SunPower Names Luis Torres Managing Director, Market Development Southern Europe

SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that Luis Torres has joined the company as managing director, market development southern Europe. In this newly created role, he is responsible for working with public policy officials, industry colleagues and solar advocates to grow... 

Investors Wary the Philippines is Backtracking on Energy-Sector Reforms

Investors in the Philippines’ energy sector drove a 270% increase in committed investment in the first half of 2008, but are increasingly wary that the Philippines is backtracking on committed reforms. Speaking before members of the American Chamber of Commerce recently, Philippines Department of Trade & Industry Undersecretary Elmer Hernandez... 

Total Automation Becomes Wärtsilä Automation Services Singapore

Wärtsilä Corporation’s subsidiary in Singapore, Total Automation Pte Ltd, is re-named Wärtsilä Automation Services Singapore Pte Ltd. The change is to be effective from September 1, 2008. The new name, Wärtsilä Automation Services Singapore, will more clearly identify Total Automation as a part of Wärtsilä’s global operations and... 

Tigo Energy Taps Expertise of Jeff Krisa for Key Sales & Marketing Role

Tigo Energy, the solar company whose unique technology significantly increases efficiency in photovoltaic solar installations, has brought aboard veteran sales and marketing executive, Jeff Krisa. Industry insiders interpret this appointment as another sign that Tigo’s solar future is bright. According to Shirish Sathaye, General Partner at Matrix... 

Greenline Industries Ranked No. 7 in Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Greenline Industries, provider of biodiesel production platforms, has received major kudos from Inc. Magazine. Not only is Greenline No. 7 on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., but also No. 1 in both the Energy Sector and Top 100 Businesses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Greenline attributes much of... 

Shaw Joint Venture to Build a New World-class Module Fabrication and Assembly Facility in Lake Charles, La.

A state-of-the-art module fabrication and assembly facility will be built in Lake Charles, La., by a newly formed joint venture created by The Shaw Group Inc. and Westinghouse Electric Company, L.L.C. Shaw’s Fabrication & Manufacturing Group will serve as managing member of the new joint venture, named Global Modular Solutions, L.L.C. “After... 

The Sterling Group, L.P. Completes the Sale of Hudson Products Holdings, Inc.

The Sterling Group, L.P., a middle-market private equity firm based in Houston, Texas, today announced that they have finalized the sale of Hudson Products Holdings, Inc. to Riverstone Holdings LLC. Since 1939, Hudson Products has designed and manufactured air-cooled heat exchanger equipment to serve the oil, gas, and petrochemical processing industries.... 

LyondellBasell’s World-Class PE and PP Technologies Selected by Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries

Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries Inc. LLP, in which LyondellBasell is holding a minority interest, has selected LyondellBasell’s polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) technologies for three new plants that will have a combined capacity of 1300 KT of polyolefins per year. The plants will be constructed at the petrochemical complex of Karabatan... 

Alfa Laval Wins Power Order in Russia Worth SEK 50 million

Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for plate heat exchangers from a company in the growing Russian power industry. The order value is about SEK 50 million. Delivery is scheduled for 2009. “Some 50 percent of Alfa Laval’s order intake during the first half of 2008 derives... 

Hydrogenics to Provide Fuel Cells to APC for Extended Run Back-Up Power in Data Centers

Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of hydrogen electrolyzers and fuel cell systems, announced today that APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in integrated critical power and cooling services, will soon launch an extended-run back-up power system powered by Hydrogenics’ HyPM XR Fuel Cell Power Modules. The Fuel...