Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced that it plans to offer shares of its common stock in a follow-on public offering of common stock, with expected gross proceeds of $60 million, pursuant to its universal shelf registration statement. The company expects to grant an option to the […]
A new plastic material has been created at the University of Toronto that manages to produce energy from infrared light. Solar panels up until now have only been able to harness power from the visible light spectrum, but this new material allows solar technology to go beyond just visible light. It is also five times […]
RWE SCHOTT Solar Inc. (RSS, Rocklin, CA), a manufacturer and distributor of solar-electric modules and systems, announced the appointment of Mark Finocchario to the position of Chief Operations Officer. Finocchario has more than 20 years of executive management, leadership and business development experience in manufacturing, technology, marketing and sales, most recently, as President of Ardeo […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced that Evergreen Solar Chairman of the Board Brown Williams has resigned from the board in order to become Vice President, Research and Development of the company. "I am pleased to have Brown assume the role of Vice President, Research and Development, […]
South Korea and China have announced that they will cooperate in developing ways to harness new and renewable energy resources, beginning with a joint solar energy project, reported officials at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. The countries have agreed to establish a US$1.4 million 100 kW solar panel farm at a location in […]
Casio Inc. (Dover, NJ) presented its new Atomic Solar timepieces, which are designed to automatically provide the accurate time and date all...
Konarka Technologies Inc. (Lowell, MA), a developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic nanomaterials products that convert light to energy, announced that Charles Gay and Thomas Grandke have joined the company as advisors. Gay, a recognized leader in the solar power industry, and Grandke, a top materials scientist with Siemens AG, will offer strategic guidance about Konarka's […]
GE Energy (Atlanta, GA), a leading supplier of power generation and energy delivery technology, has completed the installation of 198 1.5 MW wind turbines for projects across the Castilla La Mancha region of central Spain. The 1.5 MW machines utilize a variable-speed, constant-frequency design and custom-designed airfoils for enhanced reliability and high energy capture. With […]
The S&C Electric Co. (Chicago, IL) has been awarded the contract to construct a wind-turbine collector system and interconnect substation, including all underground and overhead distribution, on a turnkey basis for the Horseshoe Bend Wind Park in Montana. The owner of the wind park, United Materials (Great Falls, MT), operates a mining facility that is […]
Leading renewable energy business organizations announced the formation of the Renewable Energy Business Alliance to amplify and unify their voice in support of policies and programs to expand renewable energy production in the United States. The national trade associations representing the wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, landfill gas and waste-to-energy industries together with public power and […]
GE Energy (Atlanta, GA), a leading supplier of power generation and energy delivery technology, reported that it anticipates that its wind energy plant in Salem will increase production, and is hiring 30 electrical engineers to handle the work. The new workers will be involved in the production of power converters, more commonly called a windmill.
Hankey Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong, SAR) released its amorphous solar panels that can provide a capacity of 7 Ah with a sealed...
WorldWater and Power Corp. (Pennington, NJ), a maker of solar energy systems, unveiled the a large solar-powered, irrigation pumping system during a commissioning ceremony at Seley Ranches, Borrego Springs, CA. The proprietary and patented AquaMax™ system drives a 200 HP pumping system at the Seley Ranches facility. The 267 kW system is grid-connected, and can […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced a major advance in the development of its String Ribbon™ manufacturing process that has the potential to produce silicon wafers thinner than 150 microns. The company has filed a patent application for its thin wafer technology. "With the latest enhancement to […]
SunPower Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA), a silicon solar-cell performance leader and a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp., announced the North American launch of its high-efficiency, photovoltaic (PV) module line. Previously, SunPower's products had been available only in Europe. SunPower's new product line comprises three module types, all utilizing SunPower's A-300 all-back-contact solar cells to generate up […]