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SwissINSO Holding Completes Installation of KRYSTALL

SwissINSO Holding Inc. has completed the installation of a solar water purification system.

22 Apr 2010

Pacific Blue Energy Corp. Plans a Novel Solar Energy Project

Renewable energy developer Pacific Blue Energy Corp. is outlining its plans on the recently acquired land of 154.3 acres in Flagstaff, Arizona.

22 Apr 2010

Research Report on China Wind Turbine Casting Industry

Research and Markets is making available its "2010 Deep Research Report on China Wind Turbine Casting Industry" report.

22 Apr 2010

Important Breakthrough Could Reduce Cost of Solar Cells

Researchers have made an important breakthrough in the use of continuous flow microreactors to produce thin film absorbers for solar cells – an innovative technology that could significantly reduce the cost of solar energy devices and reduce material waste.

21 Apr 2010

Smart Charging Station for Electric Vehicles

Developed by Fraunhofer researchers, the "smart" charging station is a device that enables electric vehicles to recharge when the system load is low and the share of energy from renewable resources is high. In this way, load peaks can be avoided and the contribution of solar and wind power fully exploited. "For us, it is important that end consumers are completely free to decide when they want to recharge.

21 Apr 2010

AMSC Receives Follow On Order for Wind Turbine Power Electronics

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, today announced that it has received another follow-on order for 30 sets of wind turbine power electronic components from Ulsan, South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (Korean Stock Exchange: HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, a global leader in turnkey power plants and offshore projects, and a major global supplier of high voltage electrical equipment.

21 Apr 2010

Wind Energy Research gets Valuable Finding Boost in Norway

Biobanks, ocean monitoring, wind energy, and micro- and nanotechnology are being given a powerful boost in terms of research equipment. Four national research facilities were recently granted allocations totalling NOK 210 million.

21 Apr 2010

Sutterlin Technologies Uses New Technology to Combat Brown Codling Moths

Sutterlin Technologies, a new company based at The University of Alabama (UA), is using its patent-pending biodegradable technology to eliminate the brown codling moth, an insect, from farms in an environmentally friendly manner.

21 Apr 2010

Maryland University Students to Showcase ‘Green’ House at Solar Decathlon 2011

A Terp team comprising faculty, students and mentors from the University of Maryland has earned a coveted position in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 scheduled to be held on the National Mall in 2011.

21 Apr 2010

Michael Boot Develops Cyclox, a Novel Diesel Type

Michael Boot, a researcher at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, has developed cyclox, a novel diesel type that emits less soot.

21 Apr 2010

Empire Power Systems to Install Rooftop Solar Power System in Phoenix, Arizona

Empire Power Systems (EPS) is slated to install a rooftop solar power system on a Cowley Companies building having an area of 850,000 sq. ft. in Phoenix, Arizona.

21 Apr 2010

The Office of Naval Research to Showcase Microbial Fuel Cell

On Earth Day, April 22, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will showcase its microbial fuel cell, which is a device that produces electricity from decomposed marine organisms. The presentation will be held at the Pentagon.

21 Apr 2010

Apollo Solar Energy Inks LOI to Construct a Solar Energy Community

Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. has inked a non-binding Letter of Intent with officials of the Municipal Government of Ningguo City for establishing a joint venture to operate and build the Ningguo-Apollo Solar Energy Community located at Anhui Province, China.

21 Apr 2010

PV-FlexMount Solar Module from ShadePlex

The PV-FlexMount solar modules offered by ShadePlex use Amorphous silicon solar cells to generate electricity even under low level light or overcast conditions and can produce up to 10% more annual power yield than crystalline silicon solar panels.

21 Apr 2010

Lear Corp and PREMO to Develop Components and Technology for Hybrid Vehicles

Lear Corporation, leading global supplier of automotive seating systems and electrical power management systems and PREMO, technology leader for inductive, RFID components and EMC filters, announced today the formation of an agreement for the design and development of cutting edge inductive components and technology for automotive power electronics applications for hybrid vehicles.

21 Apr 2010