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Reducing electricity waste: Unplug and manage it!
September 2, 2010
This is the first guest blog post from Wako Takayama, sustainability consultant and author of Everyday Sustainable. Wako is committed to living and working sustainably and helps companies develop sustainable products and services.
Wind and solar developers and suppliers to discuss Ontario Feed-In Tariff Risks and Opportunities
TORONTO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ - Wind and solar developers, manufacturers, suppliers and Ontario Feed-in Tariff administrators are looking forward to discussing the challenges and opportunities of building the province's wind and solar supply chains next month. All will be gathering on October 5-6 in Toronto for the Ontario Feed-in Tariff Supply Chain Forum which aims to answer the critical questions around supply chains challenges for wind and solar FIT projects including transmission expansion and Economic Connection Tests (ECTs).
Amtech Announces $37 Million in New Solar Orders
TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $37 million in new solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from several new and existing customers in Asia. Including these most recent orders, Amtech’s total solar orders to-date in fiscal 2010 has reached approximately $157 million.
Silicon Genesis Starts the PolyMax™ Production System
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silicon Genesis, a leader in process and technology for engineered substrates announced today that it has started production of solar wafers using its new high volume manufacturing PolyMax system. In an industry first, SiGen has produced 85μm thick, 156 mm square kerf-free monocrystalline silicon wafers. Kerf is the material converted into saw dust, inherent in all sawing processes. This achievement delivers the first true mono c-Si kerf-free wafering for the PV industry.
Spire to Exhibit at the Solar Conference EU PVSEC September 6 – 10, 2010 in Valencia, Spain
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment and turnkey manufacturing lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules and cells, today announced its Chairman and CEO, Roger G. Little, Spire Solar’s Executive Vice President and General Manager, Stephen J. Hogan, and Spire’s senior management team will exhibit at the 25th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) in Valencia, Spain at Level 2, Hall 4, Booth 15.
NACF: China Cutting Emissions to Boost Solar Stocks
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Clean Fuels, Inc. (PinkSheets:NACF) cheered a report this week from a top investor that China will likely introduce more measures in the coming year to support the development of cleaner energy, boosting shares of solar companies.
New Energy to Unveil SolarWindow - Technology Demonstration on September 16th, 2010
BURTONSVILLE, Md. & TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE) announced today that its SolarWindow™ technology, the first-of-its-kind, small-scale prototype capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass, will be publicly unveiled for the first time on September 16th, 2010 at the University of South Florida (USF).