Spire Corporation Reports Results for Fourth-Quarter and Year-End 2010

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 23:24 (Renewable Energy World)

Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment and turn-key manufacturing lines to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules and providing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) integration services for solar systems today reported record revenues from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 of $79.8 million, a 14.3% increase from $69.9 million in 2009. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $0.4 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $5.3 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the same period of 2009. These results include a gain on the sale of the assets of its Medical Device Read more

SMA America Unveils New Sunny PRO Club Service Center

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 16:17 (Renewable Energy World)

SMA America has relocated its Sunny PRO Club Service Center to the company's new U.S. headquarters in Rocklin. As part of its expansion, the Sunny PRO Club?a membership-based professional partnership program for solar installers?has broadened its services to improve upon its award-winning model. Read more

Order Focus: XsunX signs production line supply contract with Globe Future Technology

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 12:12 (PV-Tech)

XsunX has signed a contract to supply Globe Future Technology Development with its thin-film production systems. Under the agreement, XsunX will provide Globe Future with its baseline production system and an additional 30MW CIGSolar cell production system. Read more

Wagner Solar U.K. appoints Kamil Shah as Marketing Manager

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 18:12 (PV-Tech)

Wagner Solar U.K. has appointed Kamil Shah as its new Marketing Manager. Shah, who arrives from Sanyo where he was European corporate communications manager, will be responsible for setting up the marketing department and coordinating all promotion and communication activities in the U.K. Read more

Japan's Quake to Shake the Solar Market?

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 17:58 (Renewable Energy World)

As Japan grapples with the likelihood of a nuclear power disaster as a result of the huge earthquake and tsunami, investors are betting on solar as a more benign form of alternative energy. While solar stocks are going up and up, the impact of Japan's crisis may not be so sunny for the solar market in the coming year. Read more

Centrosolar posts record-breaking revenue of ?403.4 million

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 17:06 (PV-Tech)

Centrosolar has announced record-breaking revenue and earnings figures for the 2010 financial year. The German firm posted revenue of ?403.4 million, which not only dwarfed the ?308.7 million it brought in last year but also came in well above original estimates of ?340 million to ?370 million. Read more

Phoenix Solar reports record 2010 financial results: market stagnation cited for 2011

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 16:17 (PV-Tech)

Preliminary financial figures from Phoenix Solar show the company achieved record revenue of ?635.7 million in 2010, and increase of 34.4% compared to the previous year. International business rose by almost 500% (496%) to ?164.5 million, up from only ?27.6 million in 2009. Record module sales reached 313MW, an increase of 55% over module sales in 2009. Read more

Kamil Shah joins the team at Wagner Solar UK

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 13:07 (Solarpowerportal)

Germany-based solar power and heating provider Wagner Solar has appointed Kamil Shah as Marketing Manager of its UK branch, where he will be responsible for setting up the marketing department and driving all promotion and communication activities in the UK. Shah joins Wagner Solar UK from Sanyo, where he was European Corporate Communications Manager. Read more

RLS Logistics Taking NJ Headquarters Solar With HelioSage

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 13:04 (Renewable Energy World)

RLS Logistics, one of the region's leading temperature-controlled logistics providers, and HelioSage, a Mid-Atlantic solar project developer, have announced plans to retrofit the RLS headquarters with solar electricity. The roof-mounted solar array, with a capacity of approximately 1.5 megawatts, will be capable of producing nearly two million kilowatt-hours of clean power each year and is expected to generate significant energy cost savings for RLS over the life of the system. Read more

Kyocera finalizes installation of 1.4MW solar installation at San Diego?s Camp Pendleton

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 1:19 (PV-Tech)

United States Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton recently commemorated the new 1.4MW solar system that was installed on the base courtesy of a partnership between Kyocera Solar and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest. The ground-mounted installation features 6,300 KD235 Kyocera solar modules and is said to be the largest PV system on a U.S. Marine Corps base and one of the largest in San Diego County. Read more

JinkoSolar enlists in PV Cycle association

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 0:56 (PV-Tech)

JinkoSolar Holding has joined the list of over 70 worldwide PV companies that are part of PV Cycle?s European association for the recycling of photovoltaic modules. The program?s goal is to set up an international network of solar module collection points by 2015, where installers and citizens can dispose their ?end-of-life? modules in an environmentally conservative fashion. Read more

POET opens its 27th ethanol plant

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 18:26 (Renewable Energy World)

POET today opened its 27th ethanol plant and fourth plant in Indiana, POET Biorefining -- Cloverdale, in a grand opening event that included ethanol industry and government leaders, area farmers, new team members and residents of Cloverdale, Ind. The event represents an important milestone: The new ethanol capacity helps Indiana's total ethanol production top 1 billion gallons, an important development goal set by state leaders. Read more

Japanese polysilicon supplier problems put SunPower on potential supply search

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 15:25 (PV-Tech)

SunPower has said that after talks with its various Japanese-based suppliers, none have sustained major damage to their facilities, though ?certain operations are currently disrupted due to infrastructure issues,? the company stated. Read more

Geothermal Capacity Could More than Double by 2020

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 5:49 (Renewable Energy World)

Increasing global investment in geothermal power could result in a 134% increase in total geothermal capacity between 2010 and 2020, according to a report released on March 7 by Pike Research. Read more

Natcore begins production of its ?intelligent? AR coating station

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 23:30 (PV-Tech)

Natcore Technology has set up shop at MicroTech Systems Fremont, California facility in order to begin work on its first production model of its intelligent liquid phase deposition (LPD) processing station that intends to grow antireflective (AR) coating on silicon wafers. The LPD process grows the AR coating in a warm chemical bath, which is said to eliminate the need for silane, diminish energy needs and lower silicon use. Read more

Premier Power posts record Q4 revenue of US$46.1 million

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 18:43 (PV-Tech)

Premier Power Renewable Energy has posted a record-breaking revenue figure of US$46.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. This is a 196% increase on the company?s 2009 figure of US$30.5 million and a US$17.8-million quarter-to-quarter jump. The final 2010 revenue also saw a significant increase, rising 182% year-on-year to US$86.8 million. Read more

Improved Wind Station Profits Through Excellent O&M

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 17:42 (Renewable Energy World)

On March 10 at the Renewable Energy World conference in Tampa, Florida NAES Project Manager Bill Manganaro presented a paper entitled "Improved Wind Station Profits Through Excellent O&M" in the Supporting Wind Growth - Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Workforce Development session. Read more

NV Energy seeks regulatory approval before signing PPAs

Tuesday, 3.15.2011 - 14:46 (PV-Tech)

NV Energy is currently awaiting approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to sign long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) for renewable energy projects totalling 101MW. Read more