
Va. gov McDonnell signs offshore energy bills
Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law Wednesday offshore drilling legislation intended to realize his goal of making Virginia the East Coast's energy superpower. The bills supporting offshore oil and gas exploration and directing royalties from drillin… read more

Applied Materials Expands Display, Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capability in Taiwan
Applied Materials, Inc., the world's largest supplier of equipment to the semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries, today announced the opening of its newly expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center in Tainan, Taiwan.… read more

DEK Solar prepares to showcase pioneering PV3000 at AsiaSolar Energy Photovoltaic Exhibition and Forum
DEK Solar will be bringing its newly-introduced PV3000 metallization line to this year's AsiaSolar Energy Photovoltaic Exhibition and Forum, being held at Shanghai Mart from 30th March - 1st April. In addition to providing an opportunity for visitors… read more

Broadwind gets JPMorgan's top rating, shares up
A recovery in the wind energy sector starting in the second half of the year will boost sales growth for Broadwind Energy Inc., a JPMorgan analyst said Tuesday. Shares rose rose 41 cents, or 8 percent, to $5.52 in afternoon trading after JPMorgan an… read more

How America Could Get Rich by Going Green
CBS News correspondent Celia Hatton reports wind turbines that can be seen slicing the sky above rural Minnesota were manufactured more than 6,000 miles away by a Chinese company. They're helping to power the nearby town of Pipestone. "The wind is b… read more





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The German firm, Decker, started life as an iron foundry more than a century ago and has moved with the times ever since. In the late 1970s it began to supply etching equipment for the newly-emerging semiconductor industry and as this developed, so did Decker. Over the last 30 years it has created …

A 'Total Fab Solution' for Thin Film Solar Modules End-to-End (E2E) Fab Solutions for Thin Film Silicon Solar Modules are the latest of Oerlikon Solar's offerings to the solar market. This package - which has been specifically tailored to customers with a turn-key requirement - has generated a lot …

A vertically-integrated manufacturer of ingots, wafers, cells, solar modules and custom-designed solar power applications, Canadian Solar delivers solar power products of uncompromising quality to customers worldwide. We talk to President Gregory E. Spanoudakis about the firm’s meteoric rise a…

The owners and developers of offshore wind farm projects within the US may be confronted by a host of issues when it comes to siting decisions. Peter J. Comodeca takes a closer look.One relatively novel issue in the United States is with regard to offshore wind energy development, because of the abu…
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Phoenix Solar AG releases preliminary figures for the financial year 2009
Based on preliminary figures, Phoenix Solar AG, a leading photovoltaic system inte…
SGS to Present its Wind Energy Services at EWEC 2010
SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is on…
Delegation of Senior Government Officials Visits Yingli Green Energy Headquarters
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or…
Wind powers ahead in blustery Denmark
There is an undeniable excitement attached to the launch of a new series. With the rough br…
Eco home in South Tyneside showcases heating system
An award-winning eco home on a South Tyneside estate has opened its doors to the public to …
Suntech Power Rises On Better-Than-Expected Q4 Results
Suntech Power Holdings Co. (NYSE: STP) announced fourth-quarter results on Thursday that we…
Kyocera to expand solar energy production to San Diego facility
A solar energy-focused offshoot of the Kyocera Group has announced its intent to begin manu…
















