Category: Press Releases

Acro Energy Reports Positive Second Quarter Net Income

Acro Energy Technologies Corp , a leading U.S. solar integrator, announced today that it completed the second quarter ending June 30, 2010 with estimated net income of between $200 thousand and $300 thousand on gross revenues of $5.4 million. The Company estimates that for the same time period it achieved positive EBITDA of between $350… Read more »

Wagner Co Solar Technology A Pioneer Of The European Solar Market Expands To North America

Wagner & Co Solar Technology, originally founded in 1979 by a group of environmental technology students, has established an US subsidiary in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wagner Solar Inc. is the latest expansion of Wagner & Co Solar Technology after a successful history of growth throughout Europe, with subsidiaries in Spain , France and Italy and more… Read more »

Set-solar Will Showcase Products At Intersolar North America 2010

SET-Solar Corporation, a solar energy solutions provider, announced today that it will attend the Intersolar North America Conference from July 13-15, 2010 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, California. SET-Solar will exhibit its polysilicon material, silicon ingots and wafers, high-efficiency solar cells and high-performance solar modules.The conference is one of the largest… Read more »

Direct Grid Technologies Secures 47 Million In Financing Soon Will Ship Microinverters To Launch Customers

Direct Grid Technologies, LLC, manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) micro‐inverters and related monitoring systems, announced that it has successfully secured $4.7million in private equity financing. The company will use proceeds to launch manufacturing with the required capacity to meet secured purchase agreements with a variety of solar equipment manufacturers. The financing will speed up expansion into… Read more »

SolarNexus Seeks to Connect Solar and Energy Efficiency Through $1M California Solar Initiative Grant

SolarNexus teams with energy industry specialists on development of system to facilitate collaboration among energy-related applications and companies; consumers and businesses will benefit through reduced time to completion of solar-energy installations. SolarNexus, a provider of software solutions that streamline the installation of solar power systems, has been awarded $312,000 from the California Solar Initiative’s Research,… Read more »

Iowa Utilities Board: Adopts rules to encourage more small wind energy development

The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has adopted rules to encourage the development of more small wind generation systems across Iowa and help the state continue to be a leader in renewable energy. The rules are for a State program to simplify and encourage small wind generation systems (100 Kilowatts or less nameplate capacity) being interconnected… Read more »

LGC Skyrota Wind Energy Corp. Announces Private Placement of Up to $1,000,000 in Convertible Debentures

LGC Skyrota Wind Energy Corp. announces that it has engaged Wellington West Capital Inc. on a best efforts agency basis, to complete a private placement (the “Offering”) of up to $1,000,000 principal amount of 10% convertible debentures (the “Debentures”). The Offering is expected to be completed on or before September 30, 2010. The Debentures are… Read more »

Ellsworth Adhesives Is Adding XIAMETER® PMX-200 Silicone Fluid Product Offering

Ellsworth Adhesives announced today it has added Dow Corning’s XIAMETER® brand PMX-200 Silicone Fluids to their product catalog and web site. The XIAMETER PMX-200 Silicone Fluids (formerly known as Dow Corning 200 Fluids) are considered the industry standard for consistency and quality. XIAMETER® silicone fluids are used in a wide array of applications. Ellsworth provides… Read more »

New Trends in U.S. Energy Policy: Focus on Offshore Wind Energy

“Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium” Opens Up New Perspectives for Offshore Wind Projects Second Offshore Summit in Rostock in September 2010: Knowledge Exchange Between Representatives of German and U.S. Government Agencies and International Offshore Experts The United States are starting to rely increasingly on ocean wind for energy generation. Last month, the “Atlantic Offshore Wind… Read more »

Phoenix Solar AG releases guidance for the financial year 2010

The compromise found on 5 July 2010 through the intervention of the Mediation Committee between the German Bundesrat and Bundestag on the promotion of photovoltaics under the German Renewable Energy Act has made an assessment of the German solar market 2010 possible.Accordingly, the Executive Board of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93) is today releasing its… Read more »

EVSO: Cornell Researchers Create Much Cheaper Recipe for Making Solar Cells

Evolution Solar. The Dichtel group in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University has developed a method to organize organic dyes into stacked sheets that are porous for incorporation into flexible solar cells. The process could revolutionize the way solar cells are made by lowering costs dramatically, while creating highly-efficient and easy-to-manufacture… Read more »

Welwind Energy International Corporation Enters Into Negotiations for Large Scale Wind Farm

Welwind Energy International Corp. (the “Company”) announces that China company officials will be leaving for Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on July 4, 2010. The company will be in negotiations to acquire an 80% interest in an existing 100 MW wind farm. This is an advanced phase wind energy project with significant expansion potential. The company… Read more »

Rickmers christens four containerships with a combined capacity of 52,400 TEU during a ceremony at the HHI Ulsan shipyard

Even for Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipyard group, it was a remarkable occasion. In a quadruple naming ceremony at HHI’s Ulsan shipyard on 2 July, Rickmers Group christened four ultra-large container ships (ULCS) of 13,100 TEU each. MV “MAERSK EDINBURGH” (ex “PEARL RICKMERS”) is the first ULCS of Rickmers Group which will… Read more »

Phoenix Solar AG builds a solar park in Brandenburg with a peak power of 18 megawatts in its final form

. LUXCARA Asset Management GmbH won as a new customer. First construction stage of 14.4 megawatts already online Sulzemoos 1 July 2010 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leadingphotovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, has built aphotovoltaic power plant with a peak power of 14.4 megawatts (MWp) forHamburg-based LUXCARA Asset Management GmbH,… Read more »

Xcel Energy’s First-Ever Solar-Coal Project is Running

Xcel Energy is now operating a first-of-its-kind demonstration of a hybrid solar-coal approach, using parabolic-trough solar technology integrated with a coal-fired power plant. The project, located at Xcel Energy’s Cameo Generating Station near Grand Junction, Colo., is designed to increase the plant’s efficiency, decrease the use of coal, test the commercial viability of concentrating solar… Read more »

Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. Announces Letter of Intent for $4 Million Solar Project in Georgia

with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, today announced it has signed a letter of intent with a private developer to initiate a $4 million turn-key solar project in the State of Georgia. Under the completed agreement, Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. will lead the project development effort including system design, installation, and… Read more »

DEK Solar looks forward to Semicon West 2010

DEK Solar has confirmed plans to attend this year’s Semicon West exhibition, being held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center from 13th – 15th July. On hand from booth 5251 in the North hall, the DEK Solar team will be talking to visitors about the company’s recent technology innovations and process advances. Semicon West visitors will… Read more »

TSENTSO-E 10 Year Grid Development Plan

The release by ENTSO-E of the revised pilot Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) today“marks a useful step towards a much-needed European electricity grid that interconnects nationalelectricity systems, benefits consumers, and enables the integration of large amounts of wind energy”according to Justin Wilkes, Policy Director of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The pilot TYNDP acknowledges… Read more »

Wind Turbine Blade Comes to DC with Message from Americans to Federal Policymakers

Blade Arrives as President and Congressional Leaders Meet on Energy Policy, Carrying Signatures of More Than 6,000 Americans from Across Country Today, as the president and congressional leaders meet at the White House on energy policy, GE Energy and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) delivered a petition from Americans across the country in the… Read more »

Ellsworth Adhesives Is Adding PRC Rapid Seal Product Line Offering

Ellsworth Adhesives announced today it has added the PPG Aerospace PRC Rapid Seal® Sealants product line. The PRC Rapid Seal® line offers high-performance, flexible, chemical resistant sealants that are designed for a variety of industrial applications. PRC brand sealants are available in a gun grade, self-leveling, and spray-applied consistencies. PPG Aerospace is an industry leading… Read more »

Rickmers-Linie again wins Best Shipping Line

For the second time in a row, Rickmers-Linie, the breakbulk, heavylift and project cargo specialist headquartered in Hamburg, has won the category Best Shipping Line – Project Cargo in the annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA). In a gala dinner held on 10 June 2010 at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel, Dirk Wittkowski,… Read more »

Direct Grid Technologies, LLC and One Network energies SAS form strategic alliance

Direct Grid Technologies, LLC and One Network Energies SAS announce a strategic alliance for the sale, financing and installation of turnkey photovoltaic (PV) systems in France for utility, commercial and residential markets. The 2010 revenue from this agreement is expected to exceed $12.7 million USD. According to Frank Cooper, President of Direct Grid, “For our… Read more »

SGS to Present its Rotor Blade Testing Services at the Technical Conference on Wind Turbine Rotor Blades 2010 in Essen, Germany

SGS will be attending the second technical conference organized by the Haus der Technik (House of Technique), entitled Wind Turbine Rotor Blades 2010 in Essen, Germany. SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is one of the attendees and exhibitors at the Technical Conference on Wind Turbine Rotor Blades 2010 in Essen,… Read more »

Wind energy industry foresees 250,000 new jobs in Europe by 2020

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), announced today that it expects the European wind energy sector to create over 250,000 new jobs in Europe in the next decade. The belief that the European wind energy industry can make a serious contribution to green growth was backed by politicians of the left and right and trade… Read more »

European grid planning and integrated markets urgently needed

“A truly European approach to grid planning, together with the integration of wholesale markets, are crucial to the large scale deployment of renewable energy, including wind power, and improving security of energy supply”, says EURELECTRIC and the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) in a joint declaration. The Joint Declaration is addressed to the European Commission,… Read more »

SGS Receives Vestas Award for Successful Completion of 99 MW CLP Wind Power Project

As recognition of its contribution towards the successful execution of 99 MW CLP wind power project at Theni, India, SGS received Vestas award. Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, seller, installer and servicing company, honored SGS with an award as recognition of its contribution towards the successful execution of a wind… Read more »

Climate Solutions Businesses call for a Refocus on Financing, Market Mechanisms and the Private Sector Role

The low-carbon investment needed to stop rising greenhouse gas emissions is impossible to achieve without massive applications of private sector capital. The private sector is looking urgently for investment signals out of the next United Nations Ministerial negotiations in Cancún at the end of the year. Due in part to market uncertainty, 2009 investments in… Read more »

Sputnik Engineering launches three-phase mains string inverters

The Swiss inverter manufacturer unveils three devices from the new MT series at the world’s largest solar technology trade fair Intersolar The new multi-tracking (MT) series adds three devices to Sputnik Engineering’s product portfolio in the power output range of 10 to 15 kilowatts. Unlike the smaller string inverters of the SolarMax S series, the… Read more »

SOLON introduces innovative solution for remote control and monitoring of solar power plants

SOLON, the Berlin-based manufacturer of solar energy products, will present an innovative tool for remote control and monitoring of solar power plants at Intersolar 2010, the world’s largest trade fair for solar energy from June 9-11 in Munich, Germany. The SOLON SCADA system is a web-based monitoring, control, and reporting system, specially designed for use… Read more »

LPS Industries Completes Largest Solyndra Installation in the United States

Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, today announced that LPS Industries, a diversified manufacturer and leader in the flexible packaging industry, has completed the largest Solyndra installation in the United States to date, a 704kW installation in Moonachie, New Jersey. “Our goal with this project was to demonstrate… Read more »

DuPont opens Delaware photovoltaics lab

Improvements in photovoltaic technology will play a key role in meeting the world’s energy needs as the global population soars to more than 9 billion people over the next 40 years, DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman said Monday. At a ceremony announcing the opening of a new photovoltaic applications lab at DuPont’s Chestnut Run facility, Kullman… Read more »

Watlow® Expands the EZ-ZONE® ST Integrated Controller

Watlow®, a designer and manufacturer of electric heaters, controllers and temperature sensors, has expanded the EZ-ZONE® ST integrated controller family to include phase angle power switching and increased load current. The EZ-ZONE ST now features single phase solid state relay output up from 40 to 75 amperes and phase angle power switching with soft-start to… Read more »