The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency (F-PACE), has awarded a $300,000 grant to an associate professor of computer and electrical engineering at Old Dominion University (ODU), Sylvain Marsillac. The funding will support Marsillac’s research work to enhance the efficiency of solar energy cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Mar 2012
Tata Power, a private sector power utility in India, has established a joint venture (JV) with Exxaro Resources, a diversified resources company in South Africa. Cennergi is the new energy JV, which will be located in South Africa.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Mar 2012
Eco Wave Power, an Israel-based developer of advanced and innovative global wave energy solutions, has reached the final stages of constructing a medium scale wave power system on a port located in the Black Sea.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Mar 2012
The McAllen Independent School District (McAllen ISD), headquartered in McAllen, Texas, and Ameresco, a provider of energy-efficient, infrastructure upgrades and renewable energy solutions for facilities across North America, has entered into an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Mar 2012
Kyoto City has selected the Kyocera Group and SB Energy, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, to develop and manage a 4.2 MW solar power plant. This mega solar power project will be the newest one in Kyoto Prefecture.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Mar 2012
The U.S. Energy Department, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and Savannah River Site have signed three Memorandums of Agreements (MOUs) with NuScale Power, Holtec International and Hyperion Power Generation to establish effective deployment strategies for small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technologies at SRS in South Carolina.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has released a new research report titled, “Wind Energy: A Global Strategic Business Report.” The report includes industry overview, product innovations, wind technology overview, growth drivers and profiles of key market players.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
Two manufacturing giants in the automobile industry, Honda and BMW have turned green by installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at its facilities.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
Natcore Technology announced the opening ceremony of a research and development center at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York. The center has been constructed and fully equipped at a cost of approximately $1 million.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
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