GreenSmith Launches Intelligent Distributed Energy Storage System (DESS)

GreenSmith Energy Management Systems, Inc., a leading innovator of intelligent Distributed Energy Storage Systems (DESS), unveiled its proprietary battery unit which shifts electricity load from peak-to off-peak. The storage system allows utilities to realize measurable reliability and cost benefits by recognizing immediate advantages of the peak versus... 

Lockheed Martin Solar Power Testbed Will Foster Technology and Production Innovation

Lockheed Martin broke ground for a solar power testbed to support its entry into the utility-scale renewable power generation market. The Solar System Test and Engineering Site (SolSTES) Array testbed in southern New Jersey will provide Lockheed Martin engineers the opportunity to integrate and test a variety of solar technologies and materials selected... 

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... 

Solargy Systems Inc. Begins $120 Million West African Energy Project

Solargy Systems Inc. announced it has hired Cinergex Solutions Ltd, a Canadian provider of Waste to Energy (WTE) technology and equipment, to begin work on a $120 million energy facility that will be operated by Solargy Systems. The facility will generate over $100 million in revenue and open the door for additional facilities, using the Solargy model... 

SunPower Completes 18-Megawatt Olivenza Solar Power Plant in Badajoz, Spain

SunPower, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced the completion of the 18-megawatt Olivenza solar electric power plant in Badajoz, Spain. SunPower installed its proprietary SunPower® T20 Tracker solar tracking system at the site, covering a total of approximately 70 hectares. The SunPower Tracker follows... 

EMCORE Deploys First Concentrator Solar Photovoltaic System in China with the XinAo Group

EMCORE Corporation a leading provider of semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber-optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today its first deployment of a concentrator photovolataics (CPV) system in China with the XinAo Group, one of China’s largest energy companies. As part of an earlier agreement,... 

San Jose’s Tech Museum of Innovation Dedicates 185-kilowatt SunPower Solar System

SunPower Corporation, a San Jose-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, Helio Micro Utility and the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation (The Tech), today joined with San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and other local officials to dedicate a 185-kilowatt solar-electric system that will be showcased at The Tech. This... 

Protonex to Preview Its First Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for Recreational Vehicles at the RVIA Trade Show

Protonex Technology Corporation, a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems for portable, remote and mobile applications, today announces that it will preview its new 250 watt fuel cell hybrid power system at booth B27/B28 during the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) trade show, December 2-4, 2008, in Louisville, Kentucky.... 

Destiny, Florida Announces Florida’s First Green Energy Station

Destiny, Florida, America’s first eco-sustainable city, announced today that the first green E-station in Florida will be located at the Southeast corner of 441 and State Road 60 in southern Osceola County. The 6,000-square-foot energy refueling station will contain traditional and renewable fuels, electric automobile charging stations along with... 

ET Solar Group Presents a New Tracking System with Unparalleled Wind Load

ET Solar Group Corp., a Nanjing-based solar power solution provider and integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products including ingots, wafers, modules, and state-of-the-art dual-axis tracking systems with manufacturing facilities located in Taizhou, China, announced the immediate availability of a new dual axis (ET-D81) tracking system with an unparalleled...