NASA Bookings Boost Hopes for Spaceport America

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Diana M. Alba LAS CRUCES – NASA‘s recently announced plan to buy flights from two companies that will launch from Spaceport America gives the $209 million project a shot in the arm, as the facility preps for a ceremonial dedication of its largest building on Monday and [...]

Biggest CPV Project in U.S. Up and Running in NM

Article courtesy of greentechmedia.com By Eric Wesoff A 5-megawatt project in the world of photovoltaics doesn’t always warrant news coverage. But a 5-megawatt project in concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) is a big deal and we’ve learned of an under-the-radar deployment that is currently online and producing power. The Hatch, NM CPV project would seem to hold [...]

City Approves Land Lease for SunEdison

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES – The lease approved Monday may be just the start of plans by SunEdison to build two solar power plants in Las Cruces and sell the power to El Paso Electric Co. Along with the one-year option on a lease agreement approved Monday [...]

Hatch Poised for Solar Plant

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Todd G. Dickson Efforts are progressing to build a solar power plant in Hatch, which could be ready to begin generating 5 megawatts by summer 2011. So far, NextEra Energy Resources has negotiated a power purchase agreement with El Paso Electric Co. and secured a 35-acre site [...]

Spaceport Construction ‘Chugging Along’

Article courtesy of Las Cruces Sun-News By Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES – If you’ve been following the news about Spaceport America, you know that construction has been well under way. The mythical-sounding place where humans can pay to take a ride into space – and, less mythical but probably more common, where companies can launch [...]

Spaceport Community Council Meeting July 21

Doña Ana County will hold its first Spaceport Community Council Meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, in the commission chambers at the Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 Motel. Blvd. The event is sponsored by Cimmaron Software Services and the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce’s Commercial Space Committee. The two-hour event [...]