Archive for January, 2010

Energy Conversion Devices and Enfinity Corporation Plan to Co-Develop 10 Mw of Rooftop Solar Projects in Ontario, Canada

Jan 28, 2010 – Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (NASDAQ: ENER) and Enfinity Corporation announced plans to collaborate on the development of a 10MW portfolio of rooftop solar installations in Ontario, Canada.
ECD and Enfinity will partner to co-develop a series of rooftop solar projects throughout Ontario, Canada under the province’s new feed-in-tariff program. The companies [...]

Wind Power Grows 39% for the Year

Jan 27, 2010 – Jad Mouawad reports in The New York Times that “Despite a crippling recession and tight credit markets, the American wind power industry grew at a blistering pace in 2009, adding 39% more capacity. The country is close to the point where 2% of its electricity will come from wind turbines.  While [...]

Sites to Refuel Electric Cars Gain a Big Dose of Funds

Jan 27, 2010 – Nelson D. Schwartz reports in The New York Times about the new round of funding for “Better Place, the closely watched start-up that hopes to create vast networks of charge spots to power electric cars, is set to receive a vote of confidence on Monday, in the form of $350 million [...]

ECOtality Unveils Its First Electric Vehicle Networked Software

ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLE) will provide a preview of its first generation of internet-based software for advanced electric vehicle charging.  The software, developed by eTec (Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ECOtality, will be on display this week at the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference held in conjunction with the Washington Auto [...]

Greenest Cars: 2010 – CNBC

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Toyota is UAE Energy Winner

Solar-Powered Airplane

Dorchester Wisconsin Powered by Cow Manure

eSolar Partners With Penglai on Landmark Solar Thermal Agreement For China: 2 GW to be Built Utilizing Technology Proven at the Sierra Power Plant

Jan 12, 2010 – eSolar, a global provider of reliable and cost-effective concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, and Penglai Electric, a privately-owned Chinese electrical power equipment manufacturer, today announced a master licensing agreement to build at least 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar thermal power plants in China over the next 10 years.  The deal was [...]

Siemens Installing Intelligent Electric Meters in Austria

Jan 12, 2010 – Beginning in 2010, intelligent electric meters from Siemens will make buying electricity more transparent for Austrian customers and help to reduce consumption.  The company is installing 100,000 AMIS meters in Upper Austria for the utility Energie AG. AMIS (Automated Metering and Information System) sends time-resolved usage data to the utility and [...]

ECOTALITY EXPANDS MARKET PRESENCE TO AUSTRALIA

Jan 12, 2010 – ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLE), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced that it has established a new, wholly-owned subsidiary, ECOtality Australia Pty Ltd.  The Company, headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, will market and distribute battery charging equipment to support on-road electric vehicles (EV), industrial equipment, and electric airport ground [...]

500-Kilowatt Rooftop Solar Power System Installed at Harvard University

Jan 12, 2010 – CarbonFree Technology, Integrys Energy Services, Inc., and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) announced the completion of Harvard University’s first large rooftop solar power system. The 500-kw SunPower system has been installed on the roof of one of the historic buildings that comprise the Arsenal on the Charles complex in Watertown, [...]

A Low Profile This Year, But Chrysler Says Its Day is Coming

Jan 12, 2010 – Bill Vlasic reports in The New York Times from the Detroit Auto Show.  Read the full article at The New York Times and the excerpt here.  “Chrysler always had a showman’s flair for grabbing attention at this city’s annual auto show. Its stunt highlight reel includes driving a Jeep through the [...]

All Pumped Up About the Future

Jan 12, 2010 – Bill Vlasic and Nick Bunkley report in The New York Times today from the Detroit auto show.  Here is an excerpt.  See the full article in The New York Times.
“About 98% of the vehicles sold in the United States last year were powered by conventional gasoline engines, and hybrids occupied just [...]

Electric Bike at Consumer Electronics Show