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Radiant Holding to Distribute Solar Modules of Ascent Solar

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with China’s Radiant Holding Ltd. Under the agreement, Radiant Holding will be distributing the solar modules of Ascent Solar Technologies across China.

16 Sep 2010

SAIC Receives $22 Million Agreement for Geothermal Plant

SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) has received a $22-million contract towards the construction of a geothermal power plant in northwest Nevada called as the San Emidio geothermal project.

16 Sep 2010

A-Power Energy Joins Lincoln County in Nevada for Biomass Fuel Study

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (A-Power) has joined with Lincoln County, Nevada for conducting a Joint Feasibility Study towards an electric generation plant that is fueled by biomass.

16 Sep 2010

E-Fuel Launches its MicroFusion Reactor for Ethanol Fuel Production

E-Fuel has launched its innovative E-Fuel MicroFusion Reactor, which is a disruptive technology for empowering users for processing different forms of cellulosic wastes into sugar water, an essential ingredient meant for ethanol fuel.

16 Sep 2010

Ultrablade Fabric Solution Provides Benefits for Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturers

Owens Corning, a leading global producer of reinforcement solutions for composite systems today introduced Ultrablade™ fabric solutions to help enable the market transition to longer, lighter and stiffer wind turbine rotor blades. The new solutions, which will be commercially available in January 2011, can help designers remove nearly a metric ton of reinforcement and resin from 2.0 megawatt (MW) wind turbines compared to same-size blade sets made with traditional E-glass.

15 Sep 2010

Sterling Alternative Energy Signs Agreement with Chinese Government for Constructing a Solar Farm

Sterling Alternative Energy (Sterling AE), a Texas based company, has signed an accord with the Chinese Government for the construction of a 2,500 MW solar farm to be located in the deserts of Mongolia.

15 Sep 2010

Underwriters Laboratories Open their Testing and Certification Facility in Japan

Underwriters Laboratories, a well known safety testing and certification company, has declared the opening of its photovoltaic equipments testing and certification facility in Mie Prefecture, Ise City, Japan.

15 Sep 2010

Lockheed Martin to Install Biomass Power Generation Facility at Veterans Affairs Hospital

Lockheed Martin, a Bethesda headquartered security company, and Whiting Turner a construction company, have received a $15 million contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the construction of a biomass steam production system for the V.A. Medical Center located in Canandaigua, N.Y.

15 Sep 2010

KenGen Commissions its First Wind Farm in Kenya

Kenya, rated as one of the biggest economy among the east African countries, is a poor electric power producing country.

15 Sep 2010

SunPower to Use Ice Energy’s Storage Technology in a Californian Project

Ice Energy, a smart-grid enabled advance level energy storage solution provider for electric utility companies, has announced that it is working along with SunPower Corp on a unique California Public Utilities commission funded project that will merge Ice Bear energy storage technology of the company with that of photovoltaic solar systems manufactured by SunPower.

15 Sep 2010

Gama Sonic Offers Solar Powered Imperial Solar Post Lanterns

Gama Sonic USA, a solar lighting manufacturing company, has announced the availability of their new type of solar lights and imperial solar lanterns.

15 Sep 2010

Performance Services to Build a Wind Farm in Lafayette

Performance Services, Inc, an Engineering and Construction company, has signed land lease agreements with the farmers of Lafayette, Indiana, to construct a 50 MW wind farm.

15 Sep 2010

Brocade’s New Headquarters will Feature SunPower Solar System

SunPower Corporation, a company engaged in the production of solar panels, solar systems and solar cells, has declared the culmination of its 550 kW solar power production modules at the newly constructed headquarters of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc in San Jose California.

15 Sep 2010

China to Invest in Hydro Power Generation in Kyrgyzstan

In a recently conducted press conference Osmonbek Artykbekov, Energy Minister of Kyrgyzstan said that China has expressed its willingness to invest around $200 million for constructing three hydroelectric power production facilities in Kyrgyzstan with capabilities to produce around 165 MW of hydro power. The power generation facilities will be constructed over Boom and Kemin rivers.

15 Sep 2010

British Wind Power Reaches Maximum Power Production

Britain has recorded its maximum wind generation output last Monday. According to the information provided by the National Grid during the 24 hour period the country produced 40.5 GWh of electric power from wind generation out of the total used power of 809.5 GWh.

15 Sep 2010