People, money and deals: 2 - 6 March 2009
Who’s moving and who’s wheeling and dealing in the cleantech sector? Here are some of the week’s top developments:
- Solar products manufacturer Energy Innovations has named Joseph Budano (PDF) as CEO;
- Aurora Biofuels has named Bob Walsh as its new CEO;
- FirstEnergy this week announced the results of its reorgnisation and workforce reduction;
- Concentrating solar energy firm Entech Solar announced a restructuring this week to control costs;
- Former SunPower COO PM Pai has joined Suniva Inc.’s board of directors;
- Intermolecular this week hired Craig Hunter as vice president and general manager of solar business;
- NRG Energy acquired Reliant Energy’s retail energy business in Texas for $287.5 million (US);
- First Solar acquired Opti Solar’s solar-energy project pipeline, with a potential capacity of more than 20 gigawatts;
- Spain’s Fotowatio this week purchased MMA Renewable Ventures, giving the firm a new foothold in the US solar energy market.
