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CT
Clean Energy Fund announces Project 100
Initial forum to be held November 16
 The "Project 100" is a new CCEF initiative
supporting CT legislation that requires CT electric utilities to enter into
power purchase agreements for no less than a 10-year period from renewable
energy resources. Pricing under these agreements will include a premium of
up to 5.5 cents/kWh.
The utilities must enter into contracts by
July 1, 2007 with projects that:
- Receive funding from the
CT Clean Energy Fund;
- Began operation after
July 1, 2003; and
- Are at least 1 MW in
capacity
The CT Clean Energy Fund will host a forum
on November 16, 2004 to provide information about the program. The forum
will be the first opportunity for interested parties to comment on a draft
Request For Proposal (RFP) to be released prior to the forum. For further
information, visit the CT Clean Energy Fund website.
GT
Equipment announces record bookings
500% increase over prior period
 GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. has announced that it ended
the 3rd quarter with new and record bookings from its world-wide business
in excess of $21.2 million. The new bookings are for state-of-the- art
capital equipment used in the solar manufacturing industry and represent
more than a 500 percent improvement in bookings over the same quarter of
2003.
"GT Equipment Technologies has seen a
rapid increase in demand for all of its solar products," said Tom
Zarrella, President and COO. "Our record bookings show that American
companies can remain competitive in the global marketplace. There is
overall market demand for renewable energy, and we will be a major supplier
for that market."
Evergreen
Solar achieves record financial results
Capacity expansion proceeding ahead of schedule
 For the third quarter ending September 30, 2004,
Evergreen Solar posted record product revenues and achieved a dramatic
improvement in product gross margin. The company also announced that all of
its single ribbon and Gemini I furnaces were converted to Gemini II about
six weeks ahead of schedule, and that it is on track to increase its
plant's annual capacity to 15 megawatts by year's-end.
"The solar industry continues to
experience the rapid expansion that began more than a decade ago,"
said Richard M. Feldt, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Because
of increasing concerns about the supply of energy and the environment,
alternative and renewable sources of energy are becoming increasingly more
attractive. Today, demand already far exceeds supply in our industry, and
Evergreen Solar continues to benefit. Our output is completely sold out for
the remainder of this year, and we are on track to be sold out for next
year as well."
Massachusetts Green Energy Fund
invests in Konarka
 The Massachusetts Green Energy Fund has announced an
investment in Konarka Technologies of Lowell, Massachusetts. The Green
Energy Fund is a $15 million venture capital fund created by the
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to invest in Massachusetts-based
renewable energy companies. The fund is managed by Commons Capital of
Brookline, Massachusetts.
"The Green Energy Fund plays a key
role in helping Massachusetts-based companies bring important new renewable
energy technologies to market," said William Osborn, managing director
of Commons Capital. "With Konarka rapidly developing into a full-scale
manufacturer of low-cost solar power generation products, it is extremely
important to support this exceptional management team in delivering a
market solution to a major social and environmental challenge."
Green
Power Marketing Conference presentations available
 For those who missed the 9th Annual Green Power Marketing Conference
in Albany
last month, the presentations are available on the conference web site.
SEBANE
adds photo gallery to web site
SEBANE has added a
photo gallery to its website, showcasing photos of solar installations
throughout New England.
If you have photos that you would like
added to the site, please e-mail them to us at sebane@sebane.org.
CT
Clean Energy Fund launches residential PV program
Up to $25,000 per home is available through
participating PV installation companies
The CT Clean Energy Fund has launched a residential PV
program. Incentives of up to $25,000 per home will be available to Connecticut
residents through eligible installation companies.
The installation companies were selected
through a RFP process conducted earlier this year. The eligible companies
are:
- Akeena Solar, Los Gatos, CA
- Burrington's Solar Edge, Windsor Locks,
CT
- Global Resource Options, Stafford, VT
- Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics, Kensington, CT
- Solar Energy Systems, Brooklyn, NY
- Solar Works, Montpelier, VT
- Spire Solar, Bedford, MA
- Sunlight Solar Energy, Bend, OR
Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust
launches Clean Energy Choice program
Purchases of clean energy backed by matching grants and
federal tax deduction
 The Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust has launched the
Clean Energy Choice Program. The program supports purchases of green power
by offering a tax deduction for consumers, and matching grants to
communities whose citizens buy green power.
The Trust has created a web page
(www.cleanenergychoice.org) that provides detailed information about the
program. Further information is available from the following green power
suppliers:
- Massachusetts
Energy Consumers Alliance
- CET & Conservation
Services Group, Inc.
- Community Energy, Inc.
November
16, 2004 - CT Project 100 Forum: 1:00 p.m., Legislative
Office Building,
Hartford, CT.
December 2, 2004 -
Breakfast Meeting re Alternative Resources Sector for RTO New England: 8:00 - 9:30 a.m., The Conference Center
at Marlborough, 280 Locke
Drive, Marlboro, MA.
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