LDK Solar Signs Module Supply Contract with Oneworld Energy
Xinyu City, China and Toronto, Ontario, January 27, 2010 – LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (“LDK Solar”; NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, announced today that it has signed a contract to supply solar modules to Canada based COU Solar Inc. (“COU”), a subsidiary of Oneworld Energy Inc. (“Oneworld”). Under terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 30 megawatts (MW) of solar modules to COU/Oneworld in 2010.
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Recurrent Energy To Build 50 MW of Solar PV for Southern California Edison
Recurrent Energy has signed agreements with Southern California Edison (SCE) to develop solar photovoltaic projects. Under the terms of the deal, the utility plans tol buy 100 percent of the power from three of Recurrent Energy’s California solar projects. Recurrent Energy will build and operate the solar power systems, located in Kern County and San Bernardino County, which have a combined installed capacity of 50 megawatts (MW). The projects are expected to be completed in early 2013.
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US Government Expected To Increase Geothermal Funding by 25%
The Obama administration 2011 federal budget proposal includes a 25% increase in geothermal technology funding through the Department of Energy, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) said this week.
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Shell & Cosan To Form Ethanol JV in Brazil
Shell International Petroleum Company Limited and Cosan S.A. this week signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU), under which the companies plan to form a US $12 billion joint venture (JV) in Brazil for the production of ethanol, sugar and power, and the supply, distribution and retail of transportation fuels.
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Advanced Energy Awarded 2.4-MW Contract
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. announced that it has been awarded the second-phase contract for a newly expanded 6 MW solar plant installed at Aerojet’s corporate headquarters in Sacramento, California. The Solaron PV inverters were selected by Solar Power, Inc. for the expansion because of their efficiency ratings, as well as their ability to deliver maximum power and lowest LCOE (Levelized Cost Of Energy), the company said.
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Aquamarine Gets £5.1M To Develop Oyster 2
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power received a major boost this week when it secured £5.1 million of public funding to support the manufacture of its second generation wave energy device, Oyster 2, which will be manufactured later this year for testing at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney (EMEC) in 2011.
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Hanwha Commissions 30 MW Solar Cell Manufacturing Line
Spire Corporation’s 30-megawatt (MW) per year turnkey solar cell line has been delivered to and commissioned by Hanwha Chemical Corporation Ltd. of South Korea. The line exceeded both its efficiency and throughput specifications producing 15.8% efficient multi-crystalline silicon solar cells at the rate of more than 34 MW per year.
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TSI Selects HyperCube for Carrier Termination Services
HyperCube Telecom, LLC, a provider of local and national tandem services to carriers across the United States, reportedly has been selected by TSI, a privately-held telecommunications carrier that provides state-of-the-art services to business and wholesale markets.
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PanTerra Networks Positioned in Gartner’s Visionaries Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service
PanTerra Networks – a Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of cloud-based unified communications for SMBs — said that it has been positioned in Gartner’s Visionaries Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS).
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DIDX, Techistan Announce Vietnam DIDs Now Available
“DIDX is the wholesale direct inward dialing marketplace for 12,500 telephony service providers in 170 nations. Techistan is the land of technology online and hard copy,” according to DIDX officials.
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Comtech PST Corp. Awarded $2.4 Million Order
Comtech PST Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp, reportedly has received a $2.4 million order for broadband, solid-state, high-power RF microwave amplifier systems from an international equipment manufacturer.
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Comtech PST Corp. Awarded $2.4 Million Order
Comtech PST Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp, reportedly has received a $2.4 million order for broadband, solid-state, high-power RF microwave amplifier systems from an international equipment manufacturer.
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LED maker Bridgelux targets general lighting
California start-up Bridgelux has expanded its line of “lights on a chip” which it sells to lamp and bulb companies, making LED more viable based on energy savings.
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Naturally Temperature-Conditioned Traditional Courtyard Homes: Ready for a Renaissance?

The Cahit S?tk? Taranc? House in Diyarbak?r, Turkey, is an example of a traditional courtyard-style home. Photo via Diyarbak?r Association.

Recycled denim insulation and programmable thermostats are all well and good (really good), but people 4,500 years ago managed to keep their homes appropriately warm and cool without h… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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