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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 drilling back to Virginia each hinge on actions by the federal government and Congress.
Interior Secretary Ke…
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. The nearly 15,000 square meter facility will enhance Applied's capability to serve its FPD and thin film solar PV customers in Asia while ca…
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 blowing nearly all the time," said Pipestone resident Elmer Stoltenberg. "We should take advantage of that.&…
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 analyst Christopher Blansett started coverage on the company at "Overweight," with a price target of $6.50.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 to see the line in action, the exhibition will also enable attendees to find out more about the company's innovative approach to service and…
Phoenix Solar AG releases preliminary figures for the financial year 2009
Based on preliminary figures, Phoenix Solar AG, a leading photovoltaic system integrator listed on the TecDAX, generated consolidated revenues of EUR 473.0 million in the financial year 2009, which corresponds to the upper range of the corridor forecast for revenues (EUR 430 - 480 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came to EUR …
SGS to Present its Wind Energy Services at EWEC 2010
SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is one of the exhibitors at the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (EWEC) 2010 in Warsaw, Poland. The services offered by SGS Competence Center Wind Energy will be presented throughout the exhibition at stand no. 4058 in hall 4.
The European Wind Energy Conference and Exhi…
Delegation of Senior Government Officials Visits Yingli Green Energy Headquarters
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand "Yingli Solar," today announced a senior government delegation including Jiang Zemin, former President of China, Zeng Peiyan, for…
Wind powers ahead in blustery Denmark
There is an undeniable excitement attached to the launch of a new series. With the rough brief being that Earth's Frontiers was to be an environmental show, a host of warm and exotic locations sprang to mind.
A colleague from Atlanta was heading for the beaches of Hawaii to look at wave power.
Another, based in London, was off to see the solar power…
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 showcase two renewable heating systems.
'The Showhouse' on Lukes Lane Estate in Hebburn has been fitted with an air-sourced heat pump and a solar water heating system.
South Tyneside Homes is installing the systems to 60 homes in a scheme chosen for a National…
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