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 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, 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 »
CVD Equipment Corporation announced that it received over $6.0 million in new orders during the three (3) months ended June 30, 2010 and approximately $9.3 million in new orders for the six (6) months ended June 30, 2010. This surpasses the $2.8 and $5.5 million of new orders received during the three (3) and six… Read more »
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 »
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 »
enXco, Inc. (enXco) is a US based alternative energy company. The company is principally engaged in design, development, construction and operation of renewable energy projects. It predominantly focuses on development of portfolio of wind and solar energy projects. The company offers a wide variety of services under two segments, wind energy and solar energy. Services… Read more »
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 »
. 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 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 »
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 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 »
Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc., with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, today announced it has signed a letter of intent with a School District in Pennsylvania to install and operate approximately 4 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) systems on government buildings. The Company anticipates that the projects will break ground in the… Read more »
“Football for Hope. Energy for Hope.” press conference to be hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa in conjunction with FIFA Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand “Yingli Solar,” today… Read more »
SOLON SE and Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH (SGBDD) have concluded a framework contract spanning several years to deliver solar modules with a capacity of over 70 MW. The building materials retailer is currently making a foray with its sales activities into the growth segment of photovoltaics. Using its own ‘Solarkauf’ brand SGBDD has developed… Read more »
System will be one of the nation’s largest corporate solar power installations “Helping lead America to a new era of clean energy” Calling it a demonstration that “a clean energy future is both possible and profitable” and “groundbreaking in every sense of the word,” U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez of New Jersey praised… Read more »
Florida Power & Light Company was recognized by the Southeastern Electric Exchange with its highest honor today for outstanding performance in constructing the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in the United States — the 25-megawatt DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center. The special Chairman’s Award is given annually by the Exchange to the project it… Read more »
Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. anticipates an immediate increase in the market value and projected revenues of its recently reported Technology Transfer Agreement and Joint Development Agreement with KS IP Holdings, LLC, a private company specializing in clean energy technologies that added $18,000,000 to the Company’s balance and increased its assets a further 360%. In addition… Read more »
A new survey conducted by Applied Materials, Inc. reveals that two-thirds of Americans believe solar technology should play a greater role in meeting the country’s energy needs. In addition, three-quarters of Americans feel that increasing renewable energy and decreasing U.S. dependence on foreign oil are the country’s top energy priorities. Today is the summer solstice,… Read more »
Praxair China has signed a multi-year agreement with Evergreen Solar Energy China Co., Ltd. to supply bulk industrial gases for its solar wafer manufacturing facility in Wuhan, China. Evergreen Solar develops, manufactures and markets solar-power products based on its proprietary, low-cost STRING RIBBON(TM) wafer methodology which uses significantly less polysilicon than conventional ingot processes. “Praxair… Read more »
With BP still struggling to plug its broken deep-water well in the Gulf of Mexico and end what appears to be the worst oil spill in American history, these should be sunny days for investors in the clean business of renewable energy – particularly solar/PV. Unfortunately, as the European industry is acutely aware, solar depends… Read more »
Atlantic Wind & Solar Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement which will allow it to develop and construct 2 solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop projects, with a total output power capacity of approx 400kW. Under the agreement, Atlantic Wind & Solar will finance, build, own, operate, and maintain the solar… Read more »
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 »
Manufactured in the USA, our horizontal tracking systems are great for residential and commercial-scale solar energy installations. Modular systems come in 2.5 kW up to utility-scale sizes. The modular rails fit most available commercial photovoltaic panels. Our horizontal tracking systems include:• Single-axis Trackers • High-wind Fixed Horizontal Systems • Ground Mounts Motorized horizontal systems come… Read more »
Newport Corporation was formed in 1969 to provide vibration control solutions for laser-based laboratory applications. In the 40 years since, as technology has advanced, the company has grown and developed significantly and now offers a comprehensive range of products meeting the needs of the optical industry. We spoke to Ron Hartmayer, Director of Marketing, PV… Read more »
DEK Solar Senior Process Development Specialist, Tom Falcon, recently presented the company’s latest advances in print-on-print (PoP) technology to assembled delegates at a metallization workshop organised by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN). During the workshop, Falcon outlined the findings of a major research project conducted by the mass imaging specialist along with… Read more »
• Close collaboration between industrial partners Saft, Voltwerk and Tenesol has resulted in the successful development of a prototype integrated energy kit suitable for production on an industrial scale • EU-backed project is now moving into field trial phase with 75 Sol-ion energy kits being deployed in France and Germany from mid-2010 onwards Saft, Voltwerk… Read more »
UNI-SOLAR, a leading global manufacturer of light-weight, flexible thin-film solar modules and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices is attending InterSolar Europe, where the company continued to discuss its Technology Roadmap to 12% conversion efficiency by 2012 with a cost-per-watt of less than one dollar. In the following years, the company is targeting 20+%… Read more »
The 20 Megawatt Solar Power Projects Will Be Among the Largest in North America Satcon Technology Corporation(R), a leading provider of utility scale power solutions for the renewable energy market, today announced that they have been selected by Q-Cells for multiple large scale solar PV power plants in Ontario. Once completed, these projects will rank… Read more »
INTERSOLAR EUROPE — National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) and Green Energy Solar (GESOLAR), a leading provider of solar energy products and services, have developed GESOLAR brand modules with embedded SolarMagicTM power optimization technology from National. The award-winning SolarMagic product line combines National’s unique expertise in power electronics with advanced monitoring and management capabilities to maximize… Read more »
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, 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 »
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 »
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 »
BlueChip Energy, a provider of solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, government and utility applications, has started its stage one of the Rinehart solar farm, a 10MW utility-scale solar facility in Central Florida. The Rinehart solar farm project, located in Lake Mary, Fla, will have a total capacity of 10MW and an annual generation of… Read more »
At the Intersolar trade fair Sputnik Engineering will unveil two new central inverters Sputnik Engineering, based in Switzerland is adding two new central inverters with greater outputs to their new SolarMax TS series. The new SolarMax 300 TS has a rated output of 300 kilowatts and operates in the MPP range of 430 to 800… Read more »