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Ascent Solar Technologies Signs Three-Year PV Module Supply Agreement with FTL Solar

Ascent Solar Technologies has signed a three-year photovoltaic module supply agreement with Texas-based company FTL Solar. As per the agreement, FTL is committed to purchase $6.5 million worth of two meter high efficiency flexible CIGS photovoltaic modules from Ascent over the contract period. Ascent Solar is a leading flexible thin-film photovoltaic module developer.

5 Mar 2010

Vortex Solar Pool Heating Systems from Solar Direct

The Vortex solar pool heating system is a commercial grade panel having 25% more material than the standard to provide long service life. The absorber and header of the Vortex solar pool heater are constructed from polypropylene and polyethylene black plastic along with a proprietary UV stabilizer.

5 Mar 2010

Bella Energy Partners with Conergy to Provide Kent Denver School with 205 kW Solar Power System

Bella Energy, a company based in Colorado, and Conergy, an international solar provider, have collaborated to supply Kent Denver School in Colorado with a fully financed and engineered 205-kW solar power system.

5 Mar 2010

Solar Thermal Systems from High Point Energy

The solar thermal system, available from High Point Energy, is suitable for hotel, building, pool and for multiple-unit complex water heating.

5 Mar 2010

PECO Signs Solar Power Purchase Agreements Totaling 6 MW

PECO has entered into 10-year agreements to buy 6 MW of solar power that is equivalent to 80,000 solar energy credits. The purchases were made to support Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards in Pennsylvania. The average price of the solar power per megawatt hour works out to $256.57.

5 Mar 2010

HPV-30DR Solar Charge Controllers from Heliotrope PV

The HPV-30DR solar charge controller has the capability to charge engine battery banks as well as the house battery simultaneously. The solar charge controller charges by employing a three stage charging methodology. This three stage charging methodology includes bulk, taper and float charging methods.

5 Mar 2010

Geothermal Electric Power Plants from Enel Latin America

Enel Latin America is a subsidiary of Enel, Italy, which operates a range of thermoelectric, geothermal, nuclear, wind power, photovoltaic and biomass power stations. Enel Latin America has renewable energy generation companies in Latin America. The company owns and operates power plants and has developed regional projects in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Brazil and Chile. Enel Latin America has installed power plants that can generate 667 MW of power, which are managed in partnership or directly.

5 Mar 2010

HMA214-230P Series Solar Photovoltaic Modules from Helios Technology

The HMA214-230P series photovoltaic module is manufactured with polycrystalline silicon cells. Using the crystalline silicon technology and quality raw materials, the solar module provides long term stability and performance.

5 Mar 2010

Geoexchange Commissioning Services from Clean Energy Developments

CleanEnergy handles geoexchange projects, which include thermal conductivity testing, supply of high end equipment, installation of earth loops, and feasibility studies for a particular project. The company works along with builders, consultants, commercial, industrial, residential and institutional developers and owners. CleanEnergy offers services for an entire project or for a particular phase of a project. The employees at the company are certified by the Canadian Green Building Council and Canadian GeoExchange Coalition.

5 Mar 2010

Market for Green Building Materials Expected to Triple in Next 5 Years

According to a new technical market research report, THE U.S. MARKET FOR GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS from BCC Research, the U.S. market for green building materials was worth an estimated $9.6 billion in 2009, but is expected to increase to nearly $31.4 billion in 2014, for a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.7%.

4 Mar 2010

Kyocera Solar Announces Plans to Manufacture Solar Modules in California

Kyocera Solar announced that it will be producing solar modules at its Balboa Avenue facility in San Diego, California, which will help the company to meet the increasing demand for renewable energy in the U.S. The solar module manufacturing in the U.S. will also support Kyocera’s announced production target of 1 GW of solar cells per annum by March 2013.

4 Mar 2010

Innovative Solar Plan from TXU Energy and Evolution Solar to Increase New Solar Installations in Residential Sector

An innovative and aggressive new plan proposed by TXU Energy to significantly increase solar installations in the residential sector has been supported by the management of Evolution Solar, the largest solar power panel designer in the country. TXU Energy is partnering with Evolution Solar to lease the solar systems to homeowners to make solar power accessible and affordable.

4 Mar 2010

SolarCity and USBCDC Create New $90 Million Fund to Finance Commercial and Residential Solar Projects

SolarCity has announced a $90-million fund with USBCDC (U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation), a U.S. Bancorp’s division.

4 Mar 2010

IBERDROLA RENOVABLES to Develop One of the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farms in UK

The objective of the company is to strengthen its wind energy business, which has attractive incentives from governments.

4 Mar 2010

GCL Solar Selects Satcon Technology’s PowerGate Plus 500 kW Solar PV Inverters for its Projects in China

Satcon Technology Corporation’s PowerGate Plus 500 kW solar PV inverters have been selected by GCL Solar Limited for deployment in three solar projects in China. Satcon Technology, a leading utility-scale power solutions provider, will supply 38 MW of inverters to GCL Solar, one of the largest utility-scale solar power facility developers in China.

4 Mar 2010