SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 9, 2010


ENTECH  SOLAR, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware
 
001-34592
 
33-0123045
         
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
     
Identification No.)


13301 Park Vista Boulevard, Suite 100, Fort Worth, Texas
76177
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   817/ 224-3600

 
                                                   N/A                                               
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



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ITEM 5.02. 
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;  APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

On December 9, 2010, Carl Pope, age 65, was elected as a director of Entech Solar, Inc., effective immediately.  Mr. Pope has been the Chairman of the Sierra Club since March 2010, after serving for more than seventeen years as the Sierra Club’s Executive Director.  Mr. Pope received a B.A., summa cum laude, from Harvard College in 1967 and is the author or co-author of several books and articles on environmental issues. Mr. Pope has also been appointed to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Entech Solar, Inc.



 
 

 




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
ENTECH SOLAR, INC.
     
 
 
     
By:
 /s/ Shelley Hollingsworth
     
 
Chief Financial Officer
     
         
Dated: December 15, 2010