Cleantech News

RSS

Plug Power Inc. Announced Release of New Fuel Cell for Lead-acid Batteries

Plug Power Inc., a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced the GenDrive Series 1000 product family has a new member, the GenDrive 1900. It is Plug Power's highest-power fuel cell yet...

From Plug Power Inc 25 Jun 2013

Kyocera’s Solar Modules Installed on PV Carport at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Baja California

Kyocera Solar Inc. today announced that its solar modules have been installed on a new photovoltaic (PV) carport at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Baja California (TMMBC). The system was inaugurated today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Tijuana Mayor Carlos Bustamante; Federico Serrano Banuelos, president of the Maquiladora Industry Association of Tijuana (AIM); Joe Da Rosa, president of TMMBC; and David Hester, president of Kyocera Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.

From KYOCERA Global 24 Jun 2013

Consumers Energy Enters Contract with GE to Supply Wind Turbine Generators for Cross Winds Project

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest supplier of renewable energy and will be adding more to serve its customers. The company has signed a contract with GE to supply 62 wind turbine generators for the Cross Winds Energy Park in Tuscola County.

24 Jun 2013

Ashalim Concentrating Solar Plant to be Built by Abengoa and Shikun & Binui

Abengoa, the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, and Shikun & Binui, an Israeli based global infrastructure group, have been nominated by the State of Israel as successful bidders in the BOT tender of the Ashalim concentrating solar plant.

24 Jun 2013

Slovenia Hospital to Acquire Low-Emission Capstone MicroTurbines

Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced the first order for Capstone MicroTurbines® in Slovenia for two C200s to be installed at Splošna bolnišnica Novo Mesto, the general hospital in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.

From Capstone Turbine Corporation 24 Jun 2013

Silevo Announces Production of 355 W Solar Module

Fremont, California-based solar cell innovator and photovoltaic (PV) solar module manufacturer, today announced the industry’s first greater than 350 Watt-peak (Wp) solar module made with 72 of Silevo’s proprietary Triex 156-millimeter (mm) solar cells.

21 Jun 2013

Walgreens to Build New Solar Installations at Over 200 Stores

Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, together with Chicago-based solar developer SoCore Energy, today said they will build more than 200 new solar installations at Walgreens drugstores throughout California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.

21 Jun 2013

Collaboration to Transform Steel Industry’s Carbon-Rich Off-Gases into Low Carbon Bioethanol

Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel industry worldwide.

21 Jun 2013

MTS to Supply Simulation System to RWTH Aachen University’s Center for Wind Power Drives

MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of high performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that it will collaborate with GE Power Conversion to supply a simulation system to RWTH Aachen University for its Center for Wind Power Drives (CWD).

21 Jun 2013

Wood Coated with Tin Holds Promise as an Environmentally Friendly Energy Source

Taking inspiration from trees, scientists have developed a battery made from a sliver of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly energy source.

21 Jun 2013

Cupertino Electric Announces Completion of Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in California

The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric, Inc. today announced the successful completion of two solar generation projects in Huron, California totaling 30 megawatts (MW) that were engineered and constructed for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

20 Jun 2013

Study Results Provide New Insights into Biophysical Impacts of Small Hydropower Systems

Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may cause unanticipated and potentially significant losses of habitat and biodiversity.

20 Jun 2013

New Report Predicts Reduction in Production Cost for Solar PV Modules

Production costs for industry-leading Chinese crystalline-silicon (c-Si) PV module manufacturers— such as Jinko Solar, Renesola, Trina Solar and Yingli Green Energy— will fall from 50 cents per watt in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 36 cents per watt by the end of 2017, according to a new report from GTM Research.

20 Jun 2013

Yingli Green Energy Showcases Latest Products at Intersolar Europe

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and the world's largest photovoltaic ("PV") manufacturer, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", leads the game when it comes to setting the standards for quality and sustainability in the PV industry.

20 Jun 2013

Plug Power Delivers a Presentation at Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2013

Plug Power Inc., a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced that President and CEO, Andy Marsh, will be presenting today, June 19, 2013, at the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2013 (HFC2013) conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre, where this year's theme is "Power, Transportation & Energy Storage: An Industry on the Move."

From Plug Power Inc 20 Jun 2013