Obama Stimulus Package to Include $25 Billion for Renewable Energy

Congressional leaders together with Barack Obama’s new Cabinet are planning a $25 Billion stimulus package in order to meet the President-elect’s goal of doubling renewable energy production in the next three years, according to a report in Sunday’s Washington Post. President-elect Obama’s Cabinet favors an $8.6 billion extension... 

Composite Technology Expands Conductor Stranding Relationships

Composite Technology Corporation announce that its CTC Cable subsidiary has signed agreements with an overhead conductor manufacturer in Indonesia. In addition to setting out the process for the qualification of the manufacturer of ACCC™ conductor by stranding aluminum wire around ACCC™ core made by CTC Cable, the agreement with PT KMI Wire and... 

ReneSola Announces Divestment of Henan Polysilicon Joint Venture

ReneSola Ltd, a leading Chinese manufacturer of solar wafers, today announced that it has sold its 49% equity interest (the “Divestment”) in Linzhou Zhongsheng Semiconductor Silicon Material Co., Ltd.. In August 2007, ReneSola and Linzhou Zhongsheng Steel Co., Ltd. established the Joint Venture to engage in virgin polysilicon production... 

Energy Efficiency and Lighting Conference Announced as Part of Premier Farnell’s $100,000 USD Live EDGE Green Design Competition

Premier Farnell plc, the leading multi-channel, high service distributor and its companies (Farnell, Newark, Premier Electronics, Farnell-Newark CPC, and MCM), announced the Live EDGE competition will be hosting a series of technical learning and networking events held in a virtual global community, the Live EDGE EcoSphere. Registration and the event... 

Chiyoda Awarded Contract for Front-End Engineering Design of Polycrystalline Silicon Plant for Tokuyama Corporation

Chiyoda Corporation, Japan’s leading engineering and construction firm, has been awarded a contract by Tokuyama Corporation for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of a polycrystalline silicon plant in Malaysia. The FEED work is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2009. 1. Client: Tokuyama Corporation 2. Contract Details: FEED... 

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.... 

AMSC Manufactures and Ships Superconductor Wire for Project HYDRA Prototype Power Cable

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today that it has manufactured and shipped approximately 17,000 meters (56,000 feet) of its proprietary second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire, branded as 344 superconductors, from the company’s manufacturing facility in Devens, MA for... 

California Academy of Sciences Incorporates SunPower’s High-Efficiency Solar Cells into its Sustainable, Living Roof

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that its industry-leading solar cells have been incorporated into the unique architecture of the California Academy of Sciences (Academy) in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif., which is re-opening its new home... 

Solar EnerTech Acquires Stake in 21-Century Silicon; Secures Future Silicon Supply

Solar EnerTech Corp. announced that the Company has entered into an equity purchase agreement in which it acquired two million shares of common stock of 21-Century Silicon, Inc., a polysilicon manufacturer based in Dallas, Texas (”21-Century Silicon”) for $1 million cash. The two million shares acquired by the Company constitute approximately... 

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...