SunPower to Build Largest Solar Power Tracking System in Australia

SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency, solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems, today announced an agreement to build a 505-kilowatt solar power installation for Horizon Power, a government-owned company providing power to remote and regional communities and resource operations in Western Australia. The ground-mounted installation will be located on two sites in Marble Bar and Nullagine, in the east Pilbara region of Western... Read more..

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 of combining solar and waste to create efficient power. “Selecting Cinergex as a partner was... Read more..

SunPower and Ecoware Sign 130 Megawatt, Four-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 Italian solar plant integrator Ecoware, S.p.A. Under the terms of the agreement, SunPower will provide Ecoware with at least 130 megawatts of its high-efficiency solar panels over the next four years. Ecoware will begin receiving SunPower’s solar panels under the agreement... Read more..

V. James Sardo Named Chairman of Board of Directors of SonnenEnergy Corp.

SonnenEnergy Corp., a leading photovoltaic solar power systems integrator and solar power producer, is pleased to announce that V. James Sardo has been named Chairman of the SonnenEnergy Board of Directors. Mr. Sardo succeeds Jeff Dennis, who will continue as director of SonnenEnergy and in his role as SonnenEnergy’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sardo is a corporate director and was interim CEO of Royal Group Technologies Limited... Read more..

Lockheed Martin-led Team to Support Department of Energy Under New Hanford Mission Support Contract

A team led by Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide a broad range of site services for its Hanford site, located in Richland, Wash. With a total program value of $3 billion over a 10-year period, the contract includes a five-year base contract period and options to extend it to an additional five years. Under the leadership of Lockheed Martin’s Frank Figueroa, president of the Mission Support Alliance... Read more..

Gloria Spire Solar Expands Mid-Atlantic Operations

Gloria Spire Solar, LLC, a photovoltaic (PV) solar systems integrator for businesses, municipalities, and utilities, today announced that it has opened a mid-Atlantic sales office to better support its customers, business partners, and prospects in the region. Gloria Spire also named Kevin Gibb national account manager. As head of the new office, Gibb will oversee sales and customer relations for the mid-Atlantic region, concentrating primarily on... Read more..

Crystal Rock Solar PV System Goes Live

Crystal Rock LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vermont Pure Holdings Ltd., the largest independent home and office distributor of its kind in the United States, today announced that the 300kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the company’s Watertown, Conn., bottling facility is now operational and generating electricity. Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell spoke at the system’s unveiling today. “I am proud of Connecticut’s commitment... Read more..