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University of Bath Spin-Out Receives £750,000 to Commercialise New Technology

A green technology spin-out company from the University of Bath has secured funding of almost £750,000 from the Royal Society Enterprise Fund and local Business Angels including John Clough, former Chief Executive of Eaga Plc.

14 Feb 2010

Manufacturers of Photovoltaic Equipment will Found Individual Association Platform Companies Join Competences to Strengthen the Industry

”The manufacturers of photovoltaic production equipment will found an individual association platform during the annual photovoltaics conference of the German Engineering Federation VDMA on March 30th in Frankfurt”, explains Dr. Peter Fath, CTO of centrotherm photovoltaics AG and spokesman of the Steering Committee Photovoltaic Equipment within VDMA. With this decision VDMA intends to address the entire value chain of photovoltaics production. VDMA follows a specific request of industry on such an extension.

12 Feb 2010

National Grid’s Corporate Center Earns LEED Platinum Certification

The lighting for the project was designed by Atelier Ten and the lighting systems were provided by Finelite. The company supplied 1,800 Personal Lighting Systems that are 6-watt desk lamps. These lamps offered low ambient lighting for the staff. The lighting for open office space provided by Finelite includes 7,600 1-lamp T8 Series 12 Luminaires.

12 Feb 2010

Research and Markets Adds Renewable Energy Government Incentive Programs

Research and Markets has added a new market research report titled “Renewable Energy Government Incentive Programs” to its offering.

12 Feb 2010

Eco-Products Introduces Recycled Beverage Cups

A clear cold beverage cup manufactured from 50% recycled PET bottles was introduced by Eco-Products, a leading manufacturer of single-use food service products that are made from recycled and renewable resources. New Belgium Brewery, a company based in Colorado, will be the fist customer to use these clear recycled beverage cups.

12 Feb 2010

Energy Efficient Homes: A New Market Research Report from Reportlinker

Reportlinker.com announced that it has added a new market research report titled “Energy Efficiency Homes” to its catalogue.

12 Feb 2010

SunPower Signs Agreement to Purchase SunRay Renewable Energy

SunPower Corp. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire SunRay Renewable Energy for a total consideration of approximately $277 million. SunRay is a leading developer of solar power plants in Europe with offices in the Middle East and Europe.

12 Feb 2010

Recurrent Energy Selects Advanced Energy’s Solaron PV Inverters for San Francisco Sunset Reservoir 5-MW Solar Project

Recurrent Energy, a leading solar projects developer, has selected Solaron PV Inverters from Advanced Energy Industries for its 5-MW San Francisco Sunset Reservoir Solar Project.

12 Feb 2010

NV Energy Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Ram Power Corporation for Geothermal Plant in Nevada

A 20-year power purchase agreement was signed by NV Energy with Ram Power Corporation’s subsidiary for energy from a geothermal power plant, Clayton Valley Geothermal Project, in central Nevada. The 32-MW geothermal project, which is under development, is anticipated to produce electricity by the year 2014.

12 Feb 2010

Cape Wind Offshore Wind Project Will Reduce Wholesale Electric Prices in New England Region, Says New Report

According to a new report titled “Analysis of the Impact of Cape Wind on New England Energy Prices” published by Charles River Associates, the wholesale price of electricity in the New England region will be reduced by $4.6 billion over the next 25 years by Cape Wind.

12 Feb 2010

Digicel Pacific Installs Hybrid Solar Solution to Power Wireless Network in Papua New Guinea

Eltek Valere announced that Digicel Pacific, a leading wireless operator in South Pacific, has installed a solar-diesel hybrid power system that is based on its Flatpack2 HE Solar Charger to power its wireless network serving Papua New Guinea.

12 Feb 2010

SolarWorld’s Modules Rated No.1 in Energy Productivity Test

In an industry-wide test conducted for highest electricity production in solar modules by Photon magazine every year, solar power technology from SolarWorld has again been rated as No.1 for the second year running.

12 Feb 2010

SPS-2-AC Residential Solar Pump Stations Supplied by Purist Energy

The SPS-2-AC solar pump station is a closed loop system. The dimensions of this system are 8.5in x 14in x 5in. This solar pump system can be mounted on a wall or tank. It is easy to install and can be used in combination with traditional hot water tanks.

12 Feb 2010

Computer-Controlled Heliostat Systems for Solar Applications from Practical Solar

The Practical Solar heliostat system comprises one control system and can have any number of heliostats. Each heliostat consists of a housing and mirror frame. The control system includes a driver box and Windows-based software. With the sun-tracking facility, this system calculates the sun's position and moves the mirror frame to the direction of the sun.

12 Feb 2010

PowerFilm Offers F15-300N Foldable Solar Chargers

The PowerFilm F15-300N foldable solar charger provides 5 watts of power. The operating voltage of the charger is 15.4 volts, while the operating current is 0.3 amperes. The foldable solar charger measures 24.4 x 10.3 inches when open and measures 10.3 x 3.3 x 1 inches when folded.

12 Feb 2010