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Spire Supplies Module Production Line to Korea

Spire Corporation will provide its advanced photovoltaic (PV) module production line to Unison Co., Ltd. of Chonan-City, Korea. Unison chose Spire after an extensive competitive analysis. The production line will be capable of producing over 15 megawatts per year, with delivery scheduled for early 2006. Roger Little, CEO and Chairman of Spire Corporation, said, “Spire is pleased to be awarded this contract by Unison, a further confirmation of Spire’s strength in turnkey PV production line capabilities. In addition to the reliability and innovative technology of our equipment, a significant factor in Unison’s decision to work with Spire is our ability to train client personnel in an actual production line that will allow them to quickly begin successful module production.” He added, “Unison is one of Korea’s largest suppliers of wind systems and Spire’s photovoltaic production line will give them the capability to participate in the growing Korean solar energy market.”

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Carmanah Awarded $1.5 Million Contract in UK

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CMH) announced it has been awarded a contract by Trueform Engineering Ltd. of the United Kingdom to supply 1,200 solar LED-illuminated bus stops. The units are scheduled for installation throughout the City of London between October 2005 and March 2006. The total value of the contract is over $1.5 million. States Carmanah’s CEO, Art Aylesworth. “Due to the high profile of this project and the difficult solar environment in London, the technology development and selection process was the most rigorous that Carmanah has ever experienced and took nearly four years to complete.” “London Buses’ solar illuminated bus stop project is Carmanah’s largest contract to-date outside of North America,” states Richard Sowter, Carmanah’s Vice President, UK and Europe. “This project reinforces European growth and investment in renewable energy applications and coincides with Carmanah’s investment in a European office based in the UK.” Website: [sorry this link is no longer available]     

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Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:September 21, 2005

News and Events USDA Awards $21 Million for Efficiency and Renewable Energy FPL Energy and PPM Energy Buy 900 Megawatts of Wind Turbines Pennsylvania Utility to Fund Efficiency, Renewable Energy California Approves Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Vehicles U.S. and Canada Work Together to Save Fuel for Freight Industry European Automakers Pursue Hybrid Vehicles Site NewsSolarPACES Energy ConnectionsHydropower Downturn Masks Renewable Energy Growth in 2004 News and EventsUSDA Awards $21 Million for Efficiency and Renewable EnergyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $21 million in grants last week to 150 energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The projects, located in 32 states, include a large number of wind energy projects, as well as projects relating to energy efficiency and solar, biomass, and geothermal energy.For example, Wasatch Wind, LLC will receive $500,000 to build a 1.5-megawatt wind turbine in Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah, the first of 10 towers planned for the site. Synthetic Energy, Inc., of Ketchum, Idaho, will use its grant of $199,863 to purchase wind turbines to power a commercial hydrogen generator. See the USDA press release and the full list of recipients (PDF 22 KB). FPL Energy and PPM Energy Buy 900 Megawatts of Wind TurbinesTwo of the largest […]

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