Automotive
Bosch Buys Voltwerk Electronics, Expands Inverter Business
19 April 2012POSTED IN Business News
Bosch today announced it has acquired voltwerk electronics, an inverter supplier. Voltwerk electronics will become part of Bosch Power Tec by the end of 2012. The Bosch subsidiary, founded in early 2011 to move the company’s inverter business forward, is based in Böblingen, Germany.
Fraunhofer ISE Debuts Hydrogen Filling Station
05 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Solar and water will power cars that fill up at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems’ first solar hydrogen filling station.
Using electricity generated from solar or wind power, hydrogen is produced by means of electrolysis. Once tanked with hydrogen in a fueling time of about three minutes, fuel cell cars can travel a distance of more than 400 km.
Honda, BMW Add Solar Systems to Facilities
02 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Honda and now BMW are turning to the “green side,” gearing up to fit solar PV panels at their production facilities.
US Island Installing Solar with Little Comment
06 February 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Lack of comment on a solar power installation has public officials baffled on the tiny island of Martha’s Vineyard, off the US coast in Massachusetts. When a public hearing was held about a solar canopy to be erected in the parking lot at Cronig’s Market in Vineyard Haven, the only opposition came from one resident who said he feared it wasn’t in keeping with the character of the area.
BMW Adds Solar to Alternative Energy Portfolio
03 February 2012POSTED IN Applications News
BMW today announced it has completed the installation and commissioning of solar panels that are providing energy to fully power the 24,000-square-foot Zentrum Museum, the plant’s heritage museum and visitors’ center in Greenville, South Carolina. In addition to the new solar panels, the plant also installed three new electric vehicle charging stations throughout the main facility.
US VC Investment in Cleantech Reaches $4.9 Billion
01 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies reached $4.9 billion in 2011, flat in terms of deals and down 4.5% in terms of capital invested compared to 2010, according to an Ernst & Young analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource. However, this represents a 29% increase from the $3.8 billion raised in 2009. In Q4 2011 VC investment in cleantech reached $940.5 million with 70 rounds of financing.
SolarWorld GT Begins Global Road Trip
30 January 2012POSTED IN Applications News
A solar-powered car sponsored by SolarWorld, the largest US solar panel manufacturer for more than 35 years, this week begins the US leg of its 21,000-mile quest to circle the globe, propelled only by sun’s rays.
US President Obama Energy Plan Incorporates Key Elements of The Pickens Plan
27 January 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
President Barack Obama unveiled a series of energy initiatives that closely track those proposed by legendary energy executive T. Boone Pickens. The initiatives include the key pillars of "The Pickens Plan", first outlined in July 2008. The plan calls for dramatic increase in the use of renewables--chiefly wind and solar--in America's power energy grid and includes incentives to move America's heavy duty and fleet vehicles to domestic natural gas as a transportation fuel.
Golf Cart Solar Debuts at PGA Show
23 January 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Golf Cart Solar, a Florida-based solar technology company, today announced that it will supply solar powered golf carts to the Allianz Championship, a PGA Champions tournament. Golf Cart Solar will showcase its solar technology on a select number of carts during the tour event.
CODA Debuts Battery Storage Systems
20 January 2012POSTED IN Applications News
California-based CODA Holdings, which develops battery systems and all-electric vehicles, today launched CODA Energy, a new business arm of the company that provides scalable battery storage systems—including storage for renewable energy such as solar—to support a more sustainable electrical grid.
Nissan Study Tests Hybrid Car Batteries for Solar Storage
19 January 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Old hybrid vehicle batteries may have a useful new life when they’re no longer powering electric cars: they may be suitable for storing energy from renewable sources such as solar or wind.
W2 Energy Redesigns Solar Bug
12 January 2012POSTED IN Applications News
W2 Energy, Inc. today announced that it is working on a commercial redesign of the company's Solar Bug, a two-seat, side-by-side design vehicle with cargo space.
Carmanah Launches EG500 Off-Grid Solar LED Outdoor Lighting System
10 January 2012POSTED IN New Products
Carmanah Technologies Corp. announced today the launch of the EG500 off-grid solar light-emitting diode (LED) outdoor lighting system, the company's latest product and highest-power solar outdoor light to date.
SolarWorld Displays 1-MW Project at US Headquarters
09 January 2012POSTED IN Applications News
SolarWorldtoday announced three on-campus projects to showcase the technology it manufactures at its US headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon, beginning with raw polysilicon chunks and ending with finished solar panels.
Mage Solar Modules Power EV Chargers at GM Facility
06 December 2011POSTED IN Business News
Mage Solar, part of the globally operating Mage Group, announced that a Solar Tree with several integrated electric car charging stations featuring high efficiency Mage Powertec Plus PV modules has been unveiled at General Motor’s Company Vehicle Operations Facility in Warren, Michigan.
STMicroelectronics Semiconductors Control Stanford Solar Car
23 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
The 32-bit microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, have been selected to control electrical and electronic systems in Stanford University's newest solar car.
GCCA Names Winners of the 2011 Later Stage Award
23 November 2011POSTED IN Business News
The Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) has announced its Top 10 winners of the 2011 Later Stage Award.
Carmanah Launches SUNfilm Solar Battery Chargers
16 November 2011POSTED IN New Products
Carmanah Technologies Corporation today announced the launch of SUNfilm Solar Battery Chargers, a new generation of retail-ready consumer solar products for the company's proprietary Go Power! brand.
SkyFire Energy Solar Powers Net-Zero Energy Car
14 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
SkyFire Energy Inc. announced today the installation of a solar system on a private residence south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada to power an electric Tesla Roadster.
Quantum Technologies Director Receives White House Honor
09 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that a member of its Board of Directors, Professor Scott Samuelsen, was honored recently at the White House for his groundbreaking research and development work in the field of hydrogen power and clean energy.
