solar

15 April 2009

Trina Solar completes 4.7MW Italian PV facility with ErgyCapital

Trina Solar, a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, has completed a 4.7MW Italian photovoltaic facility developed by renewable investment company ErgyCapital at the end of February 2009.

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15 April 2009

SolarCity and Greystone Renewable Energy Ventures close investment for solar projects

US solar power design company SolarCity Corporation has closed a master lease transaction with private investment group Greystone Renewable Energy Ventures' Renewable Energy Fund 2008, a fund set up for solar power projects.

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15 April 2009

US solar power producer Solar Power adds to executive team

G Robert Powell has joined the company as vice president and CFO, while David Kunhardt has been appointed as vice president of partnership finance, with Art Athas taking on the role of vice president of market development.

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14 April 2009

Satcon and Survey Digital sign solar deal for Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Macedonia

Satcon, a provider of renewable power solutions, has signed a preferred reseller agreement with Greek photovoltaic solar company Survey Digital.

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14 April 2009

US solar provider SunEdison activates 86 PV systems in 2008

SunEdison, a US solar energy services provider, has activated 86 photovoltaic solar energy systems across the US during 2008 with a total capacity of 25.5MW.

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14 April 2009

Recycling and waste manager GreenWaste Recovery partners with solar systems company SolarCity to complete 1.8 acre solar facility

Recycling and waste manager GreenWaste Recovery and solar systems company Solar City has completed a 1,502 panel solar power system. The system will provide renewable energy to GreenWaste’s material recovery facility processing residential and commercial recyclable materials, yard trimmings, and solid waste. The 300KW system will be located in San Jose, USA is expected to[...]

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8 April 2009

Solar companies Q Cells and LDK Solar form joint venture to expand operations in China and Europe

Solar cell manufacturer Q Cells SE and solar wafer manufacturer LDK Solar have formed a joint venture focusing on photovoltaic systems and expansion across the European and Chinese markets.

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8 April 2009

SpectraWatt set to open new solar cell factory in New York

SpectraWatt, a silicon photovoltaic solar cell manufacturer, is set to launch its first factory and new headquarters at the Hudson Valley Research Park in New York.

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8 April 2009

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation launches four new solar PV models

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has launched four new models of photovoltaic modules for the global market. The modules are both suitable for use in stand-alone solar power generation systems and in regions where local electrification infrastructure is lacking or non-existent.

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8 April 2009

Solar panel developer ICP Solar Technologies extends distribution agreement with The Coleman Company

ICP Solar Technologies, a solar panel and products developer, has extended its licensing, marketing and distribution agreement with The Coleman Company for a further three years, with immediate effect.

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8 April 2009

Energy Innovations uses Dassault Systemes’ technology to asses solar products

US company Energy Innovations, a photovoltaic solar product manufacturer, is employing Dassault Systemes' software for its flagship product line, the Sunflower.

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7 April 2009

Solar PV company Spire Semiconductor wins $3.8m government funding

Spire Semiconductor, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Spire Corporation, a photovoltaic solar company, has been awarded an 18-month $3,706,359 programme by the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory to produce solar cells.

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7 April 2009

Solar Energy Initiatives signs $6.5m solar panel installation deal

Solar Energy Initiatives, currently campaigning to redeploy a portion of the US work force and focus on selling solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies as part of its ‘RENEW THE NATION' programme, has signed a $6.5m deal to install solar panels on municipal buildings in the US.

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7 April 2009

Inland Empire Utilities Agency and SunPower Corporation complete 3.5MW solar installation in California

Californian water agency Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) and SunPower Corporation, a Californian solar cell manufacturer, have completed a 3.5MW solar power installation at four IEUA facilities across the state.

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7 April 2009

Canadian Solar to supply solar panels for electrification project in China

Solar manufacturer Canadian Solar, Inc. has been selected to supply solar panels for 80,000 solar home systems for rural households in Sichuan province of China. The total order size is 1.6MW.

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7 April 2009

Tennessee Valley Authority to purchase renewable and clean energy

US energy utility Tennessee Valley Authority Board has authorised the purchase of as much as 2,000MW of renewable and clean energy by 2011 as part of TVA's plan to have 50 per cent of its power supply from clean and renewable energy sources by 2020.

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7 April 2009

Satcon Technology Corporation signs renewable energy supply deal with Ecostream

Satcon Technology Corporation, a provider of power solutions for the renewable energy market, has signed a supply agreement with Ecostream, a sustainable energy system provider.

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7 April 2009

Chinese cleantech investor Northern Light Venture Capital promotes two

China-focused venture capital firm Northern Light Venture Capital has promoted Elton Jiang to managing director and Lixin Li to venture partner.

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6 April 2009

US solar energy company Sunrise Solar hires Maurice Stone as president

US solar company Sunrise Solar has appointed Maurice Stone as its new president. Stone will be responsible for expanding SSLR's business footprint and managing its current project portfolio, the company said.

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6 April 2009

Solar managment business WiseEnergy to manage NextPower’s four Italian solar plants

NextPower1's four solar plants in southern Italy will be managed by WiseEnergy, an Italian solar power plant management company created by merchant bank NextEnergy Capital and photovoltaic advisory firm Kenergia. The total investment came to €23m.

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