GE Energy (Atlanta, GA), a leading supplier of power generation and energy delivery technology, reported that it will supply 33 of its 1.5 MW wind turbines for the Las Lomillas wind project in Tébar, Spain. Located in the Castilla-La Mancha region of central Spain, approximately 80 km southwest of Cuenca, the project is owned and […]
GE Energy (Atlanta, GA), a leading supplier of power generation and energy delivery technology, announced that it is supplying its solar energy equipment to Rieger Homes for use in the Chadeayne Woods residential development in Cornwall, NY. GE Energy is providing 2.64 kW roof-mounted, solar-electric systems featuring GEPV165-M solar power modules as options for 16 […]
SMA America Inc. (Grass Valley, CA) disclosed that Underwriter Laboratory (UL) has recognized the company's Sunny Central 125U-208 V grid-tie inverter. SMA can now offer a complete line of inverters in the US. The Sunny Central, capable of converting 125,000 W of solar energy, is the latest in the line of commercial-scale inverters to be […]
Ford Power Products (FPP), a division of Ford Powertrain Operations and Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI), introduced new hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines...
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. For the three months ended December 31, 2004, product revenues were a record $9.3 million, compared with the $1.4 million reported for the same period in 2003. For the […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, introduced Sunplicity™, an advanced Flat Roof Mounting System (FRMS) designed specifically for use with its EC-100 Series modules. Geared for large and small solar PV installations on commercial, institutional and government buildings, the Sunplicity FRMS is a non-penetrating, aerodynamic, self-ballasted system […]
Fuel Cells Canada (Vancouver, BC), a national industry association, announced that it has received CDN$2 million in funding to support hydrogen and fuel cell innovation. The funding will jumpstart critical elements of industry's "BC Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Strategy - An Industry Vision For Our Hydrogen Future," and leverage additional investment from industry, and federal […]
EBZ (Germany), a developer of planar solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), has produced a compact demonstration unit of 1.5 kW electrical power that runs on urban natural gas. Equipped with two planar SOFC stacks, manufactured by Fraunhofer IKTS, it is thought to be the first time that a planar mutli-SOFC-stack system has been implemented in Europe. […]
Linde AG (Germany) proposed the rapid construction of about 40 hydrogen fueling stations along existing freeways to establish an 1,800 km (1,100 mile) hydrogen ring in Germany. The investment needed for the concept, dubbed "European Hydrogen Highway" and spaced roughly 50 km (31 miles) apart along an "Autobahn" ring linking Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart and Cologne, […]
Voller Energy Group PLC (UK), a manufacturer of portable fuel cells, announced that it has bought the assets of KAT-Chem GmbH, a developer of hydrogen reformer technology, for a maximum of £250,000. The company also announced the appointment of Mark Turpin as Chief Technology Officer. Under the deal, Voller Energy is acquiring two patent applications, […]
Solectria Corp. (Woburn, MA) announced the launch of a new company, Solectria Renewables,. which will focus on the development and manufacturing of power electronics for photovoltaic and other renewable power generation markets. The management of Solectria Renewables, spent over 15 years developing inverters and other power electronics and systems technology at Solectria, which was recently […]
Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, Korea), in partnership with UTC Fuel Cells and ChevronTexaco, unveiled a hydrogen energy station at the Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center in Chino, CA. The project is part of a Department of Energy-sponsored Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration Validation Program. The new hydrogen energy station will fuel a fleet of five Hyundai […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) announced that shares fell to their lowest point in nine years after the company reported a bigger loss in its most recent quarter compared with a year ago. Ballard shares fell to as low as $6.77 – the lowest since February 14, 1996 – after the announcement, but […]
Konarka Technologies Inc. (Lowell, MA), a developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) nanomaterials products that convert light to energy, announced that it is developing PV fabric with Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The Photovoltaic Fibers and Textiles Based on Nanotechnology program is expected to yield the first fully integrated, woven PV material. Such material […]
RWE SCHOTT Solar Inc. (RSS, Rocklin, CA), a manufacturer and distributor of solar-electric modules and systems, announced the completion of a solar-electric...