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Global Investors Support Clean Energy’s Natural Gas Fueling Infrastructure Development Initiatives

Three investment firms - Springleaf Investments, Lionfish Investments, and Greenwich Asset Holding - have decided to make an investment of about $150 million in a North American natural gas provider, Clean Energy Fuels, as part of an initiative to support the natural gas fuel sector in North America.

27 Aug 2011

Robertet Flavors Teams Up with GeoPeak Energy for Solar System Installation

Robertet Flavors, a US subsidiary of Robertet Group, has chosen GeoPeak Energy to develop, deploy and service a highly efficient photovoltaic system system at their flavors production facility located in Piscataway, NJ.

25 Aug 2011

Technology Capable of Generating Electricity on Transparent Glass to Enhance Marketability for Smart Building Design

New Energy Technologies, Inc. today announced that researchers developing its SolarWindow(TM) technology, capable of generating electricity on see-through glass, have developed a first-ever working prototype using brand new electricity-generating coatings which lead to increased transparency and enhanced color -attributes important to consumer acceptance of a commercially viable product.

"Improved transparency and color of our SolarWindow(TM) coatings allows for the development of a consumer-popular product which generates electricity on see-through glass while mimicking the aesthetic look of today's popular window tint and films," explained Mr. John A. Conklin, President and CEO of New Energy Technologies, Inc. "I'm most pleased that our researchers are not only working towards functionality but an attractive SolarWindow(TM) as well."

23 Aug 2011

DOE Awards Loan Guarantee to SoloPower to Construct Thin Film Solar Module Plants

SoloPower, a producer of flexible thin film solar modules and cells, has secured a loan guarantee worth $197 million from the Loan Programs Office of the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the development and operation of three thin film photovoltaic module plants.

22 Aug 2011

DOE Offers Loan Guarantee to Abengoa Bioenergy to Construct Biorefinery Plant in Kansas

The Loan Programs Office of the US Department of Energy (DOE) has chosen Abengoa’s subsidiary Abengoa Bioenergy to offer a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee worth $133.9 million for the building of an industrial-scale biorefinery plant.

22 Aug 2011

CNPV Solar Power, SolarTec Group Sign MOU and Strategic Partnership Deal

CNPV Solar Power, an integrated producer of solar photovoltaic products, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and strategic collaboration deal with the SolarTec Group.

22 Aug 2011

First Solar Begins Construction of Solar Thin-Film Module Factory in Arizona

First Solar has started construction of its state-of-the-art solar thin-film module factory in Mesa, Arizona and has appointed Todd Spangler as the Mesa factory’s Site Director and General Manager.

22 Aug 2011

New Biotech Center in Adelaide to Optimize Production of Biofuels

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, a $32 million research center headquartered at the University of Adelaide, has been opened by ARC’s Chief Executive Officer, Margaret Sheil.

19 Aug 2011

Unique Microscopy Method Allows Scientists to Study Key Reactions in Fuel Cells

research team at the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has employed a novel technology called electrochemical strain microscopy to investigate the reactions that restrict the extensive use of fuel cell technologies.

18 Aug 2011

SPI Solar to Provide EPC services for Solar Project in New Jersey

SPI Solar, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services provider and developer of vertically integrated solar PV products, declared that it has been contracted by KDC Solar to provide EPC services for the design and building of a 9.7 MW distributed solar energy facility (SEF) that uses fixed and ground mount solar panels.

17 Aug 2011