Record-breaking aviators Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard hope to harness the sun's power to fly round the world in a solar-powered aeroplane,...
A car that runs on hydrogen and solar power completed a gruelling journey across Australia in what organizers claimed was a world...
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (San Jose, CA) recently revealed that it is looking outside chips for some of its future growth, and has entered the solar panel business. It's an offshoot field for Cypress, but solar cells are made on wafers, similar to the way chips are made. Cypress sells its solar cells to companies that […]
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (Cambridge, ON, Canada), its subsidiary Spheral Solar™ Power (SSP) and Elk Premium Building Products Inc. (Elk), a subsidiary of ElkCorp., announced they have entered into a memorandum of understanding to work together to design, manufacture, test and commercialize a new generation of fully integrated photovoltaic (PV) roofing products, primarily for […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Wallingford, CT), a hydrogen generator and regenerative fuel cell company, announced the award of a small business innovative research (SBIR) Phase I contract from the US Army Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for development of lightweight regenerative fuel cell technology for high-altitude airships. The MDA SBIR Phase I contract is valued at […]
RWE SCHOTT Solar Inc. (RSS, Rocklin, CA), a manufacturer and distributor of solar-electric modules and systems, announced that it has completed the restructuring and consolidation efforts resulting from the December 2002 merger of RWE and SCHOTT Applied Power Corp. (SAPC). Now, RSS is focusing its efforts on developing a network of value-added resellers and dealers […]
Beacon Power Corp. (Wilmington, MA), a development-stage manufacturer of flywheel energy-storage systems that provide uninterruptible electric power, announced that the Smart Power M5 system has been approved for listing by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in both the US and Canada. The Smart Power M5 is designed for use in grid-connected solar power applications, and converts to […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced the appointment of Richard Feldt as Chief Executive Officer and President, and a member of the Board of Directors. Feldt succeeds Mark Farber, who takes the position of Vice President of Marketing and Business Development and remains a Director. Chairman of […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a leader in power and energy management, announced that United Solar Ovonic (Uni-Solar), a manufacturer of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, has selected the SatCon PowerGate™ Power Converter System for integration into its PV power generation systems for installations greater than 50kW. The converters are designed for use with solar […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a leader in power and energy management, and ZBB Energy Corp., a developer of advanced battery storage technologies, announced that they have delivered two 50kWh Z-BESS systems for installation on the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center in New York City. The program, which is partially funded by the New York […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Wallingford, CT), a hydrogen generator and regenerative fuel cell company, received a contract award from the University of Nevada Las Vegas Research Foundation (UNLVRF) for the delivery of a solar-powered hydrogen system. The goal of the contract, which is sponsored under a "Hydrogen Filling Station" grant from the US Department of […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering the company's innovative approach to the integration of batteries with distributed generation (DG) technologies as part of grid-connected, backup and emergency power systems. Sustainable Energy's patented technology enables the battery to be controlled independently of, […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. For the three months ended September 30, 2003, product revenues were $2.6 million, an increase of $1.1 million from $1.5 million for the same period in 2002. Research revenues for the third […]
United Solar Ovonic LLC (Ovonic Solar), a leader in thin-film, amorphous, silicon, solar technology, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI), announced the installation of the largest photovoltaic (PV) system in Europe using triple-junction, thin-film, amorphous silicon, solar technology. The PV array, consisting of 2,574 UNI-SOLAR Ovonic panels […]
United Solar Ovonic LLC (Ovonic Solar), a leader in thin-film, amorphous, silicon, solar technology, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI), announced the installation of a Uni-Solar Ovonic system delivering 24kW at the Red Mountain Branch Library in Mesa, AZ. The Uni-Solar Ovonic solar energy system installation is […]