Press Releases
West Midlands Bolt Tensioning Company Celebrates Record Year
Tentec, a UK provider of bolt tightening solutions for industry is celebrating a record year of global sales. Despite tough market conditions, worldwide sales have reached a new high in 2010 marking the end of another excellent year for this global engineering company. “Our order book has been strong throughout the year.” says newly appointed… Read more »
Rimas supplies 64 MW turnkey module line
EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER INTO ONTARIO CANADA Eclipsall Energy Corporation, a Canadian solar enterprise that was founded in 2009 to coincide with the launch of Ontario’s Green Energy Act, has announced a $10 million investment and launch of a PV solar panel manufacturing plant in the Greater Toronto Area. It is expected that the facility is operational… Read more »
Dow Wire & Cable Announces Price Increase in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Dow Wire & Cable is announcing a price increase of 100 Euros per metric ton for its wire and cable compounded products and elastomers in Europe, Middle East and Africa. This increase will be effective with shipments from January 1, 2011, or as contract terms allow. Further details will be communicated to customers by local… Read more »
Orders for inspection systems reach a record level in FY 2010
Orders at GP Solar GmbH reached their highest level ever in the company’s history at a total volume of some 25 million euros. Once again, the Constance-based specialist in inspection systems for wafer, solar cell, and module manufacturing managed to significantly increase total annual order volume in its GP Solar Inspect business unit. In the months of October and November… Read more »
Acro Energy Joins with Wells Fargo to Offer Incentives for Customers to Go Greener
Acro Energy Technologies Corp. (“Acro Energy”, TSX Venture: ART | PowerRating), one of California’s largest solar power integrators, has joined Wells Fargo to help bring solar energy to Southern California homeowners. Through the end of the year, Acro Energy and Wells Fargo are offering up to $1,000 in incentives to qualified Southern California homeowners who… Read more »
3S Modultec launches highly automated production of solar modules at MX Solar in New Jersey, USA
MX Solar has brought its new, highly automated solar module production line on stream in New Jersey, USA. The US branch of the Italian-based MX Group will, from now on, be producing crystalline solar modules for the local and European markets using an integrated 3S Modultec production line. With the start up of this 65MW… Read more »
Rare-earth Neodymium (NdFeB): An eye on sourcing and pricing
The use of rare-earth materials as a key component in permanent magnet generators has raised concern around the world. China now controls approximately 97% of the rare-earth materials that are vital to clean-energy technology sources according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. What will this do to the future supply of rare-earth materials used in… Read more »
5.2 Megawatt San Diego Unified School District solar energy project
Leading solar developer AMSOLAR Corporation (“AMSOLAR”) is pleased to announce the addition of GCL Solar Energy, Inc. (“GCL Solar” or “GCL”) to the team that will be developing and installing its 5.2 Megawatt (MW) project for the San Diego Unified School District. When completed, the project will bring solar power to 20 sites in the… Read more »
M State looks to wind for energy needs
The Fergus Falls and Wadena campuses of Minnesota State Community and Technical College (MSCTC) will seek bids by Dec. 15 for construction of wind turbines, two of which will be operational and one that will be used to train turbine technicians. “Installation likely will take place on the Fergus Falls and Wadena campuses in spring… Read more »
California activist group enters Cape Wind fray
A group called Californians for Renewable Energy has filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission challenging a deal to sell power from the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm. The 51-page complaint filed Wednesday asks the federal agency to set aside an order issued last month by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approving… Read more »
