GCL-Poly claims polysilicon cost down to US$22.5 per kilogram: wafer capacity to hit 6.5GW

Sunday, 3.20.2011 - 0:02 (PV-Tech)

Having ramped its polysilicon production capacity from 18,000MT by the end of 2009 to 21,000MT by end of 2010, GCL-Poly claims its polysilicon production costs are down to US$22.5 per kilogram, making it one if not the lowest cost producer of the product. GCL Solar?s average production cost for wafers in 2010 was reported to be US$0.57/W. Read more

Lotus Creative Innovations receives Invenergy Prize from Governor Quinn at Clean Energy Challenge Business Plan Competition

Sunday, 3.20.2011 - 0:38 (Renewable Energy World)

Building on the momentum of this largest ever Midwest Energy Forum, Clean Energy Trust co-founder and wind developer Michael Polsky announced the creation of the Invenergy Prize, a $10,000 award for innovation in renewable energy. Mr. Polsky and Governor Quinn presented the Invenergy prize to Lotus Creative Innovations for its scaled-down version of a commercial turbine designed for workforce and classroom training. Read more