solar
9 November 2010
Energy saving solutions developer SenseLogix has attracted the attention of UK-headquartered venture capital firms Beringea and Northstar Ventures, securing a £1m investment to accelerate the company’s growth.
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9 November 2010
US-based solar cell manufacturer Suniva is a participant in the US-India Innovation Roundtable led by President Barack Obama in Mumbai during visit to India this week.
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9 November 2010
US-based financial services company Wells Fargo has committed to invest more than $100m by the end of 2011 to fund the development of solar photovoltaic power projects throughout the US.
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8 November 2010
Energy Engineering Corporation (EEC) has launched a solar investment scheme that it promises will offer low risk and high return foreign investment opportunities, with a particular focus on developments taking place in the Caribbean.
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8 November 2010
Ireland-based International Energy Investments Group has inaugurated two ground-mounted solar power plants in France as the initial step in a €140m Europe-wide investment strategy.
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8 November 2010
CEZ, the largest electricity producer in the Czech Republic, has confirmed to NewNet that it is in negotiations with the European Investment Bank for a €200m to advance its portfolio of photovoltaic power plants.
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8 November 2010
Polysilicon production technology and solar materials supplier GT Solar International has secured a senior secured credit facility of up to $200m from Credit Suisse, to fund its share repurchase.
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8 November 2010
Solar thermal developer Solar Millennium has sold a 16 per cent stake in its Spanish Ibersol power plant to an investment branch of German group ICM InvestmentBank, ExtremaSol Kraftwerks, for an undisclosed amount.
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5 November 2010
Stricter rules on utility power plants introduced by the US state of Arizona towards the end of last month will assist and spur renewable energy companies, according to a domestic solar company.
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5 November 2010
Solar module developer Entech Solar has slimmed its net loss through vastly increasing its gross profit on a quarterly and yearly basis.
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5 November 2010
China-based photovoltaic manufacturer JinkoSolar said its follow-on public offering of 3.5 million American depository shares will reap gross proceeds of $126m.
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5 November 2010
ReneSola, a global manufacturer of solar wafers and equipment, achieved record third quarter results with revenues totalling $358m.
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5 November 2010
Global silicon solar module developer Suntech Power Holdings and Australia-based independent renewable energy developer Infigen have filed documents to the Australian government to develop a series of solar farms in Australia.
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5 November 2010
Germany-based solar inverter manufacture Solutronic is tipped to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by the end of the year.
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4 November 2010
US-headquartered solar manufacturer Solyndra has revealed to NewNet that it has closed one of its factories in a move to consolidate its fabrication facilities into one, as part of a business plan it formed after gaining new CEO Brian Harrison in order to bring its financing on track.
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4 November 2010
A subsidiary of photovoltaic module manufacturer Solon has finished construction on two turnkey solar power plants in the foothills of the Alps in Provençal France.
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4 November 2010
Solar Trust of America, the parent company of Solar Millennium that is developing the largest solar energy project approved in the world to date, has appointed 20-year utility industry expert Steven Brewer as its executive vice president.
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3 November 2010
US residential solar energy integrator Acro Energy Technologies has cut its net loss for 2009-to-date, but a negative balance remains, despite it generating record revenues in the latest quarter.
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3 November 2010
French energy major Areva is reportedly planning to invest $3bn in India’s solar thermal power generation.
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2 November 2010
Evergreen Solar, a manufacturer of solar technology, reported record shipments of 42.6MW in the latest quarter compared with 39.8MW in the second quarter, an increase of about seven per cent.
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