SunWize Technologies Inc. (Kingston, NY) announced that it recently installed a 64.6kW grid-tied SunWize® PowerPort system at the maintenance facilities for Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms, CA, part of the National Park Service. The system is estimated to produce 125,000kWh annually, providing energy for approximately 53% of the electrical loads at the site. […]
Spire Corp. (Bedford, MA), which provides products and services based upon a common technology platform to the solar energy and biomedical industries, announced that its Spire Solar Chicago unit has introduced a clear back-sheet version of its 75W photovoltaic panel. The clear back sheet allows light to pass translucently through the rows of cells, adding […]
Transistor Devices Inc. (TDI, Hackettstown, NJ) announced its new LCE-H Series inverter (LCE-H), which is a next-generation inverter evolved from the flagship...
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), and GenFlex Roofing Systems (GenFlex), a supplier of single-ply roofing products and systems, introduced a combined solar energy solution for low-slope membrane roofs. The Uni-Solar Ovonic/GenFlex offering […]
We Energies (Milwaukee, WI) signed 20-year power purchase agreements with two developers for the entire electricity output of three wind farms planned to be built in Wisconsin over the next two years. The We Energies agreements will increase the total amount of wind power generated in the state of Wisconsin from 53MW to 267MW, an […]
FPL Energy LLC (Juno Beach, FL), a subsidiary of FPL Group Inc. (Juno Beach, FL), announced that it will build, own and operate the Meyersdale Wind Energy Center, a 30MW wind farm in Pennsylvania. It will sell the electricity output to FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (Akron, OH), under a long-term contract. FPL […]
United Solar Systems Corp. (Auburn Hills, MI), a leader in thin-film, amorphous, silicon, solar technology, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices Inc., announced that SunWize Technologies Inc. is its most recent solar industry partner to become a value-added reseller (VAR) of the SmartRoof by Uni-Solar integrated, residential, solar energy system. SunWize, a […]
As part of a two-year research and development study to evaluate the effects of distributed generation (DG) on the California utility grid, the California Energy Commission (CEC) has contracted Reflective Energies to monitor up to a dozen generation and interconnection sites throughout the state. To help gather the necessary real-time and logged data from each […]
Konarka Technologies Inc. (KTI, Lowell, MA), a developer of flexible, polymer and nano-particle-based photovoltaic (PV) technology, announced that the US Army has...
The Solar Systems Division of Sharp Electronics Corp. (SEC, Huntington Beach, CA), which is the US sales and marketing subsidiary of Sharp Corp. (Osaka, Japan), has released the JH-3500U Sunvista inverter. Manufactured by Sharp, the Sunvista inverter offers 3,500W output and is the first inverter to be released by the corporation in the US. The […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003. For the three months ended June 30, 2003, product revenues were $2.7 million, an increase of $1.6 million from $1.1 million for the same period in 2002. Research revenues for the second […]
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP, Los Angeles, CA) announced that it will install photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems at five branch libraries over the next two years. The new solar facilities are included within the LADWP commitment from its Public Benefits budget to assist in the installation of solar energy through […]
TXU Corp. (Dallas, TX) announced the resignation of Brian Dickie, an executive vice president of the company and president of TXU Energy, the North American competitive energy unit. Thomas Baker will assume Dickie's responsibilities. Dickie, who is a UK native, is moving to London to join Investcorp, a global investment group. "Brian has played a […]
A solar race team from North Dakota State University (NDSU, Fargo, ND) crossed the southern California finish line first in the Stock...
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced the formation of Ovonic Integrated Solutions Group as part of its commitment to increase commercialization of its products. Working with ECD Ovonics' manufacturing joint ventures and business units, the group will provide integrated system solutions for customers, streamlining and coordinating the company's ability to offer energy […]