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24 September 2010

Castle Rock Vineyards goes solar with Kyocera and REC

Kyocera Solar and photovoltaic power provider REC Solar have completed a 1.13MW solar energy system at Castle Rock Vineyards, located in the heart of California’s Central Valley.

24 September 2010

Evergreen Solar CEO jumps ship as it embarks on China expansion

The CEO of solar manufacturer Evergreen Solar, Richard Feldt, has left the company as it is due to embark on expanding its China operations, to take up the helm of another privately-held company.

24 September 2010

OYA to develop biggest North America solar PV roof-top project

Canadian developer OYA Solar will develop North America’s largest rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project in conjunction with hollow structural steel manufacturer Atlas Tube in a project that it expects will see $20m of investment.

24 September 2010

GT Solar underwriters exercise over-allotment option

The underwriters for GT Solar International’s recently-announced secondary common stock offering have exercised part of their over-allotment option to buy an additional 650,000 shares.

24 September 2010

NRG and Eurus plan California’s largest solar project

Eurus Energy America and NRG Solar have joined forces to build what will be the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facility in the US state of California.

23 September 2010

Pharmaceuticals company opens New Jersey’s largest solar panel array

The US state of New Jersey’s largest solar panel array is due to be inaugurated today at the Janssen division of Dutch pharmaceuticals company Ortho-McNeil-Janssen.

23 September 2010

SolarWorld Americas unveils solar project financing options

SolarWorld Americas, the sales and marketing arm of US solar panel manufacturer SolarWorld, has unveiled a suite of ‘no-money-down’ financing options for authorised installers that it claims can accelerate initial cost hurdles and provide savings.

23 September 2010

DuPont expects $1bn solar sales in 2010

Electronics and materials major DuPont said it expected to reach annual revenues of $1bn from sales into the photovoltaic market in 2010, a year ahead of its target.

23 September 2010

Ingenious Solar affiliates plan £30m share offering

Ingenious Solar UK VCT1 and sister company Ingenious Solar UK VCT2 will look to raise up to £30m through a public share offering in order to invest in companies operating in the UK solar energy market.

23 September 2010

Triple Point Investment launches £100m fund to target UK solar market

Triple Point Investment Management has launched an income fund that will target the UK solar sector and is seeking to raise £100m from institutional and high-net worth investors.

23 September 2010

Solar Impulse completes first flight across Switzerland

Bertrand Piccard’s and André Borschberg’s Solar Impulse HB-SIA has completed its first flight across Switzerland powered solely by solar energy and plans to undertake its first international flight in 2011.

23 September 2010

BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah solar project another step closer to reality

BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah solar project has moved a major step closer to construction, having passed another permitting milestone for its development in the US state of California.

23 September 2010

LS Power finalises Delaware solar project financing

LS Power subsidiary White Oak Solar Energy has finalised project financing arranged by Union Bank for its proposed 10MW Dover SUN Park in the US state of Delaware, which will be the first utility-scale solar plant in the region.

22 September 2010

Portland General Electric adds enXco solar to renewable portfolio

Portland General Electric (PGE) has entered into two power purchase agreements to buy electricity from solar photovoltaic installations to be built and operated by EDF Energies Nouvelles company enXco in the US state of Oregon.

22 September 2010

REC to close Glava solar module production plant

Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) is in talks with trade unions to discontinue operations at its 150MW solar module plant in Glava in Sweden.

22 September 2010

Tesla, PowerSecure and Vicor debut on Nasdaq’s Green Energy Index

Three companies have entered Nasdaq’s Green Energy Index for the first time, while another five have been removed, according to the stock exchange’s latest update.

22 September 2010

Vacon aims for global solar business by 2011

Global AC drive manufacturer Vacon aims to establish a global solar business by the end of the year, having already strengthened its foothold in the sector with a number of significant orders, largely from Europe.

22 September 2010

Sharp buys solar project developer Recurrent Energy for $305m

Global electronics giant Sharp is to acquire solar project developer and Hudson Clean Energy Partners portfolio company Recurrent Energy for $305m in cash.

21 September 2010

BrightSource Energy appoints John Bryson as chairman of board

Solar thermal power plant developer BrightSource Energy has appointed John Bryson as chairman of the company’s board of directors.

21 September 2010

Idaho’s first utility-scale solar array approved

Construction will begin on Idaho’s first utility-scale solar array after regulators approved the 20MW project near the town of Mountain Home.

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