Cree is expanding their LED manufacturing capacity in North Carolina. This year, they will add an additional 275 jobs at their Durham, North Carolina facility. They have also begun manufacturing LEDs at the Flextronics facility in Mecklenburg County, N.C.
In a press release, Cree CEO Chuck Swoboda commented on the expansion:
“We are seeing tremendous growth for LED lighting. Energy-efficient lighting has its roots right here in North Carolina, and Cree is proud to be … Read the rest
Ambient Corporation and Itron have partnered to develop a product called the Ambient® EDC module. The module allows legacy automatic reader systems to newer, advanced smart grid systems. The module is installed at strategic positions along the grid to pick up data from encoder receiver transmitter systems (ERT meters). This negates the need for drive-by meter readings and allows utilities to set up monitoring in real time.
In a press release, John J. Joyce, Ambient’s … Read the rest
George Soros says the science of global warming is clear and that political differences need to be squashed to solve the problem right now. Well, the science isn’t all that clear Mr Soros, but kudos to you for putting your money where your mouth is. He plans to invest as much as $1 billion in alternative energy technologies and form a climate policy division called the Climate Policy Initiative which will invest an additional $10 … Read the rest
Energy Focus, Inc, just announced that it has received an order worth $256,000 from the Army and the Airforce. Energy Focus will provide their LED lightning fixtures to the Minnesota Air National Guard. The company expects to to fulfil the order this month. … Read the rest
Akeena Solar just announced that their Andalay AC solar panel system won a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Product Award. The award, which was presented to Akeena’s CEO Barry Cinnamon in a ceremony on Thursday, recognizes “world-changing innovations”- in Akeena’s case, a grid-ready system that performs well, with fewer breakdowns.
In a press release, Cinnamon commented on the award:
“Andalay AC’s reliable performance and installation simplicity are a giant step forward for the solar industry,” said Akeena … Read the rest
Quantum Fuel Systems (QTWW) is staging yet another breakout attempt this morning, clearing a bullish formation. The last time it cleared a bullish formation on Sept 22nd, it nearly doubled in a few trading days. It’s going to be tough to do that again on this breakout, but it’s certainly not out of the realm of possibility, particularly if it can clear the 1.75 area.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) is taking its PowerBuoy wave energy system to Japan for the first time. This morning the company is announcing that it has signed an agreement with three Japanese companies to develop a demo wave power station and will join the Tokyo Wave Power Initiative committee.
The first phase of the project will involve working to raise awareness of wave power in Japan and to identify favorable wave energy sites. Once the … Read the rest
KSK Surya Photovoltaic Venture, Private Limited (KSK) has contracted with Applied Materials to buy two Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Lines, used to produce high-power output 5.7m2 solar panels. The lines will be installed in the 150 MW production facility that KSK Surya is building in Hyderabad, India. Under a 5 year service agreement, Applied Materials will support and maintain the lines.
In a press release, Dr. Mark Pinto, senior vice president and general … Read the rest
Echelon just announced that it will work with Eaton Corporation to offer smart grid services to residential customers. Under the agreement, Eaton will become a value-added reseller for Echelon, combining their own home automation product line with Echelon’s Networked Energy Services (NES) System. The deal encompasses Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and will help the EU meet its target of a 20 percent increase in energy efficiency.
The combination of Eaton’s product with Echelon’s … Read the rest
AES Corp (AES) launched the largest wind farm in Bulgaria and one of the largest in the region today. The 156MW, 52 turbine farm near Kavarna on the Black Sea coast cost nearly $400 million to build. Bulgaria now has a total wind power capacity of 330MW, getting the country closer to its goal of 16% renewable energy within the next 10 years. AES is well positioned to profit from wind energy growth not only … Read the rest
