Modesto, CA Plant Installs One Megawatt Solyndra Rooftop Solar System PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America Modesto, Calif., manufacturing facility is building on its environmental sustainability efforts by installing an innovative cylindrical solar photovoltaic (PV) system on its rooftop.  The one megawatt system is the largest Solyndra installation in the United States.  "Frito-Lay is utilizing innovative [...]

  Since mid-July 2010, a photovltaic system has provided around 50 Malaysian families in Borneo with environmentally friendly power. IBC SOLAR Malaysia and their project partner, Carbon Capital Corporation, installed a 20kWp capacity solar system for a longhouse in which the families live. IBC SOLAR took over the engineering and delivery of the system’s technology. [...]

Sharp Corporation and Recurrent Energy, LLC, a U.S. developer of distributed solar projects, signed an agreement on September 21 (US local time) for Sharp to acquire Rucurrent, making Recurrent a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sharp. The acquisition is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010, after approval by the authorities has been obtained. Demand [...]

Sales of $1 Billion in 2010 Based on New Product Launches, Rich Technology Pipeline and Strong Market Demand    DuPont Electronics & Communications President David B. Miller has said recently that the company expects to achieve $1 billion in revenue from sales into the photovoltaic market in 2010 — one year ahead of schedule.  The [...]

  Latest addition to Staples national program makes Staples the largest host of solar in the state   Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS), the world’s largest office products company, and SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), has recently unveiled a 1.5 megawatt (MW) solar power installation at [...]

The UK Government should consider implementing a consistent price for marine energy and resolve grid access issues if the UK marine energy industry is to repeat the success of the Danish wind industry, according to a report published by wave energy developer Aquamarine Power today [19 September 2010]. A combination of an early, clear and [...]

Sheringham Shoal, which will open in 2012, will be able to supply 220,000 British households with eco-friendly electricity. The UK has now developed more offshore wind energy than the rest of the world combined. In 2013, Britain will produce more electricity from renewable energy than from nuclear power – and Statkraft is contributing to this. [...]