Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has received Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) certification for a wide range of Suntech PV modules. The UL certified Suntech PV modules consist of 16 models including the STP150-24/Ab-1 through to STP185-24/Ab-1, and the STP150S-24/Ab-1 through to STP185S-24/Ab-1. Aside from the new UL certification, Suntech has already attained quality certificates including […]
GE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight Corp. and Catavento Lda announced today that they will build the world’s largest solar photovoltaic power project....
Evergreen Solar, Inc. announced that product revenues for the first quarter of 2006 increased 12 percent to $11.6 million from $10.3 million in the first quarter of 2005, and were flat compared to the $11.6 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2005. During the quarter, Evergreen completed the conversion of its manufacturing capacity in […]
Magnetek, Inc. has secured distribution agreements for its Aurora™ solar photovoltaic (PV) power inverters with channel partners in Italy and Spain valued at more than $3 million in sales during calendar 2006, subject to demand and availability. Italy and Spain each have adopted aggressive incentive programs aimed at installing up to 100-megawatts (MW) of new […]
Voller Energy Group PLC has introduced a new industrial fuel cell system, the VE100 Rack Mount (VE100RM). The new fuel cell system can charge remote monitoring equipment, surveillance cameras and industrial equipment in remote locations. The VE100RM can also be used in conjunction with other power sources such as solar panels or wind turbines to […]
Showing its continued commitment to cleaner technology, GE‘s Technology Lending unit announced today that it is providing capital to Ocean Power Delivery,...
Q-Cells AG continued growing in 2006, with production again increasing by 80% to 53.7 MWp, compared with 29.9 MWp for the same quarter last year. Sales rose by 116% to EUR 114 million, compared with EUR 52.8 million in the first quarter of 2005. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) grew 129% year-over-year to from […]
To accelerate the growth of its global renewable energy holdings from a nearly $1 billion base, GE Energy Financial Services announced today that it has significantly expanded its team of experienced finance and technical professionals serving this market. The team, aligned with GE’s ecomagination initiative to expand its cleaner energy products while reducing greenhouse gas […]
SunPower Corp. announced that revenue for the first quarter ended April 2, 2006, was $42.0 million, up 43% from the prior quarter’s revenue of $29.3 million and up 278% from the year-ago first quarter revenue of $11.1 million. GAAP net income for the quarter was $0.3 million, or breakeven net income per share, compared to […]
Prime Solar Pty Ltd., a Perth based company will set up a manufacturing facility in Germany to produce 680 MW per annum...
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. announced that its Dressler® Cesar® RF generators and VarioMatch™ matching networks have been chosen by Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. to provide process power for the 25 MW photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing equipment being manufactured by ECD Ovonics for United Solar Ovonic, its wholly owned subsidiary. Together, the Cesar RF generator and VarioMatch […]
Konarka Technologies, Inc. has appointed Dr. Christoph Brabec as the company’s chief technology officer. Previously Brabec was Konarka’s director of polymer photovoltaics. “Not only is Dr. Brabec a world recognized leader in organic chemistry and photovoltaic technology, but he also grasps the implications of that technology, which makes him a strong leader in addition to […]
Belgium’s Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC) reported its latest photovoltaic progress at SEMICON Europa in Munich, detailing its research in thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells based on low-cost germanium bottom cells. As part of its SOLAR+ program, IMEC reported progress in improved open-circuit voltage, efficiency and spectral response. TPV cells, which are optimized to convert radiation from heat […]
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger came to the University of California, Davis campus yesterday to celebrate a $1 million grant from the California Clean...
Xantrex Technology Inc. has partnered with solar sales and marketing company Relatio MD, located in Balingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany to provide commercial solar...