Monthly Archives: February 2012
NREL, UCLA Certify World Record for Polymer Solar Cell Efficiency
Golden, Colorado, United States At 8.6% efficiency, cells clear path for devices that can harvest a broader spectrum of the sun’s radiation Scientists boosted the significance of tandem polymer solar cells by successfully testing cells with low-bandgap polymers that achieved certified conversion efficiencies of 8.62 ± 0.3% with respect to standard terrestrial reporting conditions. That’s [...]
enXco Closes Financing on Shiloh III Wind Project
San Diego, California, United States enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, closed on the project financing for the Shiloh III Wind Project on February 16th with equity partner Santander through its US subsidiary Sovereign Bank, N.A. The deal, structured as a single investor lease, raises enXco’s successful project financing in North America to nearly $4 [...]
Heliocentris secures Access to Revolutionary Electrolysis Technology
Berlin, Germany Heliocentris closes Strategic Partnership and Distribution Agreement with Acta S.p.A. for its electrolyser technology Agreement includes various exclusive rights for Heliocentris Equity participation of TEUR 250 in Acta S.p.A. Heliocentris, a specialist in autonomous energy supply and energy efficiency solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Acta S.p.A. a leading developer [...]
Hoku Corporation Receives $10 Million Loan From China Merchants Bank
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Hoku Corporation (NASDAQ: HOKU), a solar energy products and services company, today announced it had entered into a $10 million credit agreement with the New York branch of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. To date, Hoku has borrowed an aggregate of $78 million from China Merchants Bank. The proceeds will be [...]
Hoku Corporation Receives NASDAQ Notice of Non-Compliance
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Hoku Corporation (NASDAQ: HOKU) (the “Company”), a solar energy products and services company, announced today that on February 23, 2012, the Company received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market stating that the Company is not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) because the Company did not timely file its [...]
SolarCity Raises $81 Million in Growth Capital from Group Led by Silver Lake Kraftwerk and Valor Equity Partners
San Mateo, California, United States Investor consortium also includes Elon Musk, Nicholas J. Pritzker and Shea Ventures SolarCity® today announced that it has raised $81 million in equity financing. The round was co-led by Silver Lake Kraftwerk and Valor Equity Partners, and included investments from Nicholas J. Pritzker, partner at Tao Ventures and senior development [...]
Masdar turns to Sun’s Heat to Cool Buildings
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Masdar has successfully activated a proprietary double-effect solar thermal cooling system – the first in the Gulf region and one of only a handful in the world – to test the viability of using the sun’s heat to cool buildings at Masdar City, the emerging low-carbon cleantech cluster being constructed on [...]
GE Energy Financial Services More Than Doubles Global Solar Power Investments to $1.4 Billion, for $5 Billion in Projects
San Diego, California, United States San Diego, California and Arlington, Arizona, United States Latest Investment: 127-Mw Arizona Solar Power Plant GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services announced today it has more than doubled its global solar power investment commitments in the past year to $1.4 billion, for nearly $5 billion in projects. Its [...]
Capstone Receives Order for First C1000 from Oil & Gas Producer Operating in Southern California
Chatsworth, California, United States Capstone Turbine Corporation (Nasdaq:CPST), the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced it received an order for the first C1000 Power Package from an oil & gas producer in Southern California. The C1000, sold by Capstone distributor Regatta Solutions, based in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., will be [...]
ReliOn E-1100v Fuel Cell Product Offers Footprint Space Savings
Spokane, Washington, United States ReliOn, the leading provider of high reliability fuel cell solutions for backup power applications, today announced its new E-1100v fuel cell system. The E-1100v fuel cell is a fully integrated system producing up to 1,100 Watts of power in an industry first vertical-mount chassis. The product was developed for use with [...]