Solar Companies SkyPower and Conergy Form International Joint Venture: Plans to solarize thousands of Commercial Rooftops in Canada
Toronto, Ontario - May 21, 2010 - SkyPower Limited (Toronto) and Conergy, Inc. (Canada) have formed a landmark international joint venture, which brings forth a powerful portfolio of global expertise to the Canadian marketplace to deploy solar energy solutions on commercial rooftops in Canada.
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Two Solar
Parks Totalling 18 Megawatts in Ontario, Canada
Norfolk County, Ontario - March 25, 2010 - Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and MPP for Brant, Dave Levac, Norfolk County Mayor Dennis Travale, and other senior energy representatives, gathered today to celebrate the launch of two solar PV parks totalling 18 MW of solar energy capacity in Norfolk County, Ontario—the first utility-scale projects of their kind to break ground in 2010.
SkyPower and
SunEdison Share Award
Toronto, Ontario - December 10, 2009 - The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) has awarded the First Light solar energy park as the "Solar PV (photovoltaic) Project of the Year" during its annual Solar Conference in Toronto on Tuesday. First Light - a joint venture of SkyPower, Canada's leading solar energy developer, and SunEdison - delivers more than 11 million kilowatts of power annually.
CIM Group Closes Purchase of SkyPower Corp. Solar Assets
Assets to be Centerpiece of New Utility-Scale Solar Energy Company
Los Angeles, U.S. – November 24, 2009 - CIM Group announced that on Friday it closed on its purchase of SkyPower Corp.’s assets, excluding SkyPower Corp.’s wind portfolio. The new entity, named SkyPower Limited, includes a 50 percent stake in the 9.1 megawatt First Light energy park—the first operational utility-scale solar energy project in Canada—as well as a pipeline of 50 additional projects representing the potential for more than 500 megawatts of solar power generation nameplate capacity.
SkyPower and SunEdison Welcome Ontario’s Energy Minister and other Dignitaries to Official Opening of Canada’s First Fully Operational Solar PV Energy Park at First Light in Stone Mills, Ontario
Stone Mills, Ontario - October 14, 2009 – Ontario’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy & Infrastructure, the Honourable George Smitherman, municipal dignitaries and senior energy representatives, gathered today to officially open First Light, the first and largest fully operational solar energy park in Canada.
SunEdison and SkyPower Activate First Light, Canada’s First Operational Solar Energy Park
Stone Mills, Ontario - October 2, 2009 –
Joint Venture Partners SunEdison Canada and SkyPower Corp., today
announced the activation of Canada’s first ground mount photovoltaic
solar system. The 9.1-megawatt (MW) project named First Light, located
in Stone Mills, Ontario covers 90 acres of land, about the size of
50 Canadian football fields.
Marathon Capital, LLC Retained By SkyPower Corp for Sales Process
Bannockburn, Illinois - September 9, 2009 - Bids Due October 5th, 2009 - Marathon Capital, LLC is pleased to announce it has been retained by SkyPower Corp., a Lehman Brothers Company, one of the leading independent renewable energy developers in Canada, in the sale of its Development Business comprised of all of SkyPower’s wind and solar operating and development assets.
SkyPower Restructuring to Focus on Core Projects and Long-Term Growth
Toronto, ON - August 12, 2009 - In order to facilitate the transition of the company through a sale process, SkyPower Corp, a Lehman Brothers company, has today filed for restructuring under the terms of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).
Construction of First light underway in Stone
Mills
Napanee, ON– June 22, 2009 – The first phase will see nine megawatts added to the electricity grid, which will be managed through the provincial Hydro One utility, with a
total of 19 megawatts added when the project is completed.This will be enough to power 2,000 to 3,000 homes in the area for the planned 20-year duration of the solar plant's life.