Southwall and Pleotint Announce Industry’s First Insulating Glass Combining Suspended Film and Sunlight Responsive Glazing Technologies Complementary technologies Today Southwall Technologies Inc. and Pleotint LLC announced the world’s first installation of high-performance insulating glass that combines Southwall’s Heat Mirror(R) suspended-film technology with Pleotint’s Sunlight Responsive Thermochromic (SRT(R)) technology. The complementary technologies combine to deliver increased [...]
Alternative Energy Partners , provider of comprehensive alternative energy solutions, is pleased to announce that Cliff Bream will be joining its Board of Directors. Bream is an accomplished executive and investor with over 25 years’ experience leading industry giants in a variety of sectors. After beginning his career at Proctor & Gamble, he moved on [...]
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The creative arts building design at Haywood Community College in North Carolina is one of the first public buildings in the state to be built under a new state law requiring enhanced energy performance. As such, the project architect is predicting it will generate a lot of interest. “The state construction and state energy offices [...]
The world is quickly changing from fossils fuels to preparation for a clean energy future based largely on solar energy. Whether it is solar thermal ,concentrated solar power,solar hot water ,heating and cooling or photovoltaic technology (PV solar) experts and trained personnel will be in demand. Solar Thermal and PV companies will soon be struggling to [...]
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Ice Energy, a leading provider of advanced energy storage solutions to the electric utility industry, has announced an agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) that will extend the company’s Ice Bear distributed energy storage offering to U.S. Federal Government agencies and the military. Leveraging SAIC’s market reach and expertise, the agreement with [...]
The replacement of fossil fuels is not just a concern for the environment as global warming consequences unfold around the world. Countries such as the U.S. are realizing that an energy policy that encompasses home grown renewable energy is a matter of national security. Concentrated Solar Power and Solar Thermal technologies such as heating,cooling and [...]
Jun 9 2010 | Posted in
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Despite an uneven economic recovery and the lingering effects of the global recession on virtually every industry around the world, Leon (Lee) M. Pierhal, Chief Executive Officer of OPEL Solar, Inc., a leading global supplier of high concentration photovoltaic (“HCPVâ€) solar panels and other solar products, including utility scale ground-based tracker systems and unique light [...]
A week before Intersolar Europe opens its doors in Munich, ESTIF- the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation – releases latest market statistics and trends Following an outstanding growth in 2008, the European solar thermal market decreased by 10% in 2009. For the second year in a row, over 4 million square metres of solar collector [...]
Tucson, Ariz. – Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has agreed to purchase the output of 10 new solar power systems, a landfill gas generation project and a new wind farm that together would generate nearly 160 megawatts (MW), enough renewable energy to power more than 30,000 Tucson homes. TEP has submitted the agreements to the Arizona [...]
Bubbling Springs Solar has  announced a new and partnership with First Supply, a family owned and operated company since 1897. According to the company by teaming up with this Midwestern distributor, Bubbling Springs Solar’s products will be more easily available to the entire Midwestern region, thus enabling installers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and parts of Iowa and Illinois [...]
May 9 2010 | Posted in
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Milwaukee based A. O. Smith Corporation has entered into a strategic cooperative agreement with Chromagen, a leading global manufacturer of solar water heating solutions located in Sha’ar Ha’amakim, Israel, to develop advanced solar technology for water heating applications. Under the terms of the agreement, Chromagen will offer A. O. Smith exclusive marketing and distribution rights [...]
Cool Energy, Inc., a developer of clean energy heat and power generating systems, today announced the performance of its Stirling engine, called the SolarHeart® Engine, has surpassed its specified electrical power output of 1,500 watts. “It is very satisfying to have achieved this major milestone,†said Sam Weaver, CEO and President of Cool Energy. “To [...]