Mass High Tech Newspaper | Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | EnergyMass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology : breaking news from Mass High TechBiomass trade group gets $100K outreach grant- September 19, 2008 Portland, Maine-based biopower energy research group USA Biomass has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Energy Foundation to promote the importance of renewable, biomass energy generation in meeting the nations growing energy needs.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/15/daily63-Biomass-trade-group-gets-100K-outre... Spire secures PV assembly line contract in India- September 17, 2008 Spire Corp. reports it has received a contract from solar-energy company GreenBrilliance for an assembly line to make photovoltaic cells to provide a semi-automated crystalline silicon module manufacturing line capable of producing up to 12 megawatts of solar modules per year.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/15/daily38-Spire-secures-PV-assembly-line-cont... NRGs wind sensor picked up by California developer- September 12, 2008 NRG Systems Inc., a maker of wind testing and measurement technologies based in Hinesburg, Vt., has sold a new wind sensor system to Green Star Alternative Energy, Inc., a California-based developer of wind energy in Serbia and neighboring European countries.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/08/daily62-NRGs-wind-sensor-picked-up-by-Calif... World Energy draws $3M from Silicon Valley Bank- September 9, 2008 World Energy Solutions Inc., a Worcester-based online exchange for energy commodities, has entered into a new loan agreement with Silicon Valley Bank, raising $3 million.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/08/daily16-World-Energy-draws-3M-from-Silicon-... Protonex lands $400K for more military fuel cell systems- September 9, 2008 Fuel Cell power systems company Protonex Technology Corp. has won a $400,000 contract from the U.S. Army Research Office for further development of the use of high-performance liquid fuels in its solid-oxide fuel cell power systems.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/08/daily13-Protonex-lands-400K-for-more-milita... Former oil exec launches Balboni Energy- September 8, 2008 Steve Balboni, the founder and former owner of Balbonis Oil in Kingston and a former executive at environmental firm Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc., has launched a new venture to help commercial and residential customers navigate the waters of alternative energy.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/08/daily6-Former-oil-exec-launches-Balboni-Ene... DemandDirect bought by N.Y.s ConsumerPowerline- September 4, 2008 Energy demand resource management firm DemandDirect LLC has been acquired by New York-based ConsumerPowerline Inc., including all of DemandDirects outstanding shares, assets and technology.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/01/daily39-DemandDirect-bought-by-NYs-Consumer... French energy firm acquires FirstLight Power- September 2, 2008 Hydroelectric facility developer FirstLight Power Enterprises Inc. has been acquired by French energy company GDF Suez Energy International, in a deal that includes FirstLights 15 power generation plants and one natural gas peaking facility under construction.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/01/daily8-French-energy-firm-acquires-FirstLig... GT Solar and DC Chemicals sign $173M deal- September 2, 2008 GT Solar Inc., a manufacturer of photovoltaic equipment, has announced its signing of a $173 million contract with Korean chemical company DC Chemical Co. Ltd to supply polysilicon CVD reactors, which help produce polysilicon to make solar cells.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/01/daily13-GT-Solar-and-DC-Chemicals-sign-173M... Noble Environmental Power offers 24M shares in IPO- September 2, 2008 In a followup to a May announcement of Essex, Conn.-based Noble Environmental Power LLC filing for an initial public offering, the company has reported that it plans to offer about 24.44 million common shares, though an updated price range has not been announced.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/09/01/daily4-Noble-Environmental-Power-offers-24M... |