United Solar gets $9.1M contract option (Boston Globe: Thu, 15 Mar) A unit of rechargeable battery and solar power film maker Energy Conversion Devices Inc. said Thursday the Air Force exercised an option with the company to have it develop solar cell technology.
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Hamakua energy fined for pollution violations (BizJournals: Fri, 16 Mar) Hamakua Energy Partners will settle pollution violations by paying more than $34,000 in fines and buying a solar power system at Honokaa High and Intermediate School, federal officials said.
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Awards: Open Energy wins NRCA 'SpecRight' Award (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News: Thu, 15 Mar) Open Energy Corp. (OTC: OEGY), a renewable energy company focused on the development and commercialization of solar energy solutions, has received the 2007 "SpecRight Award" and nominated for "Gold Circle" from the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) for its Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences Project at the International Roofing Expo in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Sun shines on Brockton energy plant (The Enterprise: Thu, 15 Mar) BROCKTON - A city powerhouse is becoming a leading light in the world of solar power. A fact-finding team from the United Kingdom government Wednesday visited the Brockton Brightfields solar power plant on East Union Street as part of a mission to find alternative energy blueprints for Britain.
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British Gas plans rooftop solar panel launch (Reuters via Yahoo! News: Thu, 15 Mar) British Gas is close to launching its first venture selling household solar panels, the chief executive of its parent Centrica said on Thursday.
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