LPS Industries Completes Largest Solyndra Installation in the United States

Friday, June 11th 2010
LPS Industries Completes Largest Solyndra Installation in the United States

Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, announced that LPS Industries, a diversified manufacturer and leader in the flexible packaging industry, has completed the largest Solyndra installation in the United States to date, a 704kW installation in Moonachie, New Jersey. The LPS installation consists of approximately 3,800 Solyndra solar panels, producing over 825,000 kWh of electricity... 

Sustainable Home with DuPont Corian by Karim Rashid

Tuesday, April 27th 2010
Sustainable Home with DuPont Corian by Karim Rashid

Soft organic shapes realised through a morphic material to create a sensual living environment…a space that echoes the digital techno-organic world we live in, evoking an alternative way of experiencing the home environment…and one of the most creative, colourful and inspiring installations of the Milan design week 2010. Realised through of the creative vision of Karim Rashid and the scientific expertise of DuPont, “Smart-ologic Corian®... 

HNU Energy and International Battery Team for Solar and Energy Storage Demonstration Project in Maui, Hawaii

Tuesday, February 9th 2010
HNU Energy and International Battery Team for Solar and Energy Storage Demonstration Project in Maui, Hawaii

International Battery, a U.S. manufacturer and developer of large-format lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, today announced they have recently teamed with HNU Energy to participate in a solar power generation and energy storage project in Maui, Hawaii. The project, recently put into operation, will assess the effectiveness of storing solar energy using new, more-efficient battery technology. The renewable energy system is comprised of sixty 224-watt... 

Solyndra, Inc. Signs Framework Agreement With Germany’s alwitra GmbH & Co.

Friday, December 4th 2009
Solyndra, Inc. Signs Framework Agreement With Germany’s alwitra GmbH & Co.

Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, announced it has signed a new long term framework agreement with alwitra GmbH & Co., a leading supplier of well-engineered roofing systems, based in Trier, Germany. The solar panels for this agreement will be manufactured at Solyndra’s facilities in Fremont and Milpitas, CA. “We are excited to announce this agreement with alwitra,... 

PurePowerD Mobile Solar Power System

Sunday, November 8th 2009
PurePowerD Mobile Solar Power System

Diesel power generators are a noisy, polluting hassle. Pure Power Distribution offers silent, pollution-free, self-contained mobile photovoltaic power generation and storage stations that deliver clean, silent, pure-sine power for job sites and remote locations. According to the company, a regular user of portable diesel generators can lease one of these at the same—or less—cost. Standard models have eight or twelve 200-watt solar panels, one... 

Ascent Solar Unveils FlexPower Modules at Solar Power International

Wednesday, October 28th 2009
 Ascent Solar Unveils FlexPower Modules at Solar Power International

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of lightweight flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, today unveiled its FlexPowerTM line of products. The FlexPowerTM class of modules, which includes Light, Mobile and Extreme, carries an industry leading power to weight ratio, achieves the highest power density of any flexible product currently available in the market and provides a unique form-fit capability. The FlexPowerTM line is now available... 

Solar-Powered Community by Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Monday, October 26th 2009
Solar-Powered Community by Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Housing developer Actus Lend Lease, SolarCity®, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and financing parties National Bank of Arizona and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) are working to create one of the nation’s largest distributed, community-wide solar power systems at Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Upon completion, the community is expected to be the largest solar-powered community in the continental... 

Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group to construct solar power system at Patriot Place

Wednesday, October 7th 2009
Constellation Energy's Projects & Services Group to construct solar power system at Patriot Place

Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group, will construct a photovoltaic power system that will generate approximately 525 kilowatts of clean, renewable solar power at Patriot Place, the 1.3-million-square-foot entertainment, retail and dining destination adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The system will supply approximately 30 percent of Patriot Place’s... 

Ready Solar Announces Availability of Ground Mounted Solar in a Box Systems

Wednesday, September 16th 2009
Ready Solar Announces Availability of Ground Mounted Solar in a Box Systems

Ready Solar announced today the availability of a ground mount accessory for its fully pre-assembled Solar in Box™ photovoltaic systems. The ground mount accessory, which simply bolts onto the standard Solar in a Box frame, is available for immediate shipment. The product development continues Ready Solar’s mission of broadening the solar installation network by providing the industry’s easiest to install solar electric systems. The... 

Solyndra Offered $535 Million Loan Guarantee by the U.S. Department of Energy

Saturday, March 21st 2009
Solyndra Offered $535 Million Loan Guarantee by the U.S. Department of Energy

Solyndra, Inc. announced that it is the first company to receive an offer for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Solyndra, a Fremont, California-based manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic systems, will use the proceeds of a $535 million loan from the U.S. Treasury’s Federal Financing Bank to expand its solar panel manufacturing capacity in California. “The leadership...