Canadian-based Canasia Power Corp. begins development of 2 ‘Mega’ 2,000MW supercritical thermal power projects in India, one in the most power deficient State of Uttar Pradesh, and the other in the most industrialized State of Gujarat. The two States, and the Country itself are projecting strong current and future demand for power as the Indian economy continues to expand. Canasia Power Corp., a Canadian power development company, was... Read more..
China Sunergy Co., Ltd., a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, announced that it has entered into a one-year agreement with Ajit Solar Pvt Ltd, a privately-owned module manufacturer based in Jaipur, India. Under the terms of the agreement, China Sunergy will supply and deliver a total volume of 12MW of multi-crystalline solar cells. It is expected that China Sunergy will deliver 5MW to Ajit Solar in the first half of the year,... Read more..
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..
Thorium Power Ltd., the leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and provider of comprehensive advisory services for emerging nuclear programs and Punj Lloyd Group, the diversified engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) conglomerate, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU establishes a framework to explore and identify the strengths of Thorium Power in areas of the deployment of... Read more..
AMR Research released a study that found that China is the region that contributes the most risk to global supply chains. The survey, which asked 130 global companies to measure the levels of risk they face in their global supply chains, also found that volatile fuel, energy, and commodity prices are the top risk factors. Survey respondents overwhelmingly chose China as the top contributing region for 9 of the 15 risks including intellectual property... Read more..
TGI Solar Power Group Inc., a turnkey supplier of vertically integrated solar systems for a variety of applications ranging from Solar Parks to commercial markets, announces the appointment of Sarmir Ahshrup as a Special Advisor for South-East Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia and India. A native of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mr. Ahshrup has worked in the engineering departments of Siemens Electronics, Computer Sciences Corporation and Hewlett Packard.... Read more..
Centriforce Technology Corp.’s new desalination technology is designed to reduce the amount of energy needed to produce fresh water and reduce the environmental impact compared to existing technologies. Current desalination processes that convert salt or brackish water into fresh water require significant energy input and expense. Centriforce’s process will yield fresh water at a lower cost and be friendlier to the environment. In the... Read more..
Greenline Industries, provider of clean-tech energy platforms, and Lummus Corp., premier supplier of cotton ginning equipment under the Lummus brand and seed cleaning and crushing equipment under the Carver brand, have formed a relationship to provide comprehensive solutions for customers. “Cottonseed oil is becoming a major feedstock for biodiesel around the world,” said Michael Brown, CEO of Greenline Industries. “Teaming up with... Read more..
SolFocus today announced its latest Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) solution — the SolFocus 1100S. This new CPV system achieves panel efficiencies of 25% resulting in systems which produce the highest energy density and highest energy yield of photovoltaic systems available today. SolFocus customer EMPE Solar will deploy the SolFocus 1100S in its recently announced 10 megawatt large-scale project, expected to be the largest deployment of CPV... Read more..
G.I. Jobs magazine has named American Electric Power one of the nation’s 50 most “military-friendly” employers for the sixth consecutive year. AEP is among only seven companies that have appeared on the publication’s top-50 list each year since it was introduced in 2003. G.I. Jobs helps provide training and career opportunities for veterans and those in transition from military to civilian employment. This year’s honorees... Read more..