Vestas Wind Systems just announced that it has received turbine orders from Romania and Italy. The Italian order consists of 37 V90-2MW wind turbines to be installed in Sardinia […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
First Solar (FSLR) Acquires OptiSolar’s PV Projects
First Solar just finished gobbling up OptiSolar’s PV project pipeline on Friday. The company plans to take the projects in the pipeline, build them and then sell them. […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Earth2tech Starts Deathwatch For Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) And Nova Biosource Fuels (NBF)
Earth2Tech.com has started a deathwatch for Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) and Nova Biosource Fuels. Pacific Ethanol could be out of cash be the end of the month, and the company […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Valence Technology Inc (VLNC) Applies For $608 Million Federal Loans
Valence Technology just announced that it has applied for $608 million worth of low-interest federal loans from the U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive. If it receives […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) Lays Off 200
MEMC Electronic Materials has laid off 200 employees in Missouri and Texas. The company will pay $2.5 million in severance-related charges in the second quarter as a result of […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Hoku (HOKU) And JH Kelly Confirm Schedule For Polysilicon Plant Start-Up Operation
Hoku Materials, Inc just announced that it has entered into a change order agreement with JH Kelly regarding the construction and start-up of Hoku’s polysilicon plant. The change order […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
BP Solar (BP) Cuts Jobs
Br Solar International just announced that it will be getting rid of a manufacturing plant in Spain and will reduce production at its Frederick, Maryland plant in the US. […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Cree (CREE) LED Downlights Awarded Commercial and Residential EnergyStar Certification
Cree, Inc just announced that its LED downlights have qualified for both commercial and residential EnergyStar Certification. The commercial EnergyStar qualifications are much tougher than the residential qualifications, as […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Applied Materials (AMAT) Wins Court Fight Against Oerlikon
Applied Materials won an important victory against Oerlikon Corp in European patent court on Tuesday. The court revoked a patent that had been issued to a Swiss university and […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Cree, Inc (CREE) CEO Expects LED Demand To Rise Next Year
Despite the faltering economy, Cree Inc’s CEO Chuck Swoboda told Reuters that he expects demand for LED lighting to grow in the next year. Although he described the company’s […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest