Moser Baer India has announced that it expects its solar unit, Moser Baer Photo Voltaic, to dominate the business within five years as demand for clean energy in India outpaces that of DVDs and Blu-rays. "Growth in photovoltaics dwarfs our main business," said chief financial officer Yogesh Mathur. "The industry is growing at a rate of 40 to 50% and we may grow even faster if we're able to take up our capacity."
OPEL Solar is in the process of qualifying a number of manufacturing companies to build its product line in North America. The company is intending to manufacture its HCPV panels and tracker products with the support of local industry in the U.S. and Canada to ensure prompt and cost-effective delivery of North American orders, as well as contributing to the growth of jobs in the area.
The non-profit organization, the SunPower Foundation, which is funded by SunPower Corp., will support the third phase of the Alliance for Mindanao Off-Grid Renewable Energy (AMORE III), the program to support renewable energy development, education and training on the Philippine island of Mindanao.
Solutia has announced plans to expand its manufacturing plant located in Suzhou, China. The site is used for the production of the company's Saflex polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer for laminated glass.
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will implement a major new solar photovoltaic program with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The program, which was approved on April 22, will generate up to 500MW once complete.
Manz Automation has opened a development center for vacuum-coating technology in Karlstein, Germany. All of the company competences needed to develop vacuum-coating equipment and processes will now work from this location. Manz has also announced plans to set up a technical lab to develop and test new coating methods and technologies.
GWS Technologies has begun selecting German technology partners for the development of alternative energy installations and facilities in Mexico and Central America.
Constellation Energy will develop a 1.8MW solar PV system at the McCormick distribution center in Belcamp, Md. Once complete, this will be the largest single rooftop solar installation in Maryland, and the second solar installation developed for McCormick by Constellation Energy.
Duke Energy has announced that ten new customer sites across North Carolina will have solar panels installed on their building or grounds as part of the company's distributed solar generation program. Duke Energy launched the program back in October 2009, when roof space was leased from four large manufacturing and commercial facilities for placement of solar panels.
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide and Schneider Power have now completed the previously announced share exchange transaction, effective April 16. Through this transaction, Quantum acquires all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Schneider Power.
