Monthly Archives: April 2012

Washington, District of Columbia, United States The Energy Department on April 16 announced the opening of an electric vehicle (EV) component manufacturing facility in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan. The Magna E-Car Systems plant received $40 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funding from the Energy Department. The facility will provide components for [...]

Washington, District of Columbia, United States As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $5 million available this year to develop “plug-and-play” photovoltaic (PV) systems that can be purchased, installed, and operational in one day. This effort is part of the Department’s broader strategy to spur [...]

State Secretary Atsma Inaugurates World-Scale Hydrogen Plant in Rotterdam Botlek Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States February 8, 2012 Integration of new Air Products plant with ExxonMobil refinery saves energy and reduces CO2 Overall energy efficiency will improve by more than 15%. CO2 emissions will be 200,000 tons per year lower, comparable to taking 90,000 cars off [...]

Secretary Chu and Energy Department Officials to Highlight Obama Administration’s Investments in American Energy and Innovation at Events Across the Nation Washington, District of Columbia, United States February 8, 2012 This week, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman and other senior Energy Department officials will participate in events across the country to highlight [...]

Carmanah Provides Preliminary Unaudited 2011 Yearend Guidance Victoria, British Columbia, Canada February 7, 2012 Includes write-off of $8.0 million in non-cash tax assets Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH), today announced preliminary unaudited revenue guidance of $35.9 million for fiscal year ended 2011, reflecting an increase of 5.8% versus prior year results. In addition, the Company [...]

Sustainable Energy and LIGHTWAY Solar America, Inc. Enter Sales & Marketing Agreement for US North East Solar Power Market Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Iselin, New Jersey, United States February 9, 2012 -LIGHTWAY & Sustainable Energy to Market Pre-packaged Solar “kit” in Emerging U.S. Market Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd (TSX V:”STG”) (“Sustainable Energy” or the “Company”) [...]

Sacramento Area Prepares for Electric Vehicles With Energy Commission Grant Sacramento, California, United States February 8, 2012 The Sacramento region about to become much more friendly to plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), thanks to a $200,000 planning grant from the California Energy Commission. “Before cleaner, battery-powered vehicles can become an important part of California’s transportation mix, [...]

San Diego Region Prepares for Electric Vehicles With Energy Commission Grant Sacramento, California, United States February 8, 2012 The San Diego region about to become much more friendly to plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), thanks to a planning grant of nearly $200,000 from the California Energy Commission. “Before cleaner, battery-powered vehicles can become an important part [...]

Bay Area Prepares for Electric Vehicles With Energy Commission Grant Sacramento, California, United States February 8, 2012 The nine-county San Francisco Bay region about to become much more friendly to plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), thanks to a $200,000 planning grant from the California Energy Commission. “Before cleaner, battery-powered vehicles can become an important part of [...]

Central Coast Prepares for Electric Vehicles With Energy Commission Grant Sacramento, California, United States February 8, 2012 Central Coast cities in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties are about to become much more friendly to plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), thanks to a $200,000 planning grant from the California Energy Commission. “Before cleaner, battery-powered [...]