Press Releases

CENTROSOLAR AMERICA LAUNCHES CENTROLEASE(TM) ~Top Centrosolar Installers In Select States Offered OEM Leasing Program For Their Residential Customers ~ Scottsdale, AZ— April 4, 2011— With a rapidly growing customer and installer network across the country, Centrosolar America, the U.S. subsidiary of CENTROSOLAR Group AG in Munich Germany, announces the launch of the new CentroLeaseTM residential leasing program, developed in collaboration …

This summer, CentroData will offer homeowners the opportunity to view their solar system’s performance at their fingertips with a newly created mobile device App that, with a push of a button, allows the user to track real-time how many watts of energy the system is generating, that day’s output and usage, the annual savings realized, and much more.

SolarWindow(TM) technologies which enable see-thru windows to generate electricity by 'spraying' their glass surfaces with New Energy's electricity-generating coatings. These solar coatings are less than 1/10th the thickness of 'thin' films and make use of the world's smallest functional solar cells, shown to successfully produce electricity in a published peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy of the American Institute of Physics.

“NextEra Energy Resourcesis the largest generator in North America of renewable energy from the wind and sun. We view the success of this test deployment with NextEra Energy Resources as a key validation of our technology, and an opportunity to promote wider adoption of ClearEdge5 fuel cells in the marketplace,” said Ford. “We look forward to further potential fuel cell deployment opportunities with leading energy firms given the strong success of this test deployment.”

Europe Continues to Dominate Solar Market in 2011 El Segundo, Calif., March 25, 2011—Despite brewing trouble for the solar industry in the region, Europe in 2011 will continue to account for the lion’s share of photovoltaic (PV) installations in the world, claiming 68.6 percent of the global total, according to the latest IHS iSuppli research. Comprising nine of the world’s …

“VG Energy’s technology has shown great promise as a viable and cost-effective additive for alternative energy sources,” said Haig Keledjian, CEO of VG Energy and Viral Genetics. “We are thrilled to be working with BioProcess Algae to take the next steps and move from the laboratory to a viable production setting.”

–OnGreen – World’s Largest Online Cleantech Marketplace Launches– Los Angeles, Calif. – March 23, 2011 – OnGreen, the world’s largest cleantech marketplace announced today the launch of its website, OnGreen.com, out of a successful beta. The website is a comprehensive destination for cleantech professionals, connecting cleantech businesses and entrepreneurs with investors, expertise and resources. The beta site attracted 250 start-ups …

INNOVATIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BEGINS “SOLAR FOR ALL CALIFORNIA” INSTALLATION TRAINING PROGRAM “Solar for California” pilot program to provide no cost solar power for low-income multi-family residents Main Street Power Company, Inc., a national solar finance company, today begins the citizen training component of the no cost solar energy pilot program it is implementing in partnership with MS Solar Solutions Corp., …

According to this report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association last year was a record year for solar power installations in the US. One would think that after the Japanese nuclear power plant crisis that 2011 might become even bigger for solar power in this country. What do you think? Photovoltaic installations double over 2009; Largest concentrating solar power …

NEW INITIATIVE TO BRING IN TRILLION DOLLAR BOND MARKETS TO FINANCE THE LOW CARBON ECONOMY BRUSSELS, 15 March 2011 – The Climate Bonds Initiative announced the count down to the world’s first Climate Bond issuance – worth a quarter of a billion US dollars – with the release of the draft Compliance Standards today that will assure the environmental integrity …

DBT, the No. 1 charging station manufacturer in Europe, opened a new U.S. subsidiary in Chicago this January: DBT USA. With more than 6,000 units installed in more than 20 countries to date, DBT is the world’s leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. DBT USA business operations are already underway in Chicago, and U.S. assembly operations are planned …

AFTER 50 YEARS, NUCLEAR POWER IS STILL NOT VIABLE WITHOUT SUBSIDIES, NEW REPORT FINDS VALUE OF SUBSIDIES OFTEN EXCEED PRICE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCED; OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO NEARLY TRIPLE LOAN GUARANTEES WASHINGTON (February 23, 2011) – Since its inception more than 50 years ago, the U.S. nuclear power industry has been propped up by a generous array of government …

High volume manufacturing facility in Wilsonville, Oregon will increase availability of innovative thin film solar modules and provide 500 permanent jobs SAN JOSE, Calif., February 17, 2011 – SoloPower, a San Jose, California-based manufacturer of flexible thin film solar cells and modules, announced today that it has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs …

El Segundo, Calif., February 17, 2011—With their capability to increase the efficiency of solar systems, module level power management (MLPM) solutions are set for fast growth, with almost 40 percent of residential photovoltaic (PV) installations expected to use the technology in 2014, new IHS iSuppli research indicates. Global shipments of MLPM systems, a category consisting of microinverters and optimizers, are …

Leading Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Will Develop First Global Consumer Label for Companies Using Wind Energy “I think it’s an incredible thing that we can now decide in the same way that we can decide whether we want to buy food that has, you know, certain things in it which we don’t necessarily think are healthy, now we can actually …

BREA, CA, February 7, 2011 – The largest municipal solar power project in Orange County is currently under construction in the City of Brea. The project, located at the city’s Community Center, Civic and Cultural Center and Reservoir City Pump Yard, consists of 7,854 solar modules from Sharp. When completed, the City of Brea’s solar power project will provide the …

NYSERDA funds 17 energy-saving transportation ideas from Long Island to Rochester $4.6 million to help curb greenhouse gas emissions, create jobs and decrease reliance on fossil fuels. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced the award of $4.6 million to help 17 New York State companies develop and commercialize innovative new transportation technologies that will …

DOE Pursues SunShot Initiative to Achieve Cost Competitive Solar Energy by 2020 Announces $27 Million in Projects to Advance Solar Development and Manufacturing Washington, D.C. – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced additional details of the Department of Energy’s “SunShot” initiative to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75 percent so that they are …

Utility Sees Transformation of Solar Photovoltaic Power Market Seven new solar power plants capable of providing electricity for 8,125 average homes are now online for Southern California Edison (SCE) customers, the utility announced today. The newest solar photovoltaic installations, located in Ontario and Redlands, Calif., have a combined peak generating capacity of 12.5 million watts (AC). The new plants bring …

SolarPrint Launches Unmatched Energy Harvesting Technology for Low-Power Wireless Sensor Applications Irish company offers a next-generation photovoltaic solution for indoor solar energy harvesting SolarPrint, a leading photovoltaic (PV) energy technology developer, today expands the possibilities of next-generation energy harvesting for wireless sensors with the launch of its dye-sensitised solar cell (DSSC) technology. SolarPrint’s DSSC technology, which is integrated into wireless …