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Vision Electro Mechanical to Use SolFocus’s CPV Solar Systems

SolFocus, a producer of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) solar systems, has declared that Vision Electro Mechanical Company, an auxiliary of Construction Products Holding Company (CPC), will use its CPV systems in the first of its kind solar power generating plant in Saudi Arabia.

27 Oct 2010

Mercury Solar Systems Fixes 1.2 MW Rooftop and Carport Systems in Newark

Mercury Solar Systems, a solar integrating company, associated with Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and installed 1.2 MW solar systems on two public schools located in Newark, NJ.

27 Oct 2010

Gebäude-Solarsysteme-the First Franchisee of Day4 Energy's solarSYSTEMS

Day4 Energy, a solar photovoltaic products and solution providing company, declared that Gebäude-Solarsysteme (GSS) of Thuringia, Germany, a solar technology company and a licensed partner of its Day4 solarSYSTEM’S turnkey production program, has become fully functional and produces Day4 labeled solar PV modules for various types of applications.

27 Oct 2010

DTE Energy Services Revives Stoneman Station to Produce Biomass Power

The E.J. Stoneman Station owned by DTE Energy Services has started generating and delivering electric power utilizing biomass energy. Dairyland Power Cooperative, a neighborhood utility company located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is buying the total output of 40 MW to meet the energy requirements of its members.

27 Oct 2010

Good Energies, NIBC Infrastructure Partners Secure Q-Cells Developed Solar PV Plants

Good Energies, an investor in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, and NIBC Infrastructure Partners, a company with an investment focus in countries such as Benelux, Germany and the UK, have made an accord with Q-Cells SE, a German solar integrating company, to purchase Finsterwalde II and Finsterwalde III solar PV plants situated in Brandenburg, Germany.

27 Oct 2010

Cenergy Power to Install Solar PV System for Del Mar Farms

Del Mar Farms, a company that provides fresh and packaged premium commodities such as Roma Tomatoes, apricots, zucchini, almonds, honeydews and cantaloupes, declared the conclusion of its solar PV system installation.

27 Oct 2010

Hareon Solar Opts for SmartFactory Automation Solution from Applied Materials to Improve Cell Production Process

Applied Materials, a company providing automation software for use in the production of advanced semiconductor, solar PV products and flat solar panels, declared that Hareon Solar has chosen its SmartFactory production computerization software to better the production output of solar PV cell manufacturing in the latter's production facilities in China.

27 Oct 2010

Ferro to Launch High Efficiency Pastes for Solar Cells at PV Taiwan

Ferro Electronic Materials, a leading supplier of materials for fabricating photovoltaic silicon solar cells for more than 25 years, will introduce new front and rear contact pastes at PV Taiwan, held in Taipei, Taiwan

27 Oct 2010

SolarCity Recognized as Green Power Supplier of the Year by DOE

SolarCity, a pioneer in the field of solar, energy efficiency finance and other related services, revealed that it has been named the Green Power Supplier of the year by the Department of Energy (DOE) in the non-utility category.

27 Oct 2010

SCE Finalizes Agreement with DOE for Energy Storage Demonstration

Southern California Edison (SCE) declared that it has made a final agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) for a grant amounting to $25 million for the development of a large-scale energy storage demonstration by using lithium-ion batteries.

27 Oct 2010

NACF Announces Biomass-to-Electricity Project in Port Gibson

National Clean Fuels (NACF) and the Center (Center for Environment, Commerce and Energy) declared that plans for the Port Gibson Biomass-to-Electricity (BTE) Project in Mississippi have begun. The new plant would generate electricity to power a massive turbine by converting woodchips and sawdust to gas.

27 Oct 2010

IKEA Activates a Solar Energy System in its Tempe Store

IKEA, a global leader in retail home furnishings, activated a solar energy system in its store in Tempe, Arizona. A number of community leaders, local officials and company representatives were present for the event.

27 Oct 2010

La Palmera Outfitted with First Wind Turbine and Energy Fitness Equipment

Aveda Institute Corpus Christi (AICC) has proclaimed that it has installed its own and the first 60’ Skystream 3.7 wind turbine at its institute on the north side of La Palmera shopping mall.

27 Oct 2010

Improving Global Equality Could Reduce the Effects of Climate Change

Reducing the inequalities between rich and poor nations could be the main driver for avoiding the worst effects of climate change and even reducing atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, according to UK researchers writing in the International Journal of Global Warming.

26 Oct 2010

Florida A+M Gets Outdoor LED Lighting

Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI; "Company"), a market leader in innovative energy efficient lighting and control solutions, recently began installation of a significant outdoor LED lighting project for Florida A&M University ("FAMU").

26 Oct 2010