Southern Energy Management (SEM), a sustainable energy company based in North Carolina, has received the 2012 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
Oerlikon Group has signed an agreement with Japan-based Tokyo Electron, a global semiconductor production equipment supplier, to divest its solar business based in Trübbach, Switzerland.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
Suncore Photovoltaics, a joint venture of EMCORE and San'an Optoelectronics, has commenced production at its facility in Huainan, China. The joint venture was established in July 2010 and it started the construction of the Huainan facility in February 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Mar 2012
American Solar, a design-build firm specializing in solar electric power and solar hot water systems and roofing, has extended its partnership with Keystone Homes, a privately-owned company dedicated on building new homes, to install solar systems at the Rancho Madera community in Cave Creek, Arizona. Both the companies have collaborated earlier on Ironwood Village solar installation project in Casa Grande, Arizona.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Mar 2012
Juhl Renewable Energy Systems (JRES) is a new subsidiary that has been established by Juhl Wind, a wind power development and management company, to meet the growing demand for smaller-scale on-site solar and wind systems in the small or medium business market.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Mar 2012
MAGE SOLAR will showcase its high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) modules, mounting solutions, inverters and services at PV America 2012 event, which will be held from March 19 to 21 in San Jose, California.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Mar 2012
Longsol, an owner and operator of solar power projects in Spain, France and the U.S., and MetLife, a global provider of insurance, allowances and employee benefit programs, have acquired SunEdison’s 30 MW solar farm in Webberville, Texas. The solar project has commenced its operations in December 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Mar 2012
Palo Alto, California-based solar developer, SilRay, has completed the installation of a 110 kW solar system at Ferrari Farms, a family-owned organic farm.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
Southwest Solar Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of energy technologies, has entered into an agreement with MaxQ Power Conversion to advance its new, patent pending concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
LANXESS has announced an investment of €200 million (about SGD 340 million) in a new neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant with a capacity of 140,000 metric tons per annum in Singapore.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
Energiekontor, a wind power project developer, has signed a wind turbine supply agreement with GE Energy for four wind projects in Germany.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
GeoPeak Energy, a global renewable energy solutions provider, has completed the installation of a 62.4 kW solar power system in Hopewell, New Jersey.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
A new study, published in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology journal, has shown that to meet the present biofuel production targets with current technology, approximately 80% of existing agricultural landscape in the U.S. needs to be used for growing corn for ethanol production. Another alternative solution would involve the conversion of 60% of current rangeland to biofuels.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
Panasonic Enterprise Solutions, a unit of Panasonic, has partnered with Renewable Social Benefit Funds (RSB Funds), an alternative energy company, to install a 115 kW solar power system at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation located in Agoura Hills, California.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Mar 2012
ICF International has signed an $11.5 million worth extended energy efficiency agreement with Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO). Under the terms of the agreement, ICF will continue to support SMECO’s energy efficiency programs for the next three years in the residential, industrial and commercial markets.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Mar 2012