American Superconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: AMSC) announced the availability of the PowerModule™ PM1000 System Developer Kit (SDK) that speeds and simplifies the development of power conversion systems utilized in a variety of applications such as wind and solar farms, fuel cells for stationary and mobile applications, variable speed motor drives, energy storage and defense systems. The […]
Xantrex Technology Inc. announced that it has been selected by the PowerLight Corp. to supply solar power to a 450-unit master-planned housing development in Roseville, California, which is being touted as the nation’s largest proposed solar community. PowerLight will install Xantrex GT Series inverters in conjunction with its SunTile solar electric panels to assist the […]
Spire Corp. (Nasdaq: SPIR) announced that Dr. Christian Dufresne has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer, replacing James F. Parslow. Dr. Dufresne has been with Spire for six years. Most recently, he has served as Vice President – Corporate Planning at Spire Corp., and has previously held the position of Chief Financial […]
Ansaldo Fuel Cells, a Finmeccanica company, is producing a fuel cell design for both military and civilian applications. The company now has three prototype plants using an advanced, patented Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) stack. The newest plant has just started operating in Milan, Italy. The Hydrogen power plants can use any kind of hydrogen […]
Magnetek Inc. announced that its Aurora 3.6 kW Inverters are now certified by Clear Skies – UK (Product Code: WTI 9020). After...
siGEN Ltd. will be showcasing the latest micro wind turbine to be launched in the UK with what they believe will be...
General Electric Corp. released its 2005 ecomagination report (titled “Taking on Big Challenges”), revealing that revenues from energy efficient and environmentally advanced products and services reached $10.1 billion in 2005, an increase from $6.2 billion in 2004 — reflecting a doubling of orders received to $17 billion. A key component of the progress was reflected […]
DayStar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSTI) announced plans to accelerate its manufacturing capacity along with the 2006 Milestones required to support the mission. Dr. John Tuttle, Chairman and CEO, stated that, due to the global demand for non-fossil fuel energy solutions, and the continued shortage of Silicon solar cells, a “window of opportunity” had opened and driven […]
Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE:MAG) reported its results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2006, which ended on April 2, 2006. The Company’s continuing operations recorded revenue of $57.2 million, compared to $57.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Gross profit amounted to $12.4 million, compared to $14.2 million in the […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (“Sustainable Energy” – TSXV: “STG”) announced that its partner, Gabriel Benmayor SA, has begun manufacturing SUNERGY inverters at their production facility near Barcelona, Spain. The first product to be made in Spain is a 5kW grid-interactive inverter for the Spanish grid-connected solar power market. The SUNERGY “5” is well suited to […]
Energy entrepreneurs convinced a panel of industry leaders and venture capitalist judges that their businesses can make clean energy competitive with conventional...
Beacon Power Corp. (NASDAQ: BCON), announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. For the first quarter of 2006, Beacon Power reported revenue of $289,000 and a net loss of $2,822,000, or ($0.05) per share, compared to revenue of $636,000 and a net loss of $2,245,000, or ($0.05) per share, in […]
Spire Corporation announced that Bandwidth Semiconductor LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary, now offers custom gallium arsenide (GaAs) concentrator solar cells for terrestrial applications. These GaAs-based solar cells are based on Spire’s space and terrestrial solar cell technology developed over 25 years, during which record high cell efficiencies for terrestrial applications were produced. Higher efficiency means […]
GT Solar Technologies, a division of GT Equipment Technologies, has completed the first phase of a turnkey solar manufacturing line for LDK...
Spire Corp. has completed installation and commissioning of a SPI-Line™ turnkey photovoltaic (PV) module assembly line for Unison Co., Ltd. (Unison) of Chonan-City, Korea. In an unrelated development, the company sold 941,176 shares of its common stock at $8.50 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $8 million, in a private placement to two accredited […]