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PPG Industries' restructuring has been driving "solid organic growth" and "financial success" this year, Chief Executive Officer Charles Bunch told investment analysts yesterday.
GE Energy has supplied 363 roof-mounted solar panels at the top of 45 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City that help generate electricity for the first solar powered Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
Applied Materials, Inc. today announced it was named Green Energy Innovator of the Year for its pioneering work on the Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Line, at a gala presenting the prestigious 9th Annual Platts Global Energy Awards.
The Energy Department on Thursday said it will invest up to $5.2 million to support the development of nine low-cost solar-power projects, including some proposed by 3M Co., Alcoa Inc., Hamilton Sundstrand and PPG Industries.
Charles E. Bunch, chairman and chief executive officer of PPG Industries, described for investment analysts actions the company has taken to accelerate its shift to a business portfolio centered on coatings and specialty products.
Acciona Solar, a subsidiary of Acciona Energy that works in the field of solar technologies, has been awarded the European Solar Prize 2007 by the European Association for Renewable Energy (Eurosolar) for its contribution and work in the development…
The Italian energy corporation Enel SpA has announced to invest around €300 million ($428 million) in constructing PV systems and solar thermal power plants by 2011.
Despite higher polysilicon prices, most Greater China solar panel manufacturers say they plan to lower or keep prices steady to win market share.
PPG Industries has introduced a new highperformance  glass combining the industry-leading solar control performance of Solarban  80 low-emissivity (low-E) glass with the company's new blue-green Optiblue glass.
Shortly after a visit by Angela Merkel, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, the Indian solar industry sector has been given a major boost by the announcement of a strategic partnership between an Indian and a German company - the solar module…
Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) announced that it has signed a new contract with German City Solar Group to deliver 60 MW of solar modules for a series of solar power station projects in Spain.
Applied Materials, Inc. today announced an agreement to acquire Baccini S.p.A., a leading supplier of automated metallization and test systems for manufacturing crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) cells.
People from Austria enjoy living in harmony with nature, particularly those who live in the region known as Styria, the green heart of the alpine republic.
Kyocera Solar, Inc., a supplier of environmentally friendly photovoltaic (PV) systems, announced the completion of a 96.4-kilowatt solar electric generating system atop the newly redesigned Children's Museum San Diego (CMSD).
Window&Door reported that the Department of Energy is on track to put revised Energy Star criteria for windows into effect by early 2009, according to Richard Karney, DOE Energy Star program manager.
PPG Industries has announced that, effective Dec. 1, the following individuals have been named vice presidents. Thomas S.
PPG Industries has joined ENERGY STAR, a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aimed at helping to save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and…
As part of an exhibition titled Design Life Now: National Design Triennial, the general public can get an advance look at the innovative electronically dimmable passenger cabin window shades developed for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner by Gentex…
Hydro, in collaboration with Ascent Solar Technologies, will introduce at Batimat 2007 in Paris a new way of using photovoltaics in its aluminium building systems, which can achieve significant savings in energy consumption.
Utility scale solar thermal power is something you still don’t hear much about, but along with photovoltaic power, it is a big part of the reason solar power is possibly the only source of renewable energy that is not only absolutely clean and…
While congratulating the teams at the Closing Awards Ceremony of the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition, Energy Secretary Samuel W.
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) recently exhibited a broad and growing portfolio of films, resins for encapsulants, encapsulant films, conductive pastes and more, at the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Milan…
Applied Materials, Inc. will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 and its business outlook on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at 4:30 p.m.
Homeowners who want more energy-efficient windows can discover the advantages of Sungate 500 low-emissivity (low-E) glass with a new brochure from PPG Industries residential glass.
As chief executive of PPG Industries Inc. -- a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, industrial coatings, paint and glass -- Charles E.