Meridian Associates, Inc., a leading provider of renewable energy, engineering and laser scanning services announced that it is part of a project team led Nexamp, a full service clean energy solutions company that has recently been awarded a contract for the turnkey development of large scale roof- and ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) energy projects.

OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, unveiled a comprehensive pilot system for algae growth and harvesting at an exclusive event held at its Los Angeles headquarters on Thursday, January 28, 2010.

BEIJING & PASADENA, Calif.—January 8, 2009–eSolar, a global provider of reliable and cost-effective concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, and Penglai Electric, a privately-owned Chinese electrical power equipment manufacturer, today announced a master licensing agreement to build at least 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar thermal power plants in China over the next 10 years.

PASADENA, Calif. – December 16, 2009 –

John Van Scoter, Photo courtesy of eSolar, a leading producer of modular, scalable concentrating solar thermal power technology, today announced the appointment of John Van Scoter as Chief Executive Officer.

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