Konarka Technologies Inc. (Lowell, MA), a developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) nanomaterials products that convert light to energy, announced that the California Energy Commission is earmarking funds from its Energy Innovations Small Grant Program for Konarka. The grant will be used to accelerate Konarka's efforts to bring aesthetically integrated, plastic PV to the roofing […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a leader in power and energy management, announced the launch of its new 500 kW grid-connected PowerGate™...
SolarOne, formerly Solar Dynamics Inc. (Simsbury, CT), a manufacturer of portable solar power systems, announced the availability of its new Harvester™ ground-mount,...
Voltaic Systems Inc. (New York, NY) reported that it is offering a backpack that features three solar panels. The panels feed a...
Kyocera Solar Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ), a leading supplier of solar-electric generating systems, announced the introduction of a new photovoltaic (PV) module featuring...
Sharp Corp. (Japan) announced that it will introduce to the Japanese market two new integrated photovoltaic (PV) module products for pitched roof...
Superior Renewable Energy LLC (Houston, TX) has signed contracts with two San Diego County tribes to develop the region's first wind-driven electric...
GE Energy (Atlanta, GA) was recently selected by wind project developers Cartier Wind Energy and Northland Power to build eight wind farms...
SolarMission Technologies Inc. has executed an investment agreement with Sunshine Energy Pty Ltd. granting the technology rights for the investors to build, own, operate and maintain solar towers in China. Sunshine Energy now holds a 5% stake in SolarMission Technologies at $1.52 per share. Finalization of the investment leads the way for a formal joint […]
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Burnaby, BC) announced that it has again been selected as a supplier of photovoltaic (PV) solar power inverters by PowerLight Corp., a manufacturer of solar-electric products and energy efficiency services. The companies have signed a multi-year supplier agreement, which follows their successful partnership of more than 10 years in the US. "We […]
A large wind power project will be launched this October in Beijing, China, and city residents may start using wind-generated electricity within two years. The total installed capacity of the plant is designed at 400,000 kW with 2 billion kWh in annual generation capacity. It will mainly serve the power grids in Beijing, Tianjin and […]
SunPower Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA), a silicon solar-cell performance leader, debuted its new solar-power product line, the SPR-210 and SPR-90, which are the...
The New York State Public Service Commission has voted to enact an ambitious renewable portfolio standard (RPS) demanding that by 2013, a...
Hydrogain Technologies Inc. (Pompano Beach. FL), a developer of hydrogen generation and storage technologies for generators, reactors, power plants, fuel cells and hydrogen vehicle refueling systems, announced that it is establishing a "National Hydrogen Awareness Campaign" geared toward educating America's youth on the importance of transitioning to alternative and renewable energy sources such as hydrogen. […]
Konarka Technologies Inc. (Lowell, MA), a developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic nanomaterials products that convert light to energy, announced that it acquired Siemens AG's organic photovoltaic (PV) research activities. The acquisition brings together two leading efforts to develop and commercialize a new generation of PV that are inexpensive, easy-to-manufacture and versatile. The new plastic power […]