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PowerFin Announces Ability to Fund More Than $100 Million of Solar Energy Projects

Presently, PowerFin Partners, LLC, a company that manages institutional funds meant for renewable energy assets, has the ability to fund more than $100 million of utility and commercial-scale solar projects in Canada and the U.S.

13 Jul 2010

Hisco and Hosiden Ink Contract to Meet PV Market Demand in North America

Hisco, Inc. has inked a distribution contract with Hosiden Corporation for supporting the solar market of North America.

13 Jul 2010

VLSI Standards Expands Solar Cell Certification Service

VLSI Standards, Inc. has expanded its present Solar Cell Certification Services portfolio by including the ISO-17025 accredited certification of client delivered production cells of size around 156 mm x 156 mm.

13 Jul 2010

ICOS Division of KLA-Tencor Ships 1,000th Automated In-Line Inspection Solution for Solar Cells

KLA-Tencor Corporation, a supplier of yield management and process control solutions targeted at the semiconductor and other related sectors, has completed the shipment of its 1,000th automated in-line inspection product for solar cells and wafers.

13 Jul 2010

Fluid Dynamics Establish US Office

Fluid Dynamics, the UK based manufacturer of non-chemical water treatment systems that prevent scaling caused by hard water has established a US office. Fluid Dynamics International Inc is based in Delaware and will offer the full range of the company’s products .

12 Jul 2010

Yield Projections for Switchgrass as a Biofuel Crop

While scientists have conducted numerous studies on production of biomass from biofuel crops, such as switchgrass, no one has yet compiled this information to evaluate the response of biomass yield to soils, climate, and crop management across the United States.

12 Jul 2010

Solar Powered Aircraft Completes First Night Flight

The Solar Impulse aircraft, which is powered only by solar energy, has triumphantly completed its first night flight. The ultralight aircraft was airborne for a total of 26 hours - from 7 am on July 7 until 9 am the following day (Central European Time) - before finally landing as planned at Payerne airbase in Switzerland. It is now officially the first manned aircraft capable of flying day and night without fuel, powered entirely by solar energy.

12 Jul 2010

Patent Filed for Producing Biofuels from Microalgae

Unitel Technologies, Inc. announced that the company has filed a patent application for a new technology for making biofuels from microalgae. The process involves minimal dewatering, and completely bypasses the energy intensive drying and oil extraction steps.

12 Jul 2010

Researchers Look to Improve Long-Term Structural Performance of Nuclear Reactor Materials

Loughborough University is joining forces with five other academic institutions to help enhance understanding of the performance of the materials used in the next generation of nuclear reactors.

12 Jul 2010

Yingli Green Energy Auctions 2010 FIFA Cup Football

Yingli Green Energy, the Yingli Solar brand holder and a global leader in the manufacture of photovoltaic solars, has auctioned an original FIFA world cup football to Wirsol Solar AG for a sum of 21,000 Euros which in turn has been donated for funding African charitable projects.

12 Jul 2010

Alstom Inks Contract with Kiewit Alarie Partnership to Supply Turbine Generators

Alstom, a supplier of hydropower services and equipment, has entered into an agreement with Kiewit Alarie Partnership (KAP) for supplying three sets of turbine generators to the Lower Mattagami Project of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) in Ontario.

12 Jul 2010

SunPower Solar System Features in Historic Berlin Theatre

SunPower Systems is all set to feature in the historic landmark Berlin theatre. MBG, an authorized partner of SunPower, has announced that it has finished installing SunPower Systems on the roof of the largest performance stage in the entire world, the FriedrichstadtPalast, with a high efficiency capacity of 29.7 KW.

12 Jul 2010