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CertainTeed Showcases New EnerGen PV Roofing Panel at 2010 International Builders' Show

When it comes to sustainability, CertainTeed is "all in." At the 2010 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas, the company (Booth C2026) offers a sneak peek of seven new products that incorporate meaningful sustainable attributes with mainstream appeal. The two new products headlining the show include EnerGen™, a photovoltaic roofing panel for residential applications, and Sustainable Insulation™, a new fiberglass insulation product meeting the strictest California Indoor Air Quality Requirements that incorporates recycled materials, a bio-based organic binder, and a low impact manufacturing process.

20 Jan 2010

Leviton Launches Slide Dimmer for Dimmable CFL Bulbs Applications

Leviton Manufacturing is launching at the 2010 International Builders' Show® the industry's first slide dimmer specifically designed for use with a wide variety of dimmable CFL bulbs. The Leviton Decora® CFL Slide Dimmer optimizes the performance of dimmable CFL bulbs and works with the widest range of dimmable CFL bulbs available.

20 Jan 2010

Stratasys Signs Contract with HP to Manufacture HP-Branded 3D Printer

Stratasys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSYS), the leading manufacturer of 3D printers and 3D production systems, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with HP for Stratasys to manufacture an HP-branded 3D printer. Used by product designers and architects, Stratasys 3D printers create three-dimensional plastic models directly from 3D digital designs.

20 Jan 2010

SUSS MicroTec Installs Full Equipment at Q Tech’s Wafer-Level Camera Manufacturing Facility

SUSS MicroTec (FWB:SMH)(GER:SMH), a leading supplier of process and test solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, announces that Q-Technology Limited (Q Tech), manufacturer of compact camera modules for the global cell phone, notebook computer and security industry, has successfully installed a full SUSS equipment set at Q Tech’s facility in Hi-Tech Industrial Park Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, China. The 200mm mask and bond aligner, spin and spray coaters and wafer bond systems are utilized for Q Tech’s wafer-level camera manufacturing services. With this project SUSS MicroTec expands its activities as an equipment supplier supporting image sensor packaging and wafer-level camera manufacturing processes.

20 Jan 2010

Diodes Inc. Unveils New LED Driver That Helps Save Lighting Products Cost

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, today announced a 1 Amp rated linear mode, constant-current LED driver specifically designed to reduce the size and cost of a range of general illumination products, including flashlights and lighting in emergency, garden and poolside applications.

20 Jan 2010

PNM and First Solar to Build 22MW PV Solar Power Plants in New Mexico

PNM, New Mexico’s largest electric utility, has signed a contract with First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) to construct 22 megawatts (MW) AC of utility scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in New Mexico.

20 Jan 2010

Primera Technology Debuts LX900 Color Label Printer

LX900 produces short-run full-color labels faster and with increased print quality

20 Jan 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific Enters Deal to Acquire Ahura Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ahura Scientific, a leader in field-deployed analytical instruments for human health and public safety, for $145 million in cash plus the potential for an earn-out payment based on the achievement of certain 2010 financial targets.

20 Jan 2010

Renaissance Lighting Installs LED Lights at University of Illinois Krannert Center

Renaissance Lighting, a leading innovator in the development and manufacture of energy-efficient, solid-state LED luminaires, is proud to support the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, birthplace of the Light Emitting Diode (LED) in completing its largest sustainable energy/energy-saving lighting project to date at the University’s Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

20 Jan 2010

Suniva, FLS Energy Complete 240kW Solar Installation on Retail Center in North Carolina

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. based high-efficiency solar manufacturer, and FLS Energy, a North Carolina-based solar energy generation company, today announced the completion of a 240kW solar installation on a retail center in Cary, NC. The photovoltaic (PV) module array, Powered by Suniva™, is on the rooftop of the Mayfair Plaza Shopping Center and is one of the state’s largest rooftop arrays.

20 Jan 2010

Aide Solar Announces New Polycrystalline Black Frame Solar Panels

Aide Solar, a large-scale producer of photovoltaic modules, today announced that its new 230 watt poly-crystalline black frame solar panels have debuted as an energy-efficient feature on the NextGen “Home for the Generations” at the International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, January 19-22, 2010. The 1,800 sq. foot home spotlighting friendly products and a greater focus on energy efficiency was built onsite at IBS as part of the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s "Builders’ Challenge.”

20 Jan 2010