Twenty teams have successfully navigated the first technology gate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wave Energy Prize to become official qualified teams. The 20 qualified teams, selected from the field of 92 official registered teams announced on July 6, will continue their quest to double the energy captured from ocean waves and win a prize purse totaling more than $2 million. Click here to see the qualified teams.- RGS Energy, one of the nation’s leading rooftop installers of solar equipment, has received notification from NASDAQ that it has regained compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. “This compliance with NASDAQ standards is the outcome of recent financial transactions which have returned the company to positive stockholders’ equity and positive working capital,” noted Dennis Lacey, CEO of RGS Energy. “We have now refocused our turnaround efforts on revenue growth by expanding our sales and construction capabilities.”
- On Friday, August 14th, as part of the celebration of the 10-year anniversary of America’s Renewable Fuel Standard, Fuels America released a video, “Voices of the RFS,” featuring farmers, entrepreneurs, and rural Americans who discuss what the RFS means to them and their communities. Interviews are from the Rally for Rural America in Kansas City.
- CalEnergy, a subsidiary of BHE Renewables, executed a contract with the Imperial Irrigation District to provide Imperial and Coachella Valley residents and businesses with 50 megawatts of renewable geothermal energy through 2029. CalEnergy is leading the efforts that promote geothermal procurement in the state of California to enable a reliable electrical grid.
