The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA, Roseville, CA) released a request for proposals seeking renewable electric power supply resources to help meet the expected long-term needs of its members. Based upon the types of proposals received, NCPA could accept a total installed capacity of 30MW to 85MW in 2005 and beyond. NCPA will accept long-term […]
The RENEXPO 2003 International Renewable Energy and energy-efficient building trade fair and conference will be held in Augsburg, Germany, from June 27 to 29, 2003. RENEXPO offers opportunities for establishing national as well as international contacts in the areas of photovoltaic, solar thermal and solar construction technologies.
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Burnaby, BC) completed its first financing deal in collaboration with Vermont Solar Engineering, a charter member in Xantrex' Certified Dealer network. Xantrex' Renewable Energy Financing Program makes it possible for Vermont Solar Engineering's customers to purchase solar-electric systems for new rural homes. "As a certified dealer we can offer our customers instant […]
Endesa Cogeneracion y Renovables, the wholly owned subsidiary of Endesa (Spain), announced that it will build up five new wind farms, which...
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced that it has executed a definitive purchase agreement for a private placement equity financing of $29.475 million of series A convertible preferred stock and a warrant. The purchase price of the series A preferred will equal 85 percent of the average […]
SunWize Technologies Inc. (Kingston, NY) and Shell Solar announced the completion of a 1.76kW solar power system for the US Fish and Wildlife Service at the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge in Southern California. The system uses Shell Solar 110W solar modules to operate a variety of loads for the research station located at the […]
Solar Grade Silicon LLC (SGSilicon, Moses Lake, WA), a joint venture of Advanced Silicon Materials LLC, a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd. and Silicon Technologies AS, and a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Corp., has begun full production of polycrystalline silicon at its Moses Lake facility. The initial startup has been successful with all polysilicon chemical vapor […]
Independent Energy Systems (Speinshart, Germany) announced that its AQWON hydrogen-filled, two-stroke, engine scooter has received the German TÜV certificate, and that the...
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA), a developer, marketer and manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended...
Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced an update on the status of the 26MW Cowley North and Sinnott Wind Plants,...
GE Wind Energy (Tehachapi, CA) will supply 80 wind turbines for a new, 120MW facility in California's Mojave Desert that will be the first wind project for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the nation's largest municipally owned utility. When completed in the summer of 2004, the Pine Tree Wind Project will […]
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) announced that for the third quarter ended December 31, 2002, the company reported a consolidated net loss of $7 million, compared with a consolidated net loss of $200.4 million for the prior-year period, after recording $12.2 million in costs related to its Chapter 11 reorganization efforts and certain workforce reductions and […]
BP Solar (Linthicum, MD) announced that it will market a total solar energy solution to California homeowners that will reduce or eliminate monthly electricity bills, enhance energy independence, and help clean the environment through the production of emissions-free electricity using the power of the sun. BP Solar will offer customers financing options; access to California […]
Konarka Technologies Inc. (KTI, Lowell, MA), a developer of flexible, polymer and nano-particle-based photovoltaic (PV) technology, announced that it has acquired Quantum...
With new air support from TXU Energy (Abilene, TX), Dyess Air Force Base is now being powered by the wind under the largest single renewable energy contract in US history. TXU Energy and Dyess Air Force Base announced that a wind power contract will provide 100 percent of the energy needs for the base (78 […]