Konarka Technologies Inc., an innovator in developing Power Plastic™ that converts light to energy, announced that it has raised $20 million in venture capital financing. The financing was led by 3i, a leading venture capital and private equity firm. Existing investors, including Draper Fisher Jurvetson, New Enterprise Associates, Good Energies, Vanguard Ventures, Partech International and […]
Spire Corporation has been awarded a federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop a new type of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) power...
Active Power Inc. announced revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 was $5.2 million, up 9% from the same period last year and 14% from the previous quarter. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $17.8 million, up 13% from the 2004 total of $15.8 million. Net loss for the fourth quarter […]
In response to the continuing high demand for wind turbines worldwide, Siemens Wind Power A/S is expanding its production capacity. With this...
SolarWorld announced it would acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s solar crystalline operations. Approximately 80 megawatts of solar photovoltaic module production will be shifted...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has connected its 10,000th solar customer to the California grid as the utility continues to lead the...
Angstrom Power, a leader in micro hydrogen™ fuel cell technology, has received approvals from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Transport Canada...
SatCon Technology Corporation has received a purchase order from New Vision Technologies, an affiliate of Sun Edison LLC, to initially deliver up to 10 megawatts of PowerGate™ photovoltaic inverters through the end of the year. Sun Edison has photovoltaic projects around the United States already under contract and company officials said the 500kW inverter, recently […]
General Hydrogen Corporation, a leading developer of hydrogen fuel cell-based power systems for electric forklifts, has placed a 200,000-unit, three-year purchase order for ultracapacitors from Maxwell Technologies. The ultracapacitors will enhance performance and energy management in General’s Hydricity’s Pack technology. Dr. Richard Balanson, Maxwell’s president and chief executive officer, said the order is part of […]
Golfers don’t have to worry about phoning in their scores anymore. Soldius B.V. and mySoldius announced the availability of the Soldius golf...
SunPower Corp. announced that revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005, was $29.3 million, up 34% from the prior quarter’s...
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. has entered into a Contribution Agreement with the National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (“NRC-IRAP”), pursuant to which NRC-IRAP will make repayable contributions of up to $245,000 towards development of an inverter platform which will serve both grid-parallel and off-grid applications for a variety generation and storage technologies. The project […]
The Patagonia clothing company is working toward its goal of becoming energy self-sufficient with the installation of a 66.6-kW Sharp photovoltaic system at its Ventura, California headquarters. The system incorporates 360 185W Sharp panels on three custom-built carports erected in the parking lot. “Our new solar system proves energy independence can be aesthetically pleasing,” said […]
Raser Technologies Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Amp Resources (“Amp”), a private company with technologies focused on power generation. Under the terms of the agreement, Raser will acquire Amp and its portfolio of technologies for heat transfer and renewable power generation. Raser will also assume ownership of multiple, long-term geothermal energy sales contracts […]
The PureCell™ 200 fuel cell power solution from UTC Power has been certified to meet the ANSI/CSA America FC 1-2004 Stationary Fuel...