German Solar Integrator Agrees to Purchase Solar Modules from Solar Power, Inc.

Solar Power, Inc. has completed its first sale to a prominent German solar integrator of its photovoltaic solar modules for use in the integrator’s Germany-based installation projects. An initial supply of SPI’s 200-watt panels was shipped to the integrator at the end of December 2008. The transaction follows IEC certification in early December 2008 of SPI’s family of solar modules by VDE laboratories located in Main, Germany. The IEC certification,... Read more..

Alpha Natural Resources Donates $25,000 to The Nature Conservancy’s Clinch Valley Program

The Nature Conservancy announced today that Alpha Natural Resources has donated $25,000 to the international group to help advance its conservation work in southwestern Virginia’s Clinch River Valley. The gift will support a joint Nature Conservancy and Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) project to inventory and set priorities for the reclamation of Abandoned Mine Lands within the Clinch River watershed. Abandoned Mine... Read more..

MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures Backs Laurus Energy

MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, announced that it has backed Laurus Energy, the North American leader in Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project development. Laurus also announced today that top energy executive Rebecca McDonald has joined as CEO. “Given the huge demand for energy in the U.S. and abroad and world’s vast coal reserves, we’ve been searching for companies developing gasification... Read more..

Morphic Technologies: Per Sand Appointed New Managing Director of Cell Impact AB

Per Sand has been appointed new Managing Director of the Morphic subsidiary Cell Impact AB. Per Sand previously held the posts of Vice President and Head of Sales and succeeds Martin Valfridsson, who has been appointed President and CEO of Morphic Technologies AB. Per Sand has worked at Cell Impact since March 2006. Together with Martin Valfridsson, he has built up a successful business and has in a short space of time established Cell Impact as one... Read more..

Ultralife Corporation Receives $6.9 Million in Military Battery Orders

Ultralife Corporation has received orders valued at approximately $6.9 million from the U.S. Defense Department for its BA-5390 and BA-5347 batteries. The orders represent releases under 5-year contracts awarded to Ultralife in 2004 and 2005. Deliveries are expected to begin in January and be completed in July 2009. Ultralife Corporation, which began as a battery company, now serves its markets with products and services ranging from portable and... Read more..

Suntech Power and Open Energy Sign Solar Roof Tile Licensing Deal

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, and Open Energy Corporation, a developer of innovative and elegant BIPV products, energy management applications and solar energy solutions announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement licensing the worldwide manufacture, distribution and marketing of Open Energy’s building integrated solar roof tile product to Suntech. Open Energy granted... Read more..

AMI DODUCO Prepares for High-Voltage Infrastructure Market Opportunities

AMI DODUCO, a Technitrol company, announced that it has completed a two-year program to expand production in high-voltage contact technology. Custom-designed furnaces have been acquired, the latest-generation welding equipment brought on board and the mechanical and automated production centers expanded. “Despite the broad economic slowdown, these investments are timely,” said Christian J. Hagedorn, AMI DODUCO’s Vice President of Marketing and... Read more..

CMAI’s 2009 World Butadiene Analysis Brings Focus to Uncertain Supply & Demand Outlook

Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the completion of the 2009 World Butadiene Analysis, an annual global study that covers the future outlook for supply, demand, production, capacity, trade, pricing and profitability of the global butadiene and derivatives industries for the period 2003 to 2013. Included with the analysis is access to CMAI’s online capacity and supply/demand databases with a mid-term update. This analysis is a... Read more..

Alfa Laval Wins SEK 70 Million Power Order from the Middle East

Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order for crude oil treatment at Rabigh gas turbine power plant in Saudi Arabia. The order value is about SEK 70 million and delivery is scheduled for 2009. “During the last month we have won two large power orders from Asia which confirms that energy related customers continue to invest,” says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa... Read more..

Genoil Inc. Provides Update on HYT Project Status

Genoil Inc. is providing an update on ongoing marketing and financing efforts on Genoil’s heavy oil and refinery residue upgrading project with Haiyitong Inc. (“HYT”) in China. Genoil continues to work towards the development and financing of its heavy oil and refinery residue upgrading project with HYT. Genoil had previously press released that based on its internal analysis this project should provide a significant operating profit... Read more..