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The 2012 Election: It’s All About Energy
Recently, GTM asked how the results of the 2012 election will impact U.S. greentech, but a new poll suggests that question put the horse before the cart. The first question is how greentech will impact the 2012 election. Public Policy Polling (PPP) asked 22,412 likely voters in eight states considered to have the potential to [...]
Johnson Controls, Concentrix Solar Form Partnership
Johnson Controls, a provider of products, services and solutions forenergy efficiency, and Germany-based concentrating photovoltaic (CPV)systems supplier Concentrix Solar GmbH, a subsidiary of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), have formed a global alliance. Under thispartnership, Johnson Controls will build, operate, maintain and providelife-cycle support of solar installations using Concentrix CPVtechnology. According to the companies, the [...]
CaliSolar Set to Complete a 50MW Factory for UMG
CaliSolar,which is developing solar cells using upgraded metallurgical silicon,expects to complete building its first commercial factory thisSeptember and quadruple the capacity by the end of next year, thecompany’s CEO Roy Johnson said. The startup is currently constructing a 50-megawatt factory inSunnyvale, Calif. where it’s headquartered. By the end of 2010,CaliSolar plans to expand it to [...]