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Solar Frontier Americas Completes Sale of 40MW Midway II Project to Dominion

Apr 13, 2017

San Jose-based Solar Frontier Americas, the US subsidiary of Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has sold its 40MWDC (30MWAC) Midway ...

Tags: Solar Frontier, Solar modules

First Solar and Indiana Michigan Power Break Ground on 2.6MW Project

Oct 30, 2015

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has joined Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Twin Branch Solar Facility in Mishawaka, Indiana. The 2.6MW project ...

Tags: First Solar, Thin-film photovoltaic module, CdTe

EPA Applauds Efforts of Bennington College to Help Local Community Combat Climate Issues

Dec 17, 2014

EPA has released a short video that applauds the voluntary efforts of a professor and students at Bennington College to help their local community combat climate issues by analyzing energy use of municipal streetlights and working with the ...

Tags: municipal streetlights, greenhouse gas emissions, Construction

DTE Electric to Retire a Third of Its Coal-Fired Generation

Jun 23, 2014

DTE Electric, Michigan's largest power utility with more than 2.1 million customers, plans to retire a third of its coal-fired generation, more than 2,000 MW, by 2025, and rely more on natural gas and renewables, mostly wind, the company ...

Tags: natural gas, renewables

Despite Shutdown of Nuclear Power Plants, Japan May Not Raise Its Thermal Coal Imports

May 8, 2014

Despite shutdown of nuclear power plants, Japan is not expected to raise its thermal coal imports significantly over the next five-seven years, as existing coal-fired power plants are running at high rates and new facilities are still on ...

Tags: Thermal Coal, nuclear power plants

Coastal Power Plants in China Are Unwilling to Go Above $75/Mt CFR South China

Mar 25, 2014

Chinese buyers refrained from meeting the delivered-price expectations of seaborne cargo sellers in unsettled Asian trade Friday, as weak fundamentals in the domestic market prolonged a week-old standoff between buyers and sellers, said ...

Tags: China Cargo Market, coal producer, thermal coal market

Fears of China Moving to Ban The Import of Lower Grade Coal Have Again Resurfaced

Mar 17, 2014

Fears of China moving to ban the import of lower grade coal have again resurfaced amid concern over the country's high pollution levels, with several market participants indicating that the government is seriously contemplating such a move ...

Tags: Thermal Coal, Chinese Ban, high pollution levels

The Impact of Any Potential Changes on The US PV Industry Is Expected to Be Negligible

Jan 7, 2014

Despite efforts from some US states to re-evaluate their net-energy metering (NEM) policies, the impact of any potential changes on the US photovoltaics (PV) industry is expected to be negligible in 2014, according to IHS. "States ...

Tags: Lights, Lighting, Solar Markets, Solar, Energy

Ageing Infrastructure Is a Major Problem for Almost Every Power Utility

Dec 19, 2013

Ageing infrastructure is a major problem for almost every power utility in the developed world, and it's a problem that becomes particularly acute when the original manufacturer gives notice that support will soon be withdrawn for an asset ...

Tags: ageing infrastructure, power utility

The Indian Power Sector Scenario Remains Gloomy

Dec 19, 2013

The Indian power sector scenario remains gloomy. Although power reforms started about a decade back, the achievements are only dismal. Financial health of most state electricity boards remains critical, mainly due to the uncontrolled use of ...

Tags: energy conservation, energy audit

The New Kia AutoSport Dealership Has Achieved 20-33% in Energy Savings Using SSL Fixtures

Sep 29, 2013

The new Kia AutoSport dealership in Columbus, Georgia has achieved 20–33% in energy savings using SSL fixtures from GE Lighting, while maintaining the light levels and color rendering needed to make a great first impression on ...

Tags: GE Lighting, LED Fixtures, KIA Front Line

L&L Machinery Industry Is Moving in a New Direction

Sep 11, 2013

Reporting a 34% revenue increase year on year in 2012 and expecting sales for the second half of 2013 to climb from the flat first half, L&L Machinery Industry Co., Ltd., a leading heavy-duty-lathe maker in Taiwan, is moving in a new ...

Tags: L&L Machinery Industry, Economic Slowdown

Coal of Africa Limited's Run-of-Mine Production Fell 23% to 3.78 Million Mt

Sep 3, 2013

Coal of Africa Limited's run-of-mine production fell 23% to 3.78 million mt of (ROM) mt in its 2012/13 year, with activity hit by a blocked rail line, flooding at a colliery, and strike action. CoAL also said Friday it processed 3.37 ...

Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Chrysler Has Collaborated with Detroit-Based Nextenergy to Examine V2G EV Technology

Jul 19, 2013

US based automobile manufacturer Chrysler has collaborated with Detroit-based NextEnergy to examine the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric vehicle (EV) technology. The test will be conducted with four battery-powered all-electric minivans ...

Tags: Chrysler, Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Soitec Installed a CPV Demonstration Plant in The Isolated Village

Jun 14, 2013

Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France has installed a CPV demonstration plant in the isolated village of Usib near Rehoboth in central Namibia. The 25kW installation has been connected to the grid of ...

Tags: Soitec CPV, CPV Power Plant

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