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Under this agreement, Yingli Green Energy has agreed to supply Recurrent Energy with crystalline PV modules through 2012 for expected use in Recurrent Energy’s distributed solar projects, typically ranging from 2 to 20 MW, in the U.S., Canada, Europe and other emerging markets. “Today’s agreement further signifies our commitment to…

The facilities include a 239 kW system at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena; a 601 kW system at BT’s North America corporate headquarters offices in El Segundo; and Safeway’s Vons grocery stores in Monrovia (230 kW), Oxnard (188 kW), Corona (205 kW), and Murrieta (198 kW). The…

ImplicationsThe draft of a comprehensive energy U.S. Congressional bill entitled the “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009″ has been released. A bill of this nature is necessary for long-term investment in American clean energy and energy independence. This industry has been highly reliant on short-term subsidies and…

Starwood 1 will showcase two critical future technologies. The first is power storage. Without storage, you will only have power when the sun is shining. And while that can work to a point, it will never power the whole world. We’ll still need something to take care of the base-load,…

Hydra Fuel Cell Corp., the Beaverton-based company developing hydrogen fuel cell technology, on Wednesday said it has received its first patent and has begun production.

According to the Gulf News, the plant, as announced by Ali Bin Abdullah Al Owais, executive director of electricity affairs in the country’s Energy Ministry, will create enough electricity needs and will have enough left over for other countries in the region, he said.Mr. Al Qwais’s remarks were made during…

The Cell Awards are judged by a consortium of the solar industry’s leading companies and research organizations, including Q-Cells, Suntech Power and Fraunhofer ISE, and recognize products with the most potential to lower the cost of solar technology. “Our panel of judges from across the solar industry knows all too…

All eyes in the automotive world will perhaps be on the British International Motor Show in London this week, where positive PR will hope to be made for hydrogen vehicles of the future as they line-up among the many modern supercars on display

State Senator Ellen Anderson stood in front of a large mobile array of solar panels atop the Capitol steps Thursday and predicted the 2009 session will do for solar what the 1994 session did for wind power. “Today we’d like to announce we’re kicking off the solar energy revolution in…

Raleigh-based Progress (NYSE: PGN) said the goal of its new SunSense program is to increase the amount of solar energy produced in its Carolinas and Florida territories by more than 100 megawatts over the next decade. The company intends to reach that goal by offering a series of incentives and…