Sterling Planet is pleased to announce that its partner, Solar Light for Africa (SLA), has earned the right to compete for as much as $1.5 million in funding from American Express. 

SLA is a semi-finalist in Members Project, the online initiative that invites American Express cardmembers to name the most worthy projects for funding.
 
With enough votes, SLA will provide 20,000 solar-powered lanterns to bring light to 100,000 people in rural, war-torn regions of Sierra Leone in West Africa.  As thanks for voting, Sterling Planet will give you 1,000 kWh of 100% new wind energy. That's an $18.50 value, enough Green-e Energy certified wind to power the typical home for a month.   

Posted: Tuesday, 08 July 2008 3:21PM

Rochester Hills-based Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER) said Tuesday that its Uni-Solar thin-film flexible solar laminates will power the world's largest rooftop solar power system.

The 12-megawatt system is being installed on GM's assembly plant in Zaragoza, Spain and will become operational in the fall of 2008. ECD will supply the solar laminates through its subsidiary United Solar Ovonic LLC.