly Business Breakfast on Friday, June 12, 2015 from 7:30 am to 9:30 am at the Renaissance Savery Hotel in Des Moines, Iowa. Stephanie Weisenbach of Iowa Clean Cities Coalition will lead a panel of experts who will discuss the evolution in the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles in Iowa. The panel will include: Terress Farnham with Zebulon Innovations in Ankeny; Steve Larsen with Ruan Transportation in Des Moines; Kyle Weuve, WW Transport in West Burlington and Scott Meerdink, Meerdink Trucking, Inc in Orange City.- Banco Santander, S.A., Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board have announced the formal launch of Cubico Sustainable Investments, a London-headquartered firm established to manage and invest in renewable energy and water infrastructure assets globally.
- Solar Power, Inc. has announced its wholly owned subsidiary, SPI China (HK) Limited, has completed the acquisition of 80% of the outstanding capital stock of Solar Juice Pty Ltd, the leading solar PV wholesale distribution business in Australia. The acquisition was previously announced on March 31, 2015.
- Duke Energy Florida has received approval to build, own and operate a 5 MW solar facility that will serve the Reedy Creek Improvement District near Orlando. The facility will occupy approximately 20 acres near World Drive and Epcot Center Drive at Walt Disney World Resort. Construction is expected to begin mid-summer with the facility to be in service by year end. The facility’s 48,000 solar panels will be arranged in the shape of a Disney-inspired design.
