Nanostart AG has made an investment in the company NanoDynamics, Inc., which was founded in March 2002 and is a leading supplier of nanomaterials and of nanotechnology-enabled products. The participation represents a major success for Nanostart AG as the company was still given the chance to invest although the financing round was already completed. NanoDynamics […]
DayStar Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen DeLuca to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Dr. DeLuca brings to DayStar a wide range of relevant, in-depth experience and proven leadership acumen across a broad range of technology disciplines and has significant domestic and international semiconductor industry experience. “Stephen’s background and abilities in the […]
Darnell Group Inc. announced publication of its latest report, “Distributed and Cogeneration Volume II – Power Electronics: Worldwide Forecasts, Application Trends & Competitive Environment.” This second edition, 184-page report provides a detailed and in-depth examination of the trends driving the power electronics market in a variety of distributed and cogeneration technologies. Given the rebound in […]
Mainland China IC foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) recently reported that it will start volume production of solar cells in April, with recycled wafers used as materials for the products. Richard Chang, SMIC president and CEO, commented in a statement that the company accrued more than 300,000 recyclable wafers, which will be enough low-cost […]
Beacon Power Corp. reported a net loss of $9.3 million, or ($0.20) per share for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, compared with a net loss in 2004 of $5.3 million, or ($0.12) per share. The higher loss in 2005 is attributable to the non-recurring gain on the sale of equity investments in Evergreen […]
DayStar Technologies, Inc. has announced the appointment of Silicon Valley veteran Robert Weiss as Vice President of Advanced Technologies, to lead its recently created Equipment Development Group, located in Santa Clara, California. The Equipment Development Group, which will include an initial staff of up to 10 employees, will be charged with prototype research and development […]
Toshiba Corp. announced the development of a microreactor that functions like a miniature hydrogen reformer, extracting hydrogen from dimethyl ether (DME) and carbon-based fuels to power a fuel cell. The palm-size device is about one fifth the proportion of a conventional hydrogen reformer, but it produces 200cc of hydrogen per minute when fed 50cc of […]
UniSource Energy Corp. has agreed to sell Global Solar Energy to Solon AG, a German producer of photovoltaic modules, and a European financial investor. Solon is to acquire a 19% stake in Global Solar Energy. The company, based in Tucson, Arizona, manufactures thin-film Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) solar cells and supplies integrated solar power […]
Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman announced the swearing-in of Alexander “Andy” Karsner as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy...
Echelon Corp. announced that it will participate in the E-Street initiative, a research group aimed at further developing a solution for reducing energy usage in outdoor lighting systems in the European Union (EU). E-Street, the Intelligent Road and Street Lighting panel, is comprised of the world’s leading companies experienced in producing intelligent, networked streetlight systems […]
SCHOTT will be investing 60 million Euros (approximately 72 million dollars) to enable its subsidiary, SCHOTT Solar, Inc. to build a manufacturing...
SMA America now offers an inverter designed for small solar energy systems that qualify for the new Federal tax credit and State...
Spire Corp. reported revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005 of $22,422,000, a 30% increase from $17,278,000 for 2004, not including $6,320,000 and $3,000,000, respectively, of gains recorded in 2005 and 2004 from the sales of licenses. Net income for 2005, including the gain on the sales of licenses in both 2005 and 2004, […]
Capstone Turbine announced that its 30- and 65-kilowatt renewable energy systems are the first generators to be classified by Underwriters Laboratories to...
VRB Power Systems Inc. announced that Magnetek‘s Telecom Power Systems Group (TPS) has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase...