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Corning to Add Extra Capacity to Produce Specialty Glass for Photovoltaic Applications

Corning also will build capacity in its Harrodsburg facility to begin producing specialty glass for thin-film photovoltaics. The company will use its proprietary fusion manufacturing process to produce the thin-film photovoltaic glass. Corning’s new specialty thin glass can greatly improve the solar module’s energy conversion efficiency and reduce weight while maintaining product strength and long-term reliability.

3 Aug 2010

Akeida Capital Provides Finance to Aspen Power for Biomass Plant Construction

Akeida Capital Management, LLC has secured financing of a waste wood-powered biomass electricity production facility with 57 MW capacity in Lufkin, Texas.

3 Aug 2010

Pro-Tech Installs Solar PV System for Vail Industrial + Supply

Pro-Tech Energy Solutions LLC, a leading company that provides energy services, has installed a PV generation system with 34 kW capacity for Vail Industrial & Supply, thereby has assisted the store in achieving ‘net-zero electric’ status.

3 Aug 2010

Minerco Resources Gets Approval for Chiligatoro Hydro Project

Minerco Resources Inc. has received the approval for a hydro-electric project.

3 Aug 2010

Tata BP Solar to Increase Capacity of Photovoltaic Cell Production

Tata BP Solar, which is a joint venture company between BP and Tata Power, is all set for increasing its PV cell manufacturing output to 180 MW from 84 MW at its facility in Bangalore, India.

3 Aug 2010

Sempra Joins Southern California Edison for La Rumorosa Wind Farm Project

Sempra Generation and Southern California Edison have signed up a wind power contract.

3 Aug 2010

Pine Residue Could Serve as Biofuels Feedstock Source

In the near future, pine residue could serve as a source of biofuels feedstock.

3 Aug 2010

Frost + Sullivan Forecasts Growth of the Hybrid Vehicles Market

A recent analysis conducted by Frost & Sullivan titled ‘Strategic Analysis of North American and European Hybrid Truck, Bus and Van Market’ has indicated that the market for hybrid bus, truck and van is likely to grow.

3 Aug 2010

Indian Railways Sanctions Two Wind Energy Plants in Rajasthan and Tamilnadu

Minister of State for Railways E Ahamed has indicated that the wind mill power plants are usually chosen according to the power density map that is issued by the ministry for renewable and new energy, after studying the technical feasibility of grid connection and also the availability of funds.

3 Aug 2010

BNSF Railway Proposes Pasco Wind Energy Transloading Center

BNSF Railway Company has proposed a wind energy hub to be located at the Pasco Industrial Center. The railroad company had recently proposed the setting up of a transload facility situated on Port of Pasco.

3 Aug 2010

Parity Solar Installs Rooftop Solar System in Germany

Parity Solar GmbH, a global major in the manufacture of solar PV modules of high quality, has completed a 162-kW solar PV system installation on the rooftop of the Albtal industrial park situated in Ettlingen, Germany.

3 Aug 2010

Gevo Manufactures Jet Fuel, Isobutanol and HydroCarbons from Cellulosic Biomass

Gevo, an advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals company, has announced that it has successfully manufactured jet fuel, isobutanol and hydrocarbons from cellulosic biomass.

2 Aug 2010

Natural Power Concepts Teams with Oshkosh Defense on Mobile Wind-Solar Turbine

Natural Power Concepts Inc., an alternative energy technology incubator based in Hawaii, has partnered with Oshkosh Defense for developing a mobile turbine which produces both wind and solar energy.

2 Aug 2010

U.S. DOE Invests in Alage-Based Fuel Research

Algae-based biofuel is one among the scarcely-known renewable fuels that still has significant economic uncertainty and technical challenges. However, the potential advantages are also significant, prompting the government to take numerous supporting actions.

2 Aug 2010

General Motors to Increase Chevy Volt Production Output by 50 Percent

Owing to strong interest shown by the public in the General Motors Chevrolet Volt, which is an electric car, General Motors plans to increase U.S. manufacturing output of its vehicle by 50%, to 45,000 units from 30,000 units in 2012.

2 Aug 2010