Eighteen vehicles are now competing in central Athens ahead of the first-ever international solar car rally to be held in Greece. The single-seater cars, which run exclusively on electricity supplied by solar panels, are to cover over 800 km (496 miles) between May 23 and May 28, 2004, in the Phaethon 2004 race that has […]
Twenty-two solar-powered boats competed in three seperate competitions on May 21-22, 2004, in the second annual Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Solar Cup...
United Solar Ovonic Corp. (Uni-Solar Ovonic, Auburn Hills, MI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI), announced the shipment of 500 kW of its flexible, thin-film, solar products to Solar Integrated Technologies (SIT, Los Angeles, CA), a manufacturer of integrated, flexible, photovoltaic roofing systems for commercial and industrial buildings. […]
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada), a designer and manufacturer of fuel cell technology, announced that it has been contracted by ITOCHU Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) to provide a 10 kW HyPM fuel cell power module for a demonstration project in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Hitachi Zosen Corp. (Osaka, Japan) will also participate in this project as the overall […]
Global Solar Energy LLC (Wheat Ridge, CO) has designed and installed a photovoltaic (PV) canopy that generates power while shielding up to 20 buses from the sun. Global Solar completed the canopy in March 2004 for the Antelope Valley Transit Authority, which provides bus service in the high desert communities of Antelope Valley, CA. The […]
RWE SCHOTT Solar Inc. (RSS, Rocklin, CA), a manufacturer and distributor of solar-electric modules and systems, announced that its flat-roof photovoltaic (PV) system on the historical West End Hotel in Culver City, CA, is up and producing power. Built in 1923, the "E" shaped hotel was designated a historical building in the early 1980s. The […]
The University of Delaware and Delaware State University announced that BP Solar (Linthicum, MD) and the BP Foundation, have awarded them $3.75 million in renewable energy research and products. The research will focus on developing higher-efficiency solar cells at lower costs, and a range of research on hydrogen fuel cell technology. The partnership with the […]
A 536 kW solar-electric system at the headquarters of Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. (Torrance, CA), furnished by PowerLight Corp. (Berkeley, CA), completed its first year of operation, greatly exceeding energy performance expectations. Toyota unveiled its new environmentally sensitive building complex last spring. The solar-electric system generates enough electricity during the daytime to power over […]
Absopulse Electronics Ltd. (Carp, Ontario, Canada) debuted its new CTP6000 Series inverter, which delivers three-phase, 6,000 VA precision-regulated, sinusoidal voltage from single-phase,...
FirstEnergy Corp. (Akron, OH) announced that its quarterly profit fell 20 percent due to expenses related to an extended outage at one of its nuclear power plants and milder weather. The company reported first-quarter net income of $174 million, or $0.53 a share, in the first quarter. This compares with net income of $218.5 million, […]
United Solar Ovonic Corp. (Uni-Solar Ovonic, Auburn Hills, MI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI), announced that it has been selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL, Kirtland AFB, NM) to provide 3 kW of UNI-SOLAR® lightweight solar cells deposited on thin stainless steel to supply power […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced results for the first quarter of 2004. For the three months ended March 31, 2004, product revenues were $2.8 million, an increase of $1.7 million, or 165 percent, from $1.1 million for the same period in 2003. Research revenues for the […]
Detroit's big three automakers, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG, as well as auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. (Troy,...
SunWize Technologies Inc. (Kingston, NY), a solar technology company specializing in the design and manufacture of integrated solar power systems, announced the addition of Mark Paddison as Sales Manager for Canada to service renewable energy dealers. As a member of the Canadian Solar Industries Association, he served as an Executive Board Member and Association Treasurer. […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) recently unveiled a new 75 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) power, grid-tie utility, interactive inverter designed for large solar PV applications. The new Ecostar inverter is only available to PV customers. The new inverter comes from the company's extensive experience developing inverters for automotive and microturbine applications, and is […]