The DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions group takes DuPont science and technology from across DuPont’s many global business units to help support the dramatic growth in this industry with its comprehensive portfolio of innovative materials and services. DuPont has been developing PV materials for over 20 years in order to increase the efficiency and longevity of solar [...]
Siemens is testing 2 gearless wind energy stations in W Denmark. The first has been installed and the second will be installed by year-end. Gearless wind turbines have a simpler design, thus reducing maintenance expenses. This is especially relevant when the turbines are installed in locations where maintenance access is high, such as at sea. [...]
Aug 20, 2008 – Suntech Power Holdings Ltd. [STP ], a leading PV solar energy company, announced today its 2Q 2008 financial results. Total net revenues grew over 51% to $480 million and net income was $65.2 million equivalent to $0.38 per diluted ADS, which represents one ordinary share. Suntech’s PV cell production capacity was [...]
Aug 19, 2008 – Google [GOOG] announced today that its nonprofit philanthropic foundation, Google.org, made $10 million in investments and grants in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology. Google states that, “EGS expands the potential of traditional geothermal energy by orders of magnitude. The traditional geothermal approach relies on finding naturally occurring pockets of steam or hot [...]
Aug 19, 2008 – USEC Inc, [USEC], a leading supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants, announced today that it is building new facilities and adding jobs at its Piketown, OH plant. USEC estimates that the American Centrifuge Plant will create approximately 3,300 direct and indirect jobs in Ohio, and more than [...]
Aug 19, 2008 – Jiashan, China – ReneSola Ltd. [SOL], a leading manufacturer of solar wafers announced that its net revenues were $173 million, an increase of 289% from $44.5 million in 2Q 2007 & up 40.5 from $123 million in 1Q 2008. 2Q 2008 net income was $23.3 million, an increase of 294.5% from [...]
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Aug 18, 2008 – First Solar, Inc . [FSLR ] of Tempe, AZ announced that it plans to expand its development and manufacturing operations at its Perrysburg, OH facility near Toledo [Wood County]. The 500,000 sq ft addition, expected to be complete in 2010, should add at least 134 jobs to the present 700 employees [...]
Acciona Solar Power , [ANA ] a Spanish energy company, installed a 1 sq km facility that focuses sunlight for heating water to produce steam to drive a 64 megawatt turbine built by Siemens [SI ]. T he facility in Nevada can generate around 134 million kwh of power each year while saving about 80,000 [...]
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (STP ), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, announced it has completed the final round of its $100 million in aggregate purchase of a minority interest in Nitol Solar , an independent polysilicon producer. Suntech also announced it was pleased with the [...]
Trina Solar Limited [TSL ] of Changshou, China, announced its 2Q 2008 results. Total net revenues were up 171% to $204.2 million. Net income was $17.1 million compared to $7.4 million in 2Q 2007. Earnings per fully-diluted ADS was $0.68.
Trina also revised its full year 2008 projections upward.
BioSolar, Inc . (BSRC ) announced that it has been featured in media reports following its announcement that materials derived from cotton and castor beans compose the company’s proprietary BioBacksheet™, a protective covering, traditionally made from expensive petroleum-based film, used in the back of virtually all photovoltaic solar cells.
BioSolar’s official announcement was at [...]
In July 2008, Governor Charlie Crist of Florida led a Team Florida Trade and Business Development Mission that toured the Renovalia photovoltaic solar energy facility in Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Spain where Renovalia CEO Jaime Galobert and Seminole Electric announced the beginning of negotiations for a new solar plant in Florida. The Puertollano facility is being [...]
Pangea Organics is known for its green, ecocentric body care products. The company maintains the Pangea Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to researching and teaching aspects of sustainable living and business practices.
Pangea Organic’s entire facility (both factories and offices), which borders the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, became 100% wind-powered in 2006. Initially, the [...]
Aug 15, 2008 – Bob Boniface , Director of Design for Chevrolet Volt GM , a plug-in electric car, released new design photos and said production-ready prototypes would be ready in 10 days! BUT, that does not mean the Volt will be here before 2010. There is still much work to be done on the [...]
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