ABB Inc. has received UL1741 certification for the power conditioning system it has developed for fuel cell power generation. The UL1741 standard,...
GT Equipment Technologies Inc. (GT) has received a record 100-unit order for 100 DSS multi-crystal silicon ingot growth furnaces from LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. of Jiangxi, China. The new equipment will enable LDK Solar to expand its annual wafer fabrication capacity from 75 Megawatts to more than 200 Megawatts. This order follows on an […]
GE has announced plans to assemble its wind turbines in Shenyang, China, in order to supply one of that country’s largest wind projects to date. When completed in 2007, the Jiangsu Rudong Concession II Wind Project in Jiangsu Province will add 150 MW of wind power capacity to China’s electricity grid. Developed and owned by […]
Plug Power Inc. announced that the company’s GenCore® 5kW backup fuel cell system is now available through a California Multiple Awards Schedule contract through the State of California’s Department of General Services Procurement Division. The GenCore has been listed under the classifications of Power Protection – UPS and Power Supply under contract number 4-05-61-0008A. This […]
BP Alternative Energy will build on the success of BP Solar that projects photovoltaics (PV) revenues of $1 billion in 2008, and will manage an investment program in solar, wind, hydrogen and combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power generation. BP will double its investment in renewable energies to create a low-carbon power business with a growth […]
The states of New Jersey, California and Colorado have all recently developed programs designed to promote the installation of photovoltaic (PV) power...
GE Energy has released its highest power and highest efficiency solar module to date, the company announced today at Power-Gen International 2005....
Pacific Ethanol Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Cascade Investment, L.L.C. to sell 5,250,000 shares of Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, which will result in gross proceeds of $84 million. The shares of preferred stock will be convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion ratio of […]
Konarka Technologies Inc. has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant, a second awarded to Konarka this year, will fund research to gain higher performance from novel nano-engineered and polymer materials that conduct electricity. “With Konarka having demonstrated some of the highest efficiencies for plastic photovoltaics to date, this […]
DayStar Technologies Inc. announced the appointment of Steven C. Argabright to its Board of Directors. Argabright’s appointment brings the number of independent members on DayStar’s Board to five. Mr. Argabright currently serves as President and COO of Fuel Tech, Inc., the operating company of Fuel-Tech N.V., a company active in the worldwide development, commercialization and […]
Chrysalix Energy Management, a global venture capital firm focused on early-stage clean energy technologies, announced a new investment by Chrysalix Energy II U.S. Limited Partnership in Day4 Energy Inc., a rapidly growing manufacturer of PV modules and concentrators. Day4 Energy has developed a proprietary technology for contacting and interconnecting crystalline silicon PV cells otherwise referred […]
BP plc (London), the oil giant, has announced that it plans to double its investment in alternative and renewable energies to create a new low-carbon power business with the growth potential to deliver revenues of around $6 billion a year within the next decade. Building on the success of BP Solar, which expects to hit […]
General Electric Co. (Fairfield, CT), the world’s largest power turbine maker, won an order to help build a $500 million electricity plant in Qatar, the company said. The company, the world’s largest by market value, will supply power turbines to produce 597 megawatts of electricity at the Ras Abu Fontas 2 plant being built by […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) announced that its modular sub-megawatt Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant has been certified to meet the ANSI/CSA America FC1-2004 Stationary Fuel Cell Power Standard by CSA International (CSA). Certification of the DFC 300MA fuel cell encompasses features emanating from FuelCell Energy’s cost-out program. These improvements — aimed at simplifying installation […]
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Randers, Denmark), the world’s biggest wind turbine maker, shocked investors on Thursday by warning of a full-year 2005 loss due mainly to a component shortage that is preventing it from filling a surge in orders amid record oil prices. Shares in Vestas Wind Systems dived almost 20 percent as the company […]