Alternate Energy Corp. (AEC, Las Vegas, NV), a producer of low-cost hydrogen gas, announced the completion of the second phase of its backup power initiative with the final testing of its beta version demonstration hydrogen production unit (HPU). The HPU successfully powered the company's recently converted internal combustion engine (ICE) with its low-cost, on-demand hydrogen. […]
Demand for solar energy in Thailand is projected to soar over the next six years, driven by the government's program to promote renewable energy. According to the Energy Ministry, demand for solar energy will increase to 250 MW in 2010 from just 6 MW in 2003. Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass and […]
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA, Hauppauge, NY) announced that it is looking for a firm to install and operate fuel cells that would produce up to 10 MW of electricity, enough to power 10,000 homes. The fuel calls would be installed at LIPA's substation in West Babylon. LIPA's request for proposals (RFP) seeks proposals […]
GE Energy (Atlanta, GA), a leading supplier of power generation and energy delivery technology, announced that Pardee Homes has selected GE's solar energy equipment for use in the Evergreen residential development, which is part of a new California village that will be the largest solar-powered community in the United States. Pardee Homes' Evergreen community is […]
Better Energy Systems unviled its new Solio portable solar charger, which fans out photovoltaic cells in a trefoil to capture solar energy,...
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) have all become endorsing sponsors of the Second Annual International Conference on Power Electronics for Distributed and Co-Generation (PEDAC), which will be held June 27-29, 2005, at the Sheraton Novi-Detroit in Detroit, MI, […]
Konarka Technologies Inc. (Lowell, MA), a developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic nanomaterials products that convert light to energy, announced that Fredric Cramer has joined the company as a vice president. A skilled manufacturing veteran, Cramer will help Konarka transform from pilot to mass production of its light-activated power plastic. "With Konarka reaching the commercialization phase […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced that it has priced its public offering of 12,500,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share. The underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional 1,875,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. All of the […]
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA, Brussels, Belgium) reported that countries in Europe had installed 34,205 MW of wind power to the end of last year, an increase of 19.7% over 2003. A total of 5,703 MW was installed in 2004, up 4% from 2003 and representing revenue for turbine manufacturers of Euro 5.7 billion. […]
Northern Power Systems Inc. (NPS, Waitsfield, VT), a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., has been awarded a master implementation contract by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to design, engineer and install distributed generation (DG) projects at various NYPA customer sites over the next three years. The first of two projects identified for development […]
SaskPower (Canada) announced that steel towers to support wind power turbines are under construction in Saskatchewan as the provincial government proceeds with one of the largest wind power projects in Canada. SaskPower is constructing a $250 million, 150 MW wind farm 25 km southeast of Swift Current to augment its existing Cypress wind power facility […]
General Motors Corp. (GM, Detroit, MI) announced that it plans to triple its test fleet of fuel-cell-powered vehicles next year as part...
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA, Hauppauge, NY) officially dedicated two windmills at the former Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant. The nuclear plant, which would have provided power for about one million homes, never went on line commercially and the windmills have been operating for almost a month now. The 100-foot tall windmills will produce 200,000 […]
Absopulse Electronics Ltd. (Carp, Ontario, Canada) announced its new CTP1500-R Series dc-ac inverter, which delivers 1,500 VA of three-phase, sinusoidal voltage at...
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, and Q-Cells AG, a large manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells, announced the formation of a joint venture to undertake the development of a 30 MW solar wafer, cell and module manufacturing plant in Thalheim, Germany, which is approximately 100 miles from […]