PolyFuel, Inc. a producer of engineered fuel cell membranes for the portable electronic and automotive industries, announced the appointment of Don MacDonald to the company’s board of directors, effective March 1st, 2007. MacDonald is a highly-experienced technology executive, having worked at Intel Corp. for 19 years. He currently holds the position of Vice President and […]
A bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives have re-introduced the 25x'25 House and Senate Concurrent Resolutions calling for a new national renewable energy goal: 25% of the nation’s energy supply from renewable sources by 2025. The resolutions spring from an expanding and politically influential coalition that now includes nearly 400 agriculture, industry, and environmental groups, […]
Tesco plc announced that it is installing a $13 million solar roof on its five-building, 820,400-square-foot distribution center under construction in Riverside, CA. "We believe this will be the largest roof-mounted solar installation in California, and possibly the world," said Tesco USA CEO Tim Mason, who announced in December that Tesco was moving into the […]
Delta Electronics' Chairman Bruce Cheng endowed his alma mater, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), with NT$100 million to construct the Y.S. Sun...
SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG announced that it has been selected to provide an advanced power solution to a military program. In the context of an US Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) order, SFC is to develop a 250W Alternate Power Source Fuel Cell (APSFC) for use of the Army’s Operational Test Command (OTC). […]
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply an 800KW Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) curtain wall to the Wuxi Airport terminal with the first phase scheduled to be completed in late October 2007. ’’This project demonstrates the traction that Suntech’s China-based systems integration business is achieving by upselling […]
SunPower Corp. announced that revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006 was $74.5 million, up 14% from the prior quarter’s revenue of $65.3 million and up 154% from the fourth quarter 2005 revenue of $29.3 million. GAAP net income for the quarter was $11.3 million, or $0.15 diluted earnings per share, compared to […]
VIASPACE Inc. a company dedicated to commercializing proven technologies from universities, NASA and the US Department of Defense, announced today that its Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corp. (DMFCC) subsidiary has filed a series of patent applications worldwide covering innovations relating to efficiently delivering fuel from a fuel cartridge to a fuel consuming device, such as […]
Sharp Corp. announced that it has successfully developed mass-production technology for stacked triple–junction thin–film solar cells by turning a conventional two-active-layer structure (amorphous silicon plus microcrystalline silicon) into a triple-junction structure with amorphous silicon (two active layers) and microcrystalline silicon (single active layer). The new architecture boosts cell conversion efficiency from 11 to 13% and […]
A123Systems announced it has completed a $40 million round of funding, bringing the total capital invested in the company to $102 million. A123Systems will use these funds to scale its technology development and manufacturing capacity for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) batteries, as well as to support the fast growing demand in the power tool, […]
Hadco Lighting and SolarOne Solutions announced the joint development of a solar powered post top style lamp for decorative lighting applications. This...
Meikle Automation and XsunX Inc. announced a strategic alliance agreement to speed XsunX’s thin film photovoltaic products to market. XsunX has focused its efforts on lowering the cost per watt of solar power and making solar cell technology easier to use in a wide variety of applications. Joe Grimes, COO of XsunX, stated, "We are […]
Altek Fuel Group Inc. announced that it has applied for a patent for a fully self-contained portable Alkaline Fuel Cell Power Supply System, the APS 100. Its APS 100 is based on Altek’s aluminum-air fuel cell technology, with a specific energy of over 300 Wh/kg (500 Wh/kg is claimed to be coming soon), and is […]
Hoku Materials, a division of Hoku Scientific Inc., has signed a polysilicon supply agreement with Japanese solar cell maker Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. Under the contract, up to approximately $370 million may be payable to Hoku during a seven-year period, subject to the achievement of milestones. The contract provides for the delivery of predetermined volumes […]
Sharp Corp. announced that it will increase annual production capacity for solar cells at its Katsuragi Plant in Nara Prefecture by 110MW starting in March, 2007. Sharp also announced that it is opening the Toyama site (in Toyama Prefecture, Japan) for the Solar Systems Group and is starting to produce silicon for solar cells. As […]