Evercel Inc. (Danbury, CT) has signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding with Oxygen SPA (Padua, Italy) and Eurosolare, the solar energy division of the ENI Group (Rome, Italy), to develop a series of solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) maintenance and charging stations in major cities across Italy for use with Evercel's nickel-zinc and traditional batteries. The […]
Darnell.Com Inc. (Corona, CA) announced the appointments of Dr. D. Bruce Merrifield and John C. Meldrum to the company's Board of Directors. Dr. Merrifield and Mr. Meldrum are the first outside directors appointed to the board.Dr. Merrifield is president and CEO of the Pridco Management Company (Washington, DC). He is Professor Emeritus of the Wharton […]
Next April 2001, thousands of participants representing twelve different organizations will gather for FORUM 2001, a conference which is being hailed as the largest and most comprehensive solar event of the new millennium. These organizations – public, private, large and small – are united by a commitment to the possible key role of solar energy […]
Northern Power Systems (NPS, Waitsfield, VT) has been awarded a contract from the University of Mississippi and the University of Alaska's Geophysical Institute (UA-GI) for a telepower photovoltaic/fossil-fuel hybrid-power system for deployment on the continent of Antarctica. This system will provide year-round power for the UA-GI's infrasonic monitoring station at a location called Windless Bight.The […]
The fifth annual UPVG Pholtaic Experience Conference and Exhibition (UPEx 2000) is being held October 2-5 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MA. UPEx 2000 is an international conference which offers a forum to consider the issues arising as the demand for clean, creative energy grows. Topics to be explored will include market trends, […]
Scientists at a recent congressional hearing in Washington told the House Science subcommittee on space and aeronautics that solar-powered satellites will become a major energy source by the year 2030. With electric energy use projected to grow 75 percent worldwide by 2020 and oil production expected to slow due to depleted reserves after 2015, employing […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) recently unveiled the Power Pem PS250, a new PEM fuel cell system. The system, rated at 250W, is available in both mobile and rack-mounted models. Intended for the small electric-vehicle market as a primary or fuel cell battery hybrid-power source, the Power Pem PS250 can also be used as a […]
Sanyo Electric Company Ltd. (Japan) is constructing a 3.4MW solar cell plant for its Gifu Plant for manufacturing semiconductor chips. The plant will annually generate an estimated 3,700MWh of power. The solar cell uses a proprietary cell structure featuring amorphous silicon film on a single crystal-silicon substrate, achieving a high cell-conversion efficiency of 18 percent […]
The US General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it has selected a unit of Potomac Electric Power (PEPCO, Washington, DC) to help build one of the nation's largest solar-energy projects, outside of the nation's capital in Maryland. PEPCO Energy Services Inc., in partnership with Applied Power Corp. (Butler, WI), were chosen to construct a photovoltaic […]
The Anaheim and Los Angeles Convention Centers will be installed with solar panels supplied by AstroPower Inc. (Newark, DE) this fall to produce power on-site during peak demand periods when the electricity supply is most scarce and, consequently, most expensive. The solar power panels were purchased separately by the cities of Los Angeles and Anaheim […]
AstroPower Inc. (Newark, DE) reported an acceleration of its capacity expansion plans. "We continue to be capacity-constrained, in spite of more than tripling our manufacturing capacity over the past three years," said Allen M. Barnett, president and CEO of AstroPower. Mr. Barnett also stated, "At the time of our follow-on offering last fall, our plan […]
Applied Power Corp. (Lacey, WA) recently completed the installation of a 22kW solar electric system for the City of Colton Electric Utility (CEU) in Colton, CA. The solar power system is integrated into a 120-foot long carport structure that provides shade for parked vehicles at the City's Public Works Administration Building. Applied Power designed the […]
Real Goods Trading Corp. (Santa Rosa, CA) announced that net sales for its fiscal 2001 1st quarter ended June 24, 2000 decreased to $3,202,000 from $4,117,000 in 1999. The company's net loss increased to $520,000 from $140,000 in 1999. Applicable per share losses were $0.11, compared with $0.03 last year.The 22 percent decrease in net […]
The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF, Portland, OR) joined with the City of Ashland, Oregon, and other partners in dedicating the Northwest's newest and largest solar photovoltaic generation project on July 28. The 25kW project, divided among three key sites in downtown Ashland, last year was the first renewable energy project funded by BEF. A BEF […]
Electric Auto Corp. (EAC, Fort Lauderdale, FL) has announced that Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu, director of the Clean Energy Research Institute of the University of Miami (Miami, FL) and editor-in-chief of the monthly scientific journal, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, has joined EAC as vice president of hydrogen and fuel cell development. According to EAC, […]