Sharp Corp. (Japan) and Daihen Corp. (Japan) have jointly developed a solar inverter for large-scale, photovoltaic, power generating systems intended for commercial users and electric utilities. Operational tests will begin in May 2003, while the products will be ready for delivery in July 2003. As part of the collaboration, Daihen is responsible for manufacturing the […]
Millennium Cell Inc. has teamed up with Seaworthy Systems and Duffy Electric Boat Company in a demonstration project for California's Center for...
Producing power both day and night from solar energy will soon be put into action at a California naval testing station. Earlier this month, Proton Energy Systems, Inc. shipped its 1 kW UNIGEN® regenerative solar/fuel cell system to the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake, California. At the site, the UNIGEN® system will be […]
Bolstered with funding from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's (MTC) Solar to Market Initiative, the Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance (Mass Energy) has begun the installation of the first of an anticipated 40+ photovoltaic (PV) systems, totaling over 100 kilowatts, in Boston, Newton, Brookline and Somerville. Mass Energy's first installation through this program will take place at […]
Metretek Technologies, Inc. announced that its distributed generation subsidiary, PowerSecure, Inc., has appointed Brian Kisner to head NexGear(R), a business unit of PowerSecure. Kisner, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University in 1991, joins PowerSecure following twelve-years' experience in the switchgear industry. Kisner began his career as a […]
GE Wind Energy plans to expand its family of wind turbines with the introduction of the 2.x series, which will include 2.3, 2.5 and 2.7 MW machines designed for a wide range of onshore applications. The 2.x platform will round out the GE Wind Energy line of wind turbines which includes a 900 kW model, […]
Kyocera Corp. and Sanyo Electric independently announced plans to significantly increase their production capacities for photovoltaic (PV) cells and both companies announced plans to open new factories. Kyocera plans to boost the production capacity of its solar cells by about 40% to 100 MW worth of cells a year by the end of 2004 from […]
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Global Thermoelectric, Inc. Quantum will acquire Global for a stock-for-stock exchange valued at about $75 million. Quantum expects the combination will create a more cost-effective, well capitalized and diversified company to address transportation, stationary power generation, and […]
GE Wind Energy, supplied tem wind turbines for the recently completed 15-megawatt Hibikinada Wind Farm located on the coast of Hibikinada, Japan. This is one of the largest wind farms in Japan. The project, located in the bay area about ten miles northwest of Kokura City, Japan features ten GE 1.5 MW wind turbines that […]
Avista Labs, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avista Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Sunelco, Inc. of Hamilton, Montana. Sunelco will carry the Avista Labs "Independence" fuel cell line in its Planning Guide and Products Catalog. Avista Labs has granted Sunelco a non-exclusive distribution agreement through July 2004 through which Sunelco will sell the […]
IdaTech Corp. (Bend, OR) announced that it has shipped its first two pre-production FCS 1200™ fuel cell systems to European utility, Electricite de France (EDF), for integration with solar photovoltaic (PV) technology in a hybrid power system for remote locations. EDF will be installing, testing and evaluating the hybrid solution throughout 2003. The FCS 1200™ […]
International Automated Systems Inc. (IAS, Salem, UT) announced that it has been awarded a patent on its new breakthrough technology, a propulsion turbine, which some experts believe will be a revolutionary solution to low-cost, solar hydrogen, fuel production and electrical power generation. IAS has conducted many tests during the past two years at its own […]
Advanced Energy Systems Ltd. (Medford, MA), the US subsidiary of Advanced Energy Systems Ltd. (Perth, Australia), issued a clarification regarding the bankruptcy and liquidation of Advanced Energy Systems Inc. (AESI, Wilton, NH). The clarification indicated that the AESI bankruptcy is unrelated to Advanced Energy Systems Ltd. and that, although they share a similar name, the […]
Advanced Energy Systems Inc. (AESI, Wilton, NH), a designer, manufacturer and installer of solar-powered inverters, announced that the company has run out of funding and filed for bankruptcy. The company holds patents and rights to significant photovoltaic system designs. The company will be liquidated in two phases. The first phase will be a sealed bid […]
The Darnell Group (Corona, CA) announced the publication of its new 216-page study, "Distributed and Cogeneration – Volume 1, Technology and Markets: Worldwide Forecasts, Applications and Competitive Environment," which provides a comprehensive analysis of distributed and cogeneration (DCG) market characteristics, including forecasts for stationary fuel cells, which is seen as an important element in the […]