Archive for September, 2009

Minturn Huller Breaks Ground on 540kW Solar System With Cenergy Power

CHOWCHILLA, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Minturn Huller, a premier almond huller and sheller for over 260 almond growers in Central Valley, and Cenergy Power, a solar developer with market-leading solar solutions, have begun construction on a 540kW solar system for the Huller’s primary hulling facility. According to a California Solar Initiative project database, this [...]

SRS Energy to Highlight Benefits of Sole Power Tile(TM) at West Coast Green 2009

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ — SRS Energy, a leading developer of integrated solar roofing products, will exhibit the Sole Power Tile(TM), the first building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing product designed for curved roofing systems, at West Coast Green, the largest conference on green innovation for the built environment. The conference takes place October 1 through October [...]

RoseStreet Labs Energy, Inc. Demonstrates World’s First Tandem Nitride/Silicon Solar Cell

PHOENIX, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ — RoseStreet Labs Energy, Inc. (RSLE) announced today a breakthrough demonstration of the first known Nitride/silicon tandem solar cell. Utilizing the same Nitride material technology as solid state lighting and blue lasers, RSLE fabricated and tested a working photovoltaic cell that couples a silicon solar cell with a Nitride Thin Film. [...]

Solomon Technologies Introduces New MOBILE OFF-GRID Instant Solar(TM)

DANBURY, Conn., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Solomon Technologies, Inc. (Other OTC: SOLM), announced today the introduction of its new transportable, easy to assemble MOBILE OFF-GRID Instant Solar(TM) product that extends off-grid power output well beyond typical “solar hours”.

Famous Bob’s Big Boy Hosts ‘Sixty and Solar’ Celebration

TORONTO, Canada, and LOS ANGELES and MURRIETA, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — Canadian Solar Inc. (“Canadian Solar”) (Nasdaq: CSIQ), HelioPower and Bob’s Big Boy of Burbank were joined last week by Burbank Mayor Gary Bric and other local officials to inaugurate a 26 kW Canadian Solar photovoltaic panel system installed at [...]

Solargy Systems Inc. developing high output solar panels

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Solargy Systems Inc. “SLGS-PK”. Solargy Systems Inc has indicated it is developing high output solar panels of 500 watts and possibly as high as 1000 watts at the same cost of standard 200 or 300 watt panels. The new panels will be used in the firms existing solar [...]

SunEdison Names Jason Gray Director of Canadian Operations

BELTSVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, named Jason Gray as Director of Canadian Operations. Mr. Gray joined SunEdison in 2008 as a Project Developer, and has been managing the company’s [...]

Applied Materials Begins Shipments of World’s Largest, Fastest, Roll-to-Roll Vacuum Coating Systems

ALZENAU, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has begun shipping multiple Applied Topmet™ 4450 systems, the world’s largest and fastest, roll-to-roll thin film metal deposition machine, to a customer in Europe. This [...]

Amtech Announces Follow-On Multi-System Solar Order

TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, [...]

2009 Solar Decathlon Starts Soon…..

The next “Solar Decathlon” begins October 9th!About Solar Decathlon