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GT Solar to Equip One of Largest Solar Wafer Factories in World (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| Merrimack, NH (USA), July 31, 2007 - GT Solar Incorporated, one of the major providers of manufacturing equipment and turnkey manufacturing solutions to the photovoltaic (PV) industry, announced today that it has signed a $171 million dollar contract with Glory Silicon Energy Co., Ltd., of JiangSu, China for GT's new and more efficient DSS450 furnaces for the production of multi-crystalline silicon ingots. The contract is the largest single DSS furnace contract in GT Solar's history and will include deliveries over the next two years. The order will equip what is projected to be one of the largest wafer factories in the world – about 1500MW annually. |
First Solar, Inc. Announces 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:FSLR) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. Quarterly revenues were $77.2 million, up from $66.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 and up from $27.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2006. |
House Energy Bill Will Help America Build a Sustainable Energy Future, Geothermal Industry Leader Says (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) today applauded the comprehensive energy legislation unveiled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). "This bill will help put America on the path to energy independence and sustainability," stated Karl Gawell, GEA's Executive Director. |
FPL Energy to Add 10,000 MW of Wind Power by 2012 (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. recently announced plans to add between 8,000 and 10,000 megawatts (MW) of new wind to its portfolio by the end of 2012. To achieve this goal, FPL Energy plans to add at least 2,000 MW of new wind generation to its portfolio in the 2007/2008 timeframe and 1,500 to 2,000 MW per year from 2009 through 2012. |
Acciona Energy Closes Financing on Nevada Solar One (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| Acciona Energy recently closed a $266 million long-term project financing deal for Nevada Solar One, its 64-megawatt Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, the largest solar power plant built in the world in 16 years. The deal represents the first leveraged lease structured financing for a CSP plant in the U.S. |
SunPower Dedicates 330 MW Solar Cell Fab (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, inaugurated its second solar cell fabrication facility, referred to as cell Fab 2, in the Philippines earlier this week. |
CPUC Begins Looking at REC Trading (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has initiated proceedings to begin examining the potential use of renewable energy credits (REC) for compliance with California's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS), which requires utilities to obtain 20 percent of their power from renewable resources by 2010. |
Sharp to Develop Next-Generation Manufacturing Facility (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| Sharp Corporation has announced plans to develop a new manufacturing plant that will house the company's production line for both Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panels and thin film solar cells. |
Harvesting the Power of Ocean & Tidal Energy (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| A small team of engineers based in Cornwall, England, have made a breakthrough with the development of a turbine that they claim could solve the commercial viability of tidal power. Known as the Osprey turbine, the technology can be used to create electricity offshore at sea -- or in tidal rivers and inland waterways. |
Gunther to lead Smart Metering West Coast Workshop (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 09:00:48
| Erich Gunther, EnerNex chairman and chief technology officer, will kick off the Smart Metering West Coast conference in Los Angeles on Monday, August 20. |
Rethinking Climate Change (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 12:00:47
| There's a key component of climate change that's underreported and often overlooked.
In the U.S., a surprisingly high 21% of CO2 greenhouse gas emissions come from energy used in the home, making home energy use one of the biggest contributors to global warming.
But an important new renewable energy project aims to curb these greenhouse gases, helping to reduce climate change and its potentially dangerous side-effects. |
Solar Power On The Roof Of The World by Krannich Solar & Mountain Spirit DE (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 12:00:47
| Mountain Spirit Deutschland e.V. is an aid organization that helps people and villages in Nepal to implement projects to improve living conditions there. Aid is based on the "self-help" principle. This means that local people are actively involved in planning and executing each of the projects. After intensive training, they also assume responsibility for maintenance and care of the equipment, of course, with continued support. Steffen Gohl, head of marketing at Krannich Solar, first heard about Mountain Spirit in a radio interview on the south-west radio channel SWR 1 "Leute" (people). He immediately contacted the organization. This was the start of an exciting cooperation and the realization of an ambitious project. |
Tennis Goes Greener with FirmGreen™ at Breakers New Venue (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2007 at 03:00:58
| FirmGreen Energy, Inc. (FGE™) is hitting the courts for the upcoming season with the Newport Beach Breakers (NBB), a World TeamTennis (WTT) pro league team. The season opener is Friday, July 6, 2007 vs. the Sacramento Capitals, and marks FirmGreen's inaugural year as the Official Green Energy Company of the Newport Beach Breakers. |
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