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Management changes are focused on rapid commercialization of solar steam and process heat markets. Sopogy, Inc., a concentrating solar thermal technology company, today announced that it has appointed David Fernandez as its President and Chief Operating Officer to strengthen its execution capabilities. Furthermore, the company has appointed Darren T. Kimura as Chief Global Strategist and [...]

The US Senate unanimously confirmed Ernest Moniz as the next Secretary of the US Department of Energy (DOE) today, by a vote of 97 to 0. The strong bipartisan vote reflected broad support for Moniz, who has drawn praise from both liberals and conservatives, as well as some environmentalists and industry. A proponent of government [...]

Calling him “uniquely qualified,” Rhone Resch, president & CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), issued the following statement after Ernest Moniz was unanimously confirmed today as secretary of the Department of Energy: “Ernest Moniz will be an outstanding Secretary of Energy. As a Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor, an expert in energy [...]

Company Strengthens Its CIGS Technological and Business Capabilities XsunX, Inc. (OTCQB: XSNX), the developer of CIGSolar®, a patent-pending technology for the mass production of CIGS solar cells that offers a capital-efficient, low-cost alternative to the use of silicon solar cells, today announced that the Dr. John R. Tuttle had joined the Company’s Advisory Board. “John’s [...]

Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) announces the appointment of Jon Schintler to the position of Director, Project Finance / Mergers & Acquisitions, effective immediately. Mr. Schintler brings extensive experience in leading tax equity and debt financings in the power sector. Most recently, Mr. Schintler was Director of Finance at Chicago-based Invenergy LLC, a clean energy [...]

Tigo Energy, the market leader in smart modules and optimizers for photovoltaic (PV) solar installations, today announced that the company has appointed Zvi Alon as Chairman of the Board and finalized a round of funding led by Alon Ventures. Mr. Alon joins the Tigo Energy board with more than 30 years of experience as a [...]

Research Fellows Mike Himmel and David Ginley honored for innovation impacts The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently recognized the professionals behind the lab’s greatest innovations from the past year during its Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Awards. With more than 100 active licenses covering the spectrum of renewable energy and energy efficiency [...]

Trenholm assumes chairmanship; Woodson assumes CEO role E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) announced that Steve Trenholm, currently CEO of EC&R North America, will become Chairman of EC&R North America effective May 1, 2013. This newly created position recognizes the significant expansion of wider E.ON Group operations in North America. In his new role, Trenholm will [...]

New CFO Brings Successful Track Record at Public Technology Companies Clean Power Finance, the online marketplace for distributed solar financing and provider of solar sales and design software, announced the appointment of Michael Pope as chief financial officer (CFO). Michael brings deep experience managing the financial strength of fast-growing public and private companies to Clean [...]

Acumentrics RUPS, LLC (www.acumentrics.com) announces that Steven Corbesero has been named vice president of sales and marketing. Corbesero has over 20 years of progressive corporate, sales, marketing and engineering responsibilities, during which he has demonstrated comprehensive business and product development expertise. Most recently, Corbesero was with SIE Computing Solutions (formerly Carlo Gavazzi Inc.), a leading [...]