Monthly Archives: April 2012

Ecova Launches Home Energy Plan for Utility Clients Spokane, Washington, United States February 7, 2012 Alliance with Aclara leverages comprehensive energy usage data to drive in-home energy savings Ecova—a total energy and sustainability management company—today announced an alliance with Aclara—a leader in innovative consumer engagement portals, utility data management, and intelligent infrastructure – to launch [...]

NaiKun Commends B.C. Government For Commitment to Long-Term Economic Prosperity Through Clean Energy Development Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada February 7, 2012 NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX-Venture: NKW) (“the Company”) commends Premier Christy Clark and the BC Government on its recent re-commitment to the clean-energy sector in British Columbia, in support of jobs, economic prosperity [...]

REA welcomes DECC’s Ambition, but expresses Concerns About the Details London, England February 9, 2012 REA welcomes DECC’s ambition, but expresses concerns about the details REA Chief Executive Gaynor Hartnell gives an initial response to today’s Feed-in Tariff Consultation “The Government certainly needed to take steps to stabilise the Feed-in Tariff and we welcome this [...]

Q-Cells International Finance B.V. Calls Creditor Meeting to approve Moratorium – Important Component of Comprehensive Financial Restructuring Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany February 10, 2012 Q-Cells International Finance B.V., of Rotterdam, Netherlands, invites the holders of the 2012 Convertible Bond (total face value EUR 492,500,000, maturity on February 28, 2012) to a Creditors’ Meeting in Frankfurt am Main [...]

Hydrogen from Acidic Water Berkeley, California, United States February 9, 2012 A technique for creating a new molecule that structurally and chemically replicates the active part of the widely used industrial catalyst molybdenite has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). This technique holds promise for [...]

SolarMax opens Branches in Greece and Bulgaria Biel/Bienne, Switzerland February 7, 2012 With the new locations in Athens and Sofia, SolarMax has moved closer to local customers to provide greater flexibility and service and to continue to expand sales. Both branches have been integrated into Sputnik Engineering International AG; General Manager is Daniel Freudiger. SolarMax [...]

SolarCity Expands to Connecticut, will Allow Homeowners and Businesses to Install Solar for Free and Pay Less for Electricity Hartford, Connecticut, United States February 7, 2012 SolarCity signs lease on Hartford-area office, begins hiring local workforce SolarCity®, a national leader in clean energy services, is expanding to Connecticut to make it possible for many homeowners [...]

Strata Solar and Chint/Astronergy Debuts One of North Carolina’s Largest Solar Farm Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China February 9, 2012 Chint/Astronergy was selected to provide modules for use in one of North Carolina’s largest solar PV projects. Kings Mountain joins the growing ranks of North Carolina towns embracing renewable energy with the addition of its newest [...]

LG Siltron Selects Veeco MOCVD for GaN-on-Silicon Wafer Production Plainview, New York, United States February 6, 2012 Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that LG Siltron, a South Korean epi wafer manufacturer, recently selected the TurboDisc® K465i™ gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for production of gallium nitride on silicon [...]

SemiLEDs Qualifies Veeco MOCVD System for High Volume LED Production Plainview, New York, United States February 7, 2012 Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that SemiLEDs Corporation (Nasdaq: LEDS) has recently qualified the TurboDisc® K465i™ gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for high-volume production of high brightness light emitting diodes [...]