Council on Competitiveness Welcomes World Renowned Energy Pioneer Karsner as Distinguished Fellow

Today, the Council on Competitiveness announced that The Honorable Alexander “Andy” Karsner has joined the Council on Competitiveness as a Distinguished Fellow. Karsner, who recently left his post as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, brings extensive public and private sector experience to the position.... 

Exousia’s AEGEON Division Introduces Underwater Curing Epoxy Coatings

Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc., a leader in advanced coatings and industrial materials, announced through its wholly owned subsidiary, AEGEON Advanced Coatings, the introduction of its 9400 Series Underwater Curable Epoxy Coatings. These high-performance industrial coatings provide superior corrosion protection in underwater and high humidity locations.... 

BioSolar Anticipates Federal Clean Energy Tax Package to Benefit Solar Industry

BioSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of solar cells, says it anticipates unprecedented growth and benefits for the solar industry thanks to the recent passage of Federal legislation. H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, provides... 

Applied Materials Activates Largest Solar Deployment on a Corporate Campus in U.S.

Applied Materials and SunPower Corporation announced completion of two SunPower solar power systems totaling 2.1 megawatts at Applied Materials’ corporate facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif. The systems represent the largest solar power deployment at a corporate facility in the United States. “This is another exciting milestone in the adoption... 

Nexterra Receives Order from Johnson Controls for a Multi-million Dollar Biomass Gasification System at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nexterra Energy Corp. announced that it has received an order from Johnson Controls Inc. for a multi-million dollar biomass gasification system at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Nexterra biomass gasification system is the cornerstone of an $89 million contract for Johnson... 

Arch Aluminum & Glass Improves Solar Mirrors for Renewable Energy Industry

Arch Aluminum and Glass Co., Inc. has developed innovative new mirror manufacturing techniques to meet the demand for lower cost and more efficient concentrator photovoltaic units in the burgeoning renewable energy industry. The Arch parabolic mirrors optically focus sunlight onto a concentrator containing active solar cell materials that convert the... 

Sunrise Solar Introduces Solar Building Brick

Sunrise Solar Corp. announced the introduction of a Solar Light Brick for the integration of solar technologies into traditional construction materials. This innovative technology includes advanced solar cells, an energy storage device and a crystal lighting system that surrounds the energy module in a square or rectangle. The imbedded solar cell generates... 

Masdar Breaks Ground on Photovoltaic Factory in Germany

Less than three months after announcing a strategic investment into thin-film photovoltaics, Masdar, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy company, yesterday broke ground on its first photovoltaic production plant in Ichtershausen, Germany. The plant will use advanced production technologies to bring PV closer towards grid parity, and enhance a local economy... 

LDK Solar Awards $220M Contract to Applied Materials for Precision Wafering Systems to Support Production Expansion

LDK Solar Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, awarded a US$220 million contract to Applied Materials, Inc. to provide precision wafering systems to support its next phase of production expansion. The systems are scheduled to begin shipping to LDK Solar’s facility in Xinyu, PRC, in early 2009, and will support LDK Solar’s previously... 

USA Superior Energy Holdings Signs LOI With Hunt Global Resources

USA Superior Energy Holdings, Inc. announced it has executed a letter of intent to merge with Hunt Global Resources Inc. of Montgomery, Texas. The transaction will be in the form of a “reverse merger.” Under terms of the agreement, Hunt will assume a majority stock position and appoint a new board of directors. Full details of the transaction...