Clean Wind Energy to build first Downdraft Tower in San Luis, Arizona

Clean Wind Energy said the Downdraft Tower technology will generate clean, cost effective and efficient electrical power without the damaging effects caused by using fossil or nuclear fuels, and other conventional power sources.
The San Luis location incorporates plans for two Downdraft Towers and a component parts Assembly Plant. As designed, Clean Wind Energy anticipates that each Downdraft Tower could generate enough electricity to power up to 1,600,000 homes using the guidelines set forth in the California Statewide Residential Appliance Saturation Study, 2004.
As an independent power producer of clean renewable energy, Clean Wind Energy will not sell power directly to consumers but rather to the grid.
Ronald Pickett, president and chief executive officer, said: "San Luis is an ideal location for Clean Wind Energy to build our first alternative energy facility because this region of the southwest United States provides the proper weather profiles, proximity to the power grid, and other ingredients beneficial to the operation of a Downdraft Tower, and has been previously targeted as a prime region for alternative energy projects.”
Clean Wind Energy to build first Downdraft Tower in San Luis, Arizona

DuPont, China Sunergy, CEEG form strategic collaboration

The strategic collaboration among China Sunergy, CEEG and DuPont is expected to help improve product quality, enhance the collaboration and development of new products, new applications and new markets.
As part of the collaboration, China Sunergy has agreed to increase its purchase of photovoltaic materials from DuPont, including DuPont™ Solamet® photovoltaic metallizations used in solar cells to achieve higher cell efficiency and DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride film based backsheet for solar module protection.
"Collaborating with our local partners to address the need to reduce global dependence on fossil fuels is DuPont, China Sunergy, CEEG form strategic collaboration

B&W to provide O&M services to Ebensburg power plant in Pennsylvania

Ebensburg Power Company is a joint venture between subsidiaries of B&W and ESI Energy. The co-generation plant burns waste coal from mining refuse piles to produce steam and electricity. Ebensburg Power Company also conducts reclamation operations at these former mining sites, restoring the land to a condition suitable for plant and wildlife habitat.
“Power Systems Operations has successfully operated this plant for the last two decades, a track record that has led to this 10-year extension,” said Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group’s president and chief operating officer Richard Killion. “In addition to the Ebensberg facility, B&W provides safe, efficient and reliable operations and maintenance services for numerous coal, gas, waste-to-energy and biomass power generation and industrial facilities across the United States.”
Power Systems Operations has been providing O&M services at the plant since it began commercial operation in May 1991.
B&W to provide O&M services to Ebensburg power plant in Pennsylvania