Solar panels leased from an Omaha, Neb.-based renewable energy company have arrived in Columbia and, once installed, could help the city exceed its renewable energy goal for the coming year. But ... Read More
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.bizWatch said Wednesday it plans to buy the privately held U.S. subsidiary of solar power plant developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) in a deal totaling up to $238.5 ... Read More
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to buy a 35 percent stake in Novatec Solar (formerly Novatec Biosol), an innovative Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology company based ... Read More
Microgrid Energy, a St. Louis-based solar installer and energy efficiency company, said it installed an electric vehicle charging station at the St. Charles headquarters of animal nutrition firm Novus International. The ... Read More
A city official said last week that when a project to install 12 acres’ worth of solar panels in Columbia is complete, the city could become a leading community in the ... Read More
Officials from SunEdison, a solar energy services provider and subsidiary of St. Peters-based MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR), said Wednesday that SunEdison will design, install and manage distributed-generation solar power ... Read More
Aside from the environmental benefits, using the energy generated by the sun makes good business sense, says an executive of Walsh & Associates Inc., a local chemical distributor. Randall D. Lewis, ... Read More
The U.S. market for solar panels is likely to double in 2012, thanks to government policies and falling prices, although new tariffs on panels imported from China could contribute to slower ... Read More
3M Co. has completed the expansion of a solar-film manufacturing plant in Missouri, a move aimed at growing its presence in the highly competitive solar panel segment. The Maplewood-based conglomerate said ... Read More
Washington University in St. Louis and a consortium of universities, laboratories and industry partners are in the process of launching the Solar Energy Research Institute in India and the United States ... Read More