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WorldWater Signs Solar Contract for Architectural Model Estate

WorldWater & Power Corp. (OTC BB:WWAT.OB) announced it has signed a $280,000 contract to install a solar PV system in a high-end architectural model residence in Southern California. The solar design has been approved by the Rancho Santa Fe Art Jury, a local committee charged with maintaining stringent standards for the aesthetics of any renovations or new construction in the community. Construction is scheduled to begin in July. The solar system was designed in coordination with the owner and the award-winning architecture firm, Ronchetti Design of Rancho Santa Fe, to supply all the electric energy requirements of the property. “The project represents entry into the high-end residential market in the initial stage of the architectural design process,” said Quentin T. Kelly, Chairman and CEO of WorldWater & Power. “We couldn’t be more pleased to have our technology used in a design by a world-renowned architect like Ken Ronchetti.” “This project represents a strong foothold for WorldWater & Power in the growing market for residential and small commercial solar electric systems in California,” noted Larry Slominski, Regional Manager for WorldWater & Power. This is the second project awarded to WorldWater & Power this week. On May 18, the Company announced the […]

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Climate Signals

Hardly a week goes by without somebody telling President Bush that his passive approach to global warming is hopelessly behind the times, that asking industry for voluntary reductions in greenhouse gas emissions won’t work and that what’s needed is a regulatory regime that asks sacrifices of everyone. He’s heard this from his political allies here and abroad – from Tony Blair, George Pataki and Arnold Schwarzenegger, to name three – and now he is hearing it from the heaviest hitters in the business world, including, most recently, Jeffrey Immelt, the chief executive of General Electric. Mr. Immelt runs the biggest company in America, and for that reason some environmental groups hailed his speech last week on climate change as a tipping point in the global warming debate. Mr. Immelt chose his words carefully and did not directly criticize Mr. Bush. But he left no doubt that he believes mandatory controls on emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, are necessary and inevitable. And he said he would double investments by G.E. in energy and environmental technologies to prepare it for what he sees as a huge global market for products that help other companies – and countries like China […]

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