SunPower to Build Largest Solar Power Tracking System in Australia

SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency, solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems, today announced an agreement to build a 505-kilowatt solar power installation for Horizon Power, a government-owned company providing power to remote and regional communities and resource operations in Western Australia. The ground-mounted installation... 

Shaw Chairman Urges National Commitment to Build Nuclear Power Plants

The Shaw Group Inc. Chairman J.M. Bernhard Jr. called for a national commitment to build up to 50 nuclear power plants by 2030, telling a gathering of power industry leaders that the jobs, clean electricity and energy independence created by a “nuclear renaissance” offer a unique platform to achieve the “hope and change” pledged by President-elect... 

Napa Valley Community College Greens Its Campus With Hybrid Cooling

Ice Energy®, the premier provider of hybrid cooling technologies, announced that Napa Valley Community College has installed the latest in green building innovation: six Ice Bear® hybrid cooling systems. Installed at the school’s Child Development Center, the Ice Bear systems reduce the daytime power consumption of the facility and lower greenhouse... 

Puget Sound Energy Purchases Mint Farm Power Plant

Puget Sound Energy last week completed the $240 million purchase of a 310-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Longview, Wash., the latest step in the utility’s long-range effort to ensure a reliable, cost-effective energy supply for its growing customer base in Western Washington. PSE signed an agreement in September to buy the 11-month-old... 

Global Solar Leaders and UNEP Outline Central Role for Solar in Climate Solution at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland

Representatives from three leading international solar companies and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) — Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech’s Chairman and CEO, Jeremy Leggett, Executive Chairman of Solarcentury, Mike Ahearn, Chairman and CEO of First Solar, and Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director — gathered at the United Nations... 

Air Products Signs Contract with China’s Best Solar

Air Products announced it has signed a turnkey gas supply contract to provide on-site gases, liquid bulk gases, specialty gases and gas equipment to China’s Best Solar Hi Tech Co., Ltd, which is building a new thin-film photovoltaic (PV) facility in the Wuzhong Economic Development Park in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. When the facility comes... 

Centriforce Technology’s Desalination Process Will Reduce Energy Requirements with Lower Environmental Impact

Centriforce Technology Corp.’s new desalination technology is designed to reduce the amount of energy needed to produce fresh water and reduce the environmental impact compared to existing technologies. Current desalination processes that convert salt or brackish water into fresh water require significant energy input and expense. Centriforce’s... 

China Solar & Clean Energy to Present at National Annual Conference of Solar Thermal Utilization

China Solar & Clean Energy, Inc., a premier manufacturer and distributor of solar water heaters, renewable energy solutions, and space heating devices in the People’s Republic of China, today announced that Mr. Deli Du, Chief Executive Officer of China Solar & Clean Energy Solutions will deliver a presentation at the 2008 National Annual... 

Biofuels Power Agrees to Purchase Decommissioned H.O. Clarke Electric Generating Station in Central Houston

Biofuels Power Corporation announced that it has agreed to purchase the site, infrastructure and equipment of the decommissioned H.O. Clarke Electric Generating Station in central Houston. The purchase includes 79 acres of land at the intersection of Main St. and Hiram Clarke Road, together with all infrastructure, equipment, buildings and other improvements.... 

Sunrise Consulting Group Inc. Prepares to Move Quickly into Huge and Growing Solar Energy Market

Sunrise Consulting Group Inc. is moving quickly to establish itself as a major player in the fast-growing international solar energy market. Last week the company announced its plans to purchase up to 60% of Sunrise Solartech Co. Ltd., and since that time Sunrise Consulting has been working diligently to finalize funding of its expansion plans. Sunrise...