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... 

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... 

Integrated Solutions Required to Meet Energy Challenge, ExxonMobil Says in New Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030

An integrated series of solutions will be required to manage increases in global energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions that will result from population growth and economic expansion, Exxon Mobil Corporation said, releasing the corporation’s Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030. “The world needs to meet the ever-growing need for reliable and affordable... 

American Electric Technologies Announces Strategic Alliance in Brazil

At today’s 2008 International Work Boat Conference, American Electric Technologies Inc., the premium supplier of custom-designed power delivery solutions for the traditional and alternative energy industries, announced it has entered into an alliance agreement with Five Star Services Ltda. of Macae, Brazil and Lifting Services Ltda. of Niteroi,... 

Ascent Solar Achieves Significant Efficiency Milestone

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, announced that it has achieved greater than 9.5% efficiency for its flexible Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenide (CIGS) monolithically integrated modules. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has independently verified... 

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... 

Metrolight Receives ‘Energy Innovator’ Honors by U.S. Department of Energy

Metrolight, Inc., a leader in energy management solutions focused on energy-efficient electronic High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting, today announced it has received an Energy Innovator Award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). “We are happy to recognize Metrolight’s work... 

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... 

WINSO and Schneider Power Launch Bahamas Renewable Energy Corporation

Schneider Power Inc., Canada’s leading renewable energy company and WINSO Company Ltd. of Nassau, today announced the joint-venture and launch of the Bahamas Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd.. BREC is the developer of three contemplated renewable power generation facilities totaling 24 MW, enough to power over 25,000 homes. The contemplated projects... 

Industry-Academia Cooperation between NCKU and Celxpert

National Cheng Kung University, the second largest university in Taiwan, and Celxpert Energy Corp., the renowned Li-ion battery manufacturer, jointly established a platform for industry-academia cooperation, especially with a focus on fuel cell development. The kick-off party was held on the 1st December 2008, at the Department of Aeronautics &...