SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it delivered StarSine Power Conditioning Systems (PCS) to PowerLight Corp. (Berkeley, CA) and ZBB Energy Corp. (Menomonee Falls, WI) as part of a collaborative effort to generate on-site clean, solar electricity. The 50kW distributed power system will be installed at a Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center facility in […]
A team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announced that they had come up with a first generation of plastic...
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Reno, NV) announced that revenues for the year ended December 31, 2001, were approximately $43,000. The majority of the revenue was recognized in the fourth quarter and encompassed sales of titanium (TiO2) nanomaterials and lithium-titanate nanomaterials being sold primarily into advanced battery and thermal spray coating markets. The company expects to report […]
Nanosys Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) announced that a team led by Dr. Paul Alivisatos, Nanosys co-founder and professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA), has discovered a nanomaterial for the efficient production of solar energy, which can be produced using inexpensive manufacturing methods and that will capture the benefits of solar […]
SunWize Technologies (Kingston, NY) announced completion of a 14.4kW hybrid solar-energy system for park operations at the Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida. The system provides power for employee housing, including air conditioning, refrigeration and potable water production on the island of Loggerhead Key. The new hybrid system, which replaced a prime power generator, will […]
The Board of Directors of Schott Applied Power Corp. (SAPC, Rocklin, CA) announced the appointment of Thomas Starrs as President of SAPC. Starrs, a well-respected leader in the photovoltaics industry, has led and contributed to a number of successful initiatives, including his championship of "net metering" and simplified interconnection requirements across the country and on […]
The US Senate rejected a proposal to require utilities to produce as much as a fifth of their electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy sources. Another fuel requirement, calling for up to 10 percent of electricity from renewable sources, remained in a broad energy bill being debated by the Senate, but opponents said […]
EMCORE Corp. (Somerset, NJ) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Applied Solar Division business of Tecstar Inc. (Somerset, NJ). The acquisition will augment EMCORE's capability to penetrate the satellite communications sector and enable the company to provide satellite manufacturers with integrated satellite power solutions that improve satellite economics. Under the terms of […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced that it will deliver a 4kW cogeneration fuel cell system to Naps Systems Oy (Finland), a leading solar power system company and a subsidiary of Fortum Corp. (Finland). The fuel cell system will be installed at the Environmental Information Centre in Hammarby Sjostad Stockholm, Sweden, to use and demonstrate […]
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) installed a 20kW array of building-integrated photovoltaic roofing panels to supply a portion of the power needed at one of the airport's support buildings. The UNI-SOLAR photovoltaic laminates were bonded to metal roofing pans and installed in modular units. The system is grid-connected, which means that when the photovoltaic […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Marlboro, MA) announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. For the three months ended December 31, 2001, product revenues were $764,000, an increase of $551,000 from $213,000 for the same period in 2000. Research revenues for the fourth quarter were $100,000, as compared to $325,000 for the […]
SunWize Technologies Inc. (Kingston, NY) announced the opening of an 8,500sq-ft distribution facility in Ventura County, CA. The facility is located 60 miles north of Los Angeles. The new facility is part of the SunWize expansion plan designed to service its growing customer base in the Western US and Latin America, and to implement its […]
Enron Corp. (Houston, TX) announced that it has agreed to sell its Enron Wind Corp. (Tehachapi, CA) wind turbine business to General Electric Co. (Fairfield, CT). Financial terms were not disclosed, but sources state that General Electric will pay about $250.0 million. The sale must be approved by a bankruptcy court judge and regulators. Proceeds […]
Global Acquisition Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT) announced that the company has changed its name to Oak Ridge Micro-Energy Inc. Along with the name change, the company also changed its trading symbol to "OTCBB: OKRM" to more accurately reflect the name of the company. The company held a shareholder meeting to formally approve the change. […]
Schott Applied Power Corp. (SAPC, Rocklin, CA) announced its new 165W multicrystalline photovoltaic (PV) module, the SAPC-165. The SAPC-165 is a high-quality, high-power and competitively priced PV module. It is UL listed and on the California Energy Commission's list of approved modules. The high-power module has a rating of 165W and 72 5in (125mm) multi-crystalline […]