Capstone Ships Its First C1000 Megawatt Scale Product

Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced it has shipped its first C1000 megawatt scale product. The system will be installed at ANTEX, located in Spain. ANTEX is an independent Spanish textile group whose activity centers on the broad world of synthetic yarns. It... 

SunPower and City Solar Sign 100-Megawatt, Three-Year Customer Agreement

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced it has signed a customer contract with German solar power plant integrator City Solar Kraftwerke AG. Over the next three years, SunPower will provide City Solar with solar panels and commercial rooftop and ground... 

Coal-Fired Utilities See Improved Efficiency With Green Plus

Biofriendly Corporation announced today that its Green Plus® liquid combustion catalyst has been proven to reduce harmful emissions from coal-fired power plants. In addition, trials have shown an improvement in thermal efficiency that result in reductions of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which are believed to be a major contributor to global warming. Successful... 

Sharp to Introduce 2nd Generation Thin Film Solar Cells in U.S.

Sharp, a world leader in solar cell production, announced today at Solar Power International 2008 that it will introduce next generation thin film solar cells in the U.S. market in the near future. With its thin film solar product, Sharp will be capable of handling multi-megawatt, large-scale utility projects that are best served by a thin film solar... 

SunPower and GE Partner to Power-Up HP in San Diego

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems, and GE announced today the completion of a 1.1-megawatt solar-electric power system on the roof of HP’s printing technology research and development facility in San Diego. The companies are jointly dedicating the system today... 

American Electric Power Selects Ventyx Enterprise Asset Management Solution

Ventyx®, the world’s largest private software provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced that American Electric Power, the largest electricity generator in the United States, has committed to upgrade their enterprisewide work management and supply chain systems to the latest version of Asset Suite from Ventyx. AEP is one of... 

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... 

Quantum and Asola Announce Solar Expansion into Korea – Signs JV Agreement With Q&Tech/Yongsan to Build a 30 MW Solar Production Facility

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced that its German solar photovoltaic partner, Asola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture manufacturing plant in South Korea, to enable production and distribution of high quality, German-designed solar modules in South Korea. The Korean partner Q&Tech / Yongsan... 

Plasco to build waste conversion facility in Red Deer County

Plasco Energy Group Inc. of Ottawa will build, own and operate a waste conversion facility to serve the Central Waste Management Commission led by Red Deer County’s Mayor, Earl Kinsella. PlascoEnergy and CWMC signed a contract that will see a supply of 300 tonnes of waste per day converted into valuable products including over 15 megawatts of... 

China Holdings, Inc. Announces Development, Investment & Construction of Inner Mongolia Ontniute Wind Energy Power Plants

China Holdings, Inc., a global diversified asset holdings company and its subsidiaries, headquartered in the U.S., engaged in multiple China-focused business activities including energy, clean energy, resources, utilities, and finance, today announced the Company, and its controlled subsidiary: China Power, Inc. have executed a three(3) year development,...