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NYPA Selects ENERActive Solutions as a Contractor Under Build Smart NY Program
Following the approval of the increased funding of $117 million in support of Build Smart NY, New York Power Authority (NYPA) authorized the award of contracts to twelve firms, including ENERActive Solutions, to implement the Statewide Energy Efficiency Program (Statewide EEP). Build Smart NY, in conjunction with Governor Andrew Cuomo's Executive Order 88, plans to reduce the energy consumption of state facilities by 20% by April 2020. - October 17, 2014 - Eneractive Solutions
Infineon Maintains Leading Position in Power Semiconductors But Edged Out of MOSFET Sector by International Rectifier Says The Information Network
International Rectifier led the $6 billion MOSFET sector in 2013, just ahead of Infineon, while Mitsubishi Electric dominated the IGBT sector, well ahead of Infineon. But Infineon’s combined revenues in both sectors was enough to maintain its lead in the overall power semiconductor market,... - October 17, 2014 - The Information Network
ITW Solar Insulcast for Thermally Conductive Applications
ITW Solar’s Insulcast Promotes Thermal Conductivity for Smart Solar Components at Solar Power International in Las Vegas, USA - October 16, 2014 - ITW Solar
Semiconductor Content of Wearables to Reach $9 Billion in 2019
Semiconductor revenues will reach $9 billion in 2019, led by wearable devices in the healthcare sector, according to a new report, Wearable Sensor and Electronic Market, recently published by The Information Network, a New Tripoli, PA market research company. High end connectivity devices for... - October 16, 2014 - The Information Network
Green Alternative Systems (GAS) Specializes in Industrial CNG Conversions
Green Alternative Systems (GAS) has announced that they are specializing in industrial CNG conversions. - October 16, 2014 - Green Alternative Systems
Green Alternative Systems (GAS) Announce Full Service for Fleet Propane Conversions
Green Alternative Systems (GAS) has just announced that they offer full fleet propane conversion services for vehicle based businesses. - October 16, 2014 - Green Alternative Systems
Europe’s Most Innovative Cleantech Start-Ups Compete for €65,000 Funding in Valencia, Spain on 31 October
Overall the competition provides a total of €425,000 in funding to EU start-ups to further develop their ventures; Participating companies capable of delivering global impact on sustainability by transforming cleantech ideas into commercial success; Finalists include an app to help electric vehicles locate charging points, an aquaculture and hydroponics system for sustainable urban farms, and a technology that transforms vibrations into electricity. - October 15, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Data Historian Software Key to Successful Synchrophasor Data Management for Improving Grid Reliability
InStep Software to Present at the CIGRE 2014 Grid of the Future Symposium. - October 15, 2014 - InStep Software
SolarCraft Completes Solar Power Installation for Congregation Shomrei Torah
Novato and Sonoma based SolarCraft announced the completion of a 34 kW solar panel system at Congregation Shomrei Torah in Santa Rosa, CA. Designed and built by SolarCraft, the North Bay Synagogue’s system will reduce their carbon footprint while saving thousands in utility costs in the years to come. - October 14, 2014 - SolarCraft
Solamon Now in Vietnam; ElectrifyAsia Launched
Solamon rolls out East Asia strategy. - October 12, 2014 - Solamon Energy Corp.
Solamon Signs MoU; Adds 50 MW of Projects in Ghana and Burkina Faso to West African Pipeline
Solamon Ghana Ltd. begins West African expansion. - October 12, 2014 - Solamon Energy Corp.
R20 in Paris: Climate-KIC CEO Calls on Climate Change Leaders to Focus Their Efforts on Creating Sustainable Cities
At the R20 World Summit of Regions for Climate in Paris on 10-11 October, CEO Bertrand van Ee of the EU's main climate innovation initiative Climate-KIC will call for more cross-sector initiatives to enable integrated climate change innovation focused on meeting the environmental challenges faced by our urban areas. - October 10, 2014 - Climate-KIC
SheerWind Confirmed as Bronze Sponsor for META Projects Conference
SheerWind to speak at META Projects Conference "Today’s investment vs. future returns: What is required to move clean energy projects to the next level?" - October 10, 2014 - SheerWind
Pioneer Engineering 2015 Course Schedule Announced
Courses in vibration analysis, plant reliability and machine theory will be available in-class or online. - October 08, 2014 - Pioneer Engineering
Rentricity Starts First Irrigation In-Pipe Hydro Clean Energy Project in Idaho
New projects reflect a growing interest in energy recovery technology for irrigation water pipeline infrastructure. - October 07, 2014 - Rentricity Inc.
Climate-KIC Launches New Online CO2 Meter to Indicate Carbon Emissions Threat Level
A new online meter combines a live data feed drawing on European data, updated regularly to show the precise level of CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere today, and comparison tools to show how CO2 levels have changed over time. - October 06, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Point Click Switch Announces All New "Utility Bill Selfie" Service
Point Click Switch is now offering new technology to help consumers with energy savings. Connecticut residents can simply upload a picture of their utility bill and the company will respond within 48 hours with the lowest available energy rates. - October 06, 2014 - Point Click Switch
Nigerian NGO, SMEFUNDS Reducing Indoor Air Pollution Through Clean Stoves
SMEFUNDS takes the fight to End indoor Air Pollution to New York Climate Summit. - October 06, 2014 - SMEFunds
Fielding Systems Announces Verizon as Sponsor at User Group Meeting
Fielding Systems First Annual User Group Meeting to take place November 13-14 in Tampa, FL. The event will provide attendees with extensive training on FieldVisor and ScadaVisor, as well as education on industry best practices, IOT, and the cloud. - October 05, 2014 - Fielding Systems
West African Power Industry Awards to Honour Industry’s Best and Brightest WAPIC in Lagos in November
West Africa’s leading utility and energy professionals and projects are to be honoured at the annual West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC) that is taking place in Lagos, Nigeria from 18-19 November this year. The West African Power Industry Awards are designed to celebrate the West... - October 04, 2014 - Future Energy Nigeria
Northern Virginia's First Net Positive Energy Home Earns Cold, Hard Cash on Electric Bill
Net Positive Energy Residence Earned Net Income in the Coldest, Snowiest Season in Decades - October 03, 2014 - NOVA e+ Home
Climate-KIC Start-Ups Raise €59 Million in External Funding
Investment highlights increased trend for investor engagement in a more diverse range of "Cleantech 2.0" technologies; 45 start-ups are latest success stories of Climate-KIC’s unique Accelerator; now supporting over 120 cleantech start-ups in Europe every year; Climate-KIC’s 2014 Venture Competition later in October will recognise the rising stars of European cleantech. - October 02, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Solarcraft Announces New Hire Bob Heth as Director of Sales and Business Development
Solarcraft, Inc., the integrated power solutions company, today announced the new hire of Bob Heth as Director of Sales and Business Development. In his role at Solarcraft, Heth will bring his global expertise in directing cross-functional sales, business development, operations and finance teams... - October 02, 2014 - Solarcraft, Inc.
Kalkitech Signs MoU with UNITEN, Malaysia
Kalkitech, a niche technology company providing communication and optimization solutions for the Smart Grid, signed MoU with Universiti Tenega Nasional (UNITEN), a wholly owned university of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia - October 01, 2014 - Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Japanese Companies Dominate Top Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Equipment Rankings Says The Information Network
The TFT-LCD equipment market has been on a roller coaster ride for the past ten years, as Japanese companies dominate the industry, according to the report LCD Market: Technology Directions and Market Analysis, recently published by The Information Network, a New Tripoli, PA-based market research... - October 01, 2014 - The Information Network
IMR Test Labs – Louisville Earns Nadcap Approval
IMR Test Labs Kentucky laboratory earns Nadcap approval to serve the aerospace & defense industries with materials testing services. - October 01, 2014 - IMR Test Labs
Oaktree’s Power Opportunities Group Launches Hydroexcavation Platform Vac One Services, LLC with Acquisition of Texas ReExcavation, LC
Vac One Services, LLC formed to acquire, integrate, and grow companies in the North American hydro-excavation markets. T-Rex Services is the platform’s first acquisition. - September 29, 2014 - Vac One Services, LLC
Pioneer Engineering Hires Matt Price as New Reliability Engineer
Matt will help lead the reliability engineering efforts for the engineering firm. - September 28, 2014 - Pioneer Engineering
Fielding Systems Announces Release of Custom Form Capabilities to Oil and Gas Production Reporting Platform
Fielding Systems is excited to announce enhanced capabilities to provide custom forms for field data capture on Android and IOS platform/tablets. - September 28, 2014 - Fielding Systems
Allana Buick & Bers Ranked 141 in Architectural Record’s Top 300 List
Allana Buick & Bers, Inc (ABBAE) was ranked 141 in Architectural Record’s, a magazine designed for architects and engineers, Top 300 Architecture Firm List of 2014 after bringing in over $16.5 million in architectural design work in 2013. - September 26, 2014 - Allana Buick & Bers, Inc.
Electricity Savers Plus Forms a Mutual Marketing Alliance with United Resource Logistics
Increased Customer Savings - September 26, 2014 - Electricity Savers Plus
Solamon Execs to Launch New Company in Accra: Solamon Ghana to Oversee Shama
Solamon Energy Corp. registers Ghanaian entity. - September 26, 2014 - Solamon Energy Corp.
STEG-IS Partners with iPAD Rwanda Power & Infrastructure Investment Forum in Kigali in November
STEG International Services (STEG-IS) has partnered as a platinum sponsor with the inaugural iPAD Rwanda Power & Infrastructure Investment Forum that will take place from 3-4 November in Kigali, Rwanda. The forum will gather investors, project developers, finance houses, construction and... - September 26, 2014 - iPAD Rwanda Energy Infrastucture Forum
Solar Hybrid Inverter for Educational Institutions
The Solar Hybrid Inverter Manufacturers in India recently announced that it is going to provide the service for the educational sector. The Dr. Solar Company is going to provide the service and solutions for education institutions all over India. The company is manufacturing 3000k and 1000k power... - September 25, 2014 - Dr. Solar
Hans von Mangoldt Expands Filter Reactor Offering
Hans von Mangoldt continues to improve their product offering with a newly developed insulation system and complete range of single and three phase filter reactors. This new range of products, UL listed for both USA and Canada, takes advantage of insulation temperature capabilities to achieve smaller and lower cost reactors. Specialized testing capabilities, including type testing with actual harmonic currents, ensure their performance, reliability, and endurance. - September 24, 2014 - Hans von Mangoldt
TDS Turbine Services to Oversee Aero-Derivative Technology for El Paso Electric
Technical Diagnostic Services (TDS), an industry leader for turbine services is pleased to announce its partnership with El Paso Electric to provide service to their new power facility that will provide power to 160,000 households. - September 24, 2014 - Technical Diagnostic Services
Taking the East African Power Industry Convention to the Next Level
“The 16th East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) that took place in Nairobi in September has proven that it is still the most important gathering for quality discussions on where the power sector in the region is going. We look forward to taking the event to the next level next year... - September 24, 2014 - Future Energy East Africa
Fielding Systems Releases Advanced Downtime Tracking Capability
Fielding Systems is excited to announce the release of advanced downtime tracking capabilities to its FieldVisor Production Reporting Platform for oil and gas. Clients in the Bakken, Utica, and Permian Basin have already adopted the release along with its field data capture and dashboarding features. - September 21, 2014 - Fielding Systems
Jatropower AG Takes Over Assets of Quinvita BV
Jatropower AG, Baar, Switzerland, a leading developer of elite Jatropha curcas seeds and associated agronomic technologies has acquired most of the assets of Quinvita BV (in receivership). These assets were generated at Quinvita through activities spanning over 7 years encompassing their... - September 18, 2014 - Jatropower AG
1000k System Specification of Solar Hybrid Inverter by Dr. Solar
The site has complete details of the products specification. Mr. Harsha says that being the Solar Hybrid Inverter Manufacturers, the company manufacturers 1000k and 3000k system for domestic purpose. - September 17, 2014 - Dr. Solar
Solamon Signs Teaming Agreement in Ghana; GAT Set to Approach Mining Companies
Solamon Energy set to begin mining initiative, GAT Mining to spearhead. - September 17, 2014 - Solamon Energy Corp.
WINAICO Leads the World on Reliability by Securing Intensified Hail Stone Test as Per IEC 61215, the Most Stringent Hail Impact Test Offered by TÜV Rheinland
WINAICO is one of the first PV Manufacturers in the world to secure IEC 61215 with its modules withstanding the impact of 35 mm hail stones travelling at over 27.2 m/s as tested by TÜV Rheinland, offering its customers greater system reliability in extreme weather conditions. - September 15, 2014 - WINAICO USA
Pettigrew & Associates P.A. Hires New GIS and Engineering Technicians
Debra Hicks, PE/LSI, Chief Executive Officer of Pettigrew & Associates, P.A., recently announced the addition of two employees - Misganaw Wole, GIS Technician; and Sakaria Hashi, Engineering Technician II. - September 14, 2014 - Pettigrew & Associates
Solamon Receives TIN Approval in Ghana; Formal Registration of Company Going Forward
Solamon Energy, in order to conduct business effectively in Ghana, yesterday received its TIN from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the unique identification number issued to all taxpayers for any anticipated financial transactions. Based on the government's stated requirements, in order to first... - September 12, 2014 - Solamon Energy Corp.
Tony Elumelu to Discuss Opportunities in the Power Industry at WAPIC in Lagos in November
Well-known global business leader and chairman of Heirs Holdings Tony Elumelu says the group “has the ambition to generate at least a quarter of Nigeria’s power consumption needs in the next five years.” Heirs Holdings’ interests in the power sector include Transcorp Ughelli... - September 12, 2014 - Future Energy Nigeria
Innowatt24 Invests and Works on 250 MW for Solar Farms
Innowatt24 announces that they are currently working on several large solar farms. The projects are located in South America and USA. Innowatt24 themselves also want to invest in a solar farm. - September 11, 2014 - Innowatt24 Corp.
Life Systems Group Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of LifeTank
LifeTank celebrates its first year anniversary. The flow-through emergency water system allows families and businesses to access fresh back-up water anytime - without the need of maintenance or rotation. - September 11, 2014 - Life Systems Group, Inc.
Solar Power Fuels Business Expansion for Milholland Solar & Electric a Certified Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprise
Milholland Solar & Electric (DVOB) after 24 years in San Diego responds to significant growth and a vigorous Solar Marketplace by relocating a majority of its operations to new larger facilities in El Cajon, CA. - September 09, 2014 - Milholland Solar & Electric
East River Energy Unveils Fourth "Hope" Truck and Continues "Fueling the Hope"
On September 4, 2014, East River Energy unveiled the decal on its fourth oil truck at a reception at 401 Soundview Road, Guilford for its "Fueling the Hope" family of vehicles - 'Dystonia Moves Me' to raise awareness for dystonia. Chris Velardi, WTNH TV acted as master of ceremonies. - September 09, 2014 - East River Energy
Climate-KIC’s US Start-Up Tour Gives Europe’s Brightest Cleantech Start-Ups a Crash Course in Entrepreneurship
The Start-up Tour to Silicon Valley and the Boston area plays a crucial role in the growth of a global community of cleantech entrepreneurs and innovators and coincides with the release of Climate-KIC’s "Future of Cleantech" report which highlights new opportunities for investors and calls for greater cross border collaboration and "co-opetition" to help climate innovators and entrepreneurs reach their potential. - September 08, 2014 - Climate-KIC