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American Progress Report on Sam Bodman for DOE Chief

According to AmericanProgress.org, "Bodman has led administration efforts to stall greenhouse gas controls from his position as chair of the federal Interagency Working Group on Climate Change Science and Technology." He was CEO of Cabot Corp., a major Boston-based chemical producer, from 1988-2001. They own a facility that is "one of the top polluters in Texas" and charged by the UN in 2002, for illegally exploiting Congolese natural resources during the country's civil war. Website: [sorry this link is no longer available]     

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Portland GE, Cities of Alameda, Palo Alto Purchase 100 MW of Wind

Portland General Electric (PGE) announced December 9 a 30-year agreement with PPM Energy to purchase 75 MW of wind to serve PGE customers, starting in December 2005, according to company releases. The Cities of Alameda and Palo Alto, in California, each approved a few days earlier a nearly 24-year contract, for 10 MW of electricity and 20 MW, respectively. The three purchases total over 100 MW in sales for PPM Energy, ScottishPowers (NYSE:SPI) competitive U.S. energy business. "The wind power purchased by PGE will be the entire output of PPM Energys Klondike II Expansion Wind Project, located near Wasco, Ore. We are delighted to work with PGE to bring online this great wind resource that is well situated to serve PGEs requirements," said PPM CEO Terry Hudgens. "With no fuel costs, wind power provides a hedge against fuel price volatility as well as an environmentally responsible energy choice." "We are pleased to be delivering more renewable energy to our customers at an affordable price and we trust PPM Energys record as a reliable and responsible power supplier," said Jim Lobdell, PGEs vice president of power operations and resource strategy. "Increasing supply diversity and adding more renewable energy to our supply […]

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Kyocera Holds Grand Opening for N. American Solar Product Manufacturing

Kyocera Solar, Inc. (NYSE:KYO) has officially inaugurated its new solar product assembly operations at the existing Kyocera Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. maquiladora plant in the Tijuana Industrial Park. The Kyocera facility manufactures solar photovoltaic modules. According to industry research firm Solarbuzz, Kyocera was the world's No. 2 producer of PV modules in 2003. The new Tijuana assembly line is part of a global expansion Kyocera announced in September 2004 that will double its PV module manufacturing capacity, to 240 megawatts per year, during 2005. "Solar energy products now comprise the fastest-growing segment of Kyocera's global business," said Rodney N. Lanthorne, president of Kyocera International, Inc. and director of Kyocera Corp., the group's global parent. Production of PV modules commenced at the Tijuana plant in November, targeting California's fast-growing market for commercial and residential solar PV systems. During 2005, the facility is expected to reach an annual production capacity of 36 megawatts of PV modules — enough to provide a 3.5-kilowatt PV system for more than 10,000 homes each year. Since 1975, Kyocera has shipped approximately 350 megawatts of solar energy systems worldwide. Generating this amount of electricity annually from solar PV modules instead of oil could reduce annual oil consumption […]

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