SPX to Design and Manufacture State-of-the-Art Equipment for Solar Energy Market (ThomasNet: Thu, 09 Aug) Contract with NorSun Valued at $40 Million CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 30 /-- SPX Corporation (NYSE:SPW) today announced its Kayex business was awarded a contract to design and manufacture state-of-the-art crystal growing equipment to support the rapid growth of the silicon-based solar energy market. The contract is with NorSun AS, a producer of mono crystalline ingots and wafers for the international ...
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Solar-powered homes to save energy (The Sacramento Bee: Thu, 09 Aug) More than 450 solar-powered, super energy-efficient homes will be built in the Sacramento area in agreements between Sacramento Municipal Utility District and two home builders, including 50 houses in Elk Grove.
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Nigeria: Solar Energy And Competitive Advantage (AllAfrica.com: Wed, 08 Aug) Solar electric power systems are an effective energy conservation programme because they conserve costly conventional power for urban areas and town market centres including industrial, commercial and private uses.
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Company sets record for solar efficiency (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Fri, 10 Aug) Solar energy's cost and relative inefficiency have stunted its growth for decades, but Harmar-based Plextronics Inc. said it's made a major step toward solving both problems through a technology that "prints" solar cell technology onto plastic or glass.
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Stylish Gadgets Run On Solar Power (CBS News: Thu, 09 Aug) In the final installment of a three-part series on solar energy, The Early Show 's environmental lifestyle contributor Danny Seo takes a look at solar gadgets that power themselves or help charge up your personal electronics.
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IITB, HWB to collaborate on use of solar energy devices (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News: Tue, 07 Aug) In order to reap the maximum benefits of solar energy, the Indian Institute of Bombay (IITB) and Heavy Water Board (HWB) will collaborate to evaluate different solar thermal technologies, install solar heat generation and to conduct experiments for use of solar energy for high temperature industrial process heat technology. IITB and HWB have recently signed a signed a memorandum of understanding ...
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Kailua solar firm sold to Mainland company (BizJournals: Thu, 09 Aug) North America's largest solar energy services provider has purchased Kailua-based Island Energy Solutions Inc., an electrical contracting and energy company.
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