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Sandiam And Stirling Energy Systems Set New World Record For Solar-To-Grid Conversion Efficiency Albuquerque NM (SPX) Feb 15, 2008 
On a perfect New Mexico winter day - with the sky almost 10 percent brighter than usual - Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems set a new solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency record by achieving a 31.25 percent net efficiency rate. The old 1984 record of 29.4 percent was toppled Jan. 31 on SES's "Serial #3" solar dish Stirling system at Sandia's National Solar Thermal ... read more |
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Carmanah Provides Solar LED Aviation Lights For Airfield Upgrades In UAE
Victoria, Canada (SPX) Feb 15, 2008Carmanah Technologies has received an order through Dubai-based GESOLAR -- the company's authorized aviation distributor in the United Arab Emirates -- to supply solar-powered portable airfield lights for privately owned airfield applications within the region. The order, valued at more than $600,000, provides the tools to enhance visibility and safety at remote airfields using energy ... more New Erie Recreation Center Opens With Novan Solar System 
Denver CO (SPX) Feb 15, 2008Novan Solar has recently completed a 70-panel solar thermal system for the new Erie Recreation Center in Erie, Colorado. The heating system will generate nearly 9,200 therms (the equivalent of 275 MWh) of energy every year. This will provide a significant portion of the energy needed to heat a large aquatics area replete with a lap pool, leisure pool, whirlpool, water slide with splash tank ... more Elliott Homes Reports Sales Success In Down Market 
Roseville CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2008In a real estate market that has been filled with bad news, Elliott Homes is proud to report an incredible homebuyer response at their first all-solar community in Roseville-which includes solar as a standard feature. The builder's brand-new neighborhood, Terra Vista at Stone Ridge, opened just two months ago and has already sold out its first phase of homes. "We've always taken a progress ... more Bonus Depreciation For Renewable Energy Projects Completed In 2008 
Portland OR (SPX) Feb 15, 2008Late last week Congress passed the Economic Stimulus Package of 2008 (the Act), which President Bush is expected to sign into law this week. Although the proposed extensions of the production tax credit and investment-based energy credit were removed from the bill before it was passed, the final version of the Act does contain a bonus depreciation provision that could provide significant ... more BP Solar And OCR Solar And Roofing Expand Relationship 
Vacaville CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2008OCR Solar and Roofing and BP Solar have announced an expanded agreement to provide turn-key solar installations to production homebuilders throughout Northern and Central California. Within the framework of the expanded agreement, valued at over $10 million, OCR Solar and Roofing will receive the exclusive right to offer BP Solar's market-leading EnergyTile roof-integrated solar modules to product ... more |
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Deventer, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 14, 2008GiraSolar announces that it has made the first of several deliveries on a USD 10.3 million supply contract to a solar project developer in Spain. James Miller, CEO of GiraSolar, stated: "We believe that the entry into and execution of new supply contracts proves that the GiraSolar group is able to maintain a strong position and establish a national presence in Spain through its sales support ... more Sunovia Announces NASA Solar Applications Contract 
Sarasota FL (SPX) Feb 13, 2008Sunovia Energy Technologies and EPIR Technologies are pleased to announce the execution of an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the development of advanced high-efficiency, ultra-lightweight solar cells with thicknesses reduced by a factor of more than ten as compared to those currently in use. These cells will be used to power spacecraft and, in ... more Kyocera Brings Solar Power To 500 Households Without Electricity In Tunisia 
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Feb 13, 2008Kyocera has announced that it will supply and install its solar power generating systems in the Republic of Tunisia under a yen-loan project by the Japanese government through Itochu Corporation. This will be the first case in which yen loans will be applied to the delivery and installation of photovoltaic power systems. Yen loans are a form of official development assistance (ODA) provide ... more Honeywell Powers Solano County Detention Facility With Solar Panels 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Feb 13, 2008Honeywell announces that Solano County in the San Francisco Bay Area has awarded the company a solar project that is expected to save the county more than $1 million in energy costs over the next 20 years. Under the agreement, Honeywell will install a 746-kilowatt solar array near the Claybank Adult Detention Facility and sell the electricity produced by the panels to the county for use in the d ... more |
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Dorchester, Canada (SPX) Feb 12, 2008The environmental benefits of using solar heated water have been well known and documented for years. With the cost of fossil fuels continuing to rise, the economic advantages of solar thermal technology are now adding to the argument for this renewable, sustainable energy alternative. Nowhere is it more viable than in multi-resident accommodations - such as a retirement home in Quebec ... more Green Innovations Help Skid Row Residents Too 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2008Actor, director and Enterprise Community Partners Board Trustee Edward Norton, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, dignitaries and formerly homeless residents gathered at the St. George Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate the first solar electric system installation for a low-income, multiunit building on the West Coast. Celebrating another milestone of the BP Solar Neighbors Program ... more ICP Solar Expands Distribution Relationship With Wal-Mart 
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Feb 12, 2008ICP Solar Technologies announced that Wal-Mart Stores will carry the Coleman 12V solar battery charger range, designed and made by ICP Solar, in 2000 stores across the United States. "We are thrilled to be significantly expanding our relationship with Wal-Mart. They are the premier retailer in the world and our companies have always shared the same customer centric strategies. As part of ... more Ascent Solar Set To Establish New World Headquarters And Production Facility 
Littleton CO (SPX) Feb 12, 2008Ascent Solar Technologies announced the purchase of a large scale manufacturing facility expected to house the company's new world headquarters and planned commercial manufacturing operations. Located in Thornton, Colorado just north of downtown Denver, the plant encompasses approximately 120,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space. In addition to housing the company's ... more
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