Presented by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), SPI’12 is designed to serve and advance the solar power industry.
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China’s HC Solar Power opens Tokyo subsidiary
The Japanese government decided to enforce a new law that requires utilities to purchase renewable energy at a fixed price starting from July 1.
Continue readingVirginia?s Largest Solar Array Now Plugged-in Atop IKEA Store
IKEA officially plugged-in the photovoltaic solar energy system installed atop its store in Woodbridge, Virginia.
Continue readingThe Indian solar energy market: photovoltaic and concontrated solar power
Around 350 exhibitors are expected to present their latest products and services from photovoltaics and concentrating solar thermal technologies across an exhibition space covering 20,000 square meters.
Continue readingChimes International Activates Second Phase Of Massive Solar Power Initiative
In October 2011, Chimes activated three rooftop solar systems and one large ground-mounted system at their 12-acre campus on Seton Drive.
Continue readingAE Polysilicon Corporation’s Complete Turnkey Facility for Manufacturing Granular Silicon for Solar Energy
AEP?s proprietary polysilicon technology employs an innovative process to produce polysilicon BBs, for the solar photovoltaic energy industry via the deposition of trichlorosilane (TCS).
Continue readingKYOCERA installs Solar Power Generating system in the Marshall Islands
The 208.98kW photovoltaic solar energy installation will generate approximately 257MWh of annual electricity, which will help to offset roughly 81 tons of CO2 emissions per year
Continue readingHertz Launches Phase Two Of Solar Energy Program
The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) announced the upcoming construction of two new solar installation sites this year as the initial launch of Phase Two of the company’s solar energy program.
Continue readingSuniva Announces Partnership with Largest Solar Energy Equipment Distributor in the Americas
Suniva(R) is an American manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and high-power solar modules.
Continue readingNew possibilities for solar energy
Two Queen’s researchers have contributed to a significant breakthrough in solar power. Their research has led to a new solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system that generates both electricity and heat.
Continue readingPhotovoltaic solar energy accounted for 10 percent of Germany’s total electricity production in May
Solar power accounted for 10 percent of Germany’s total electricity production in May, an increase of 40 percent from the previous year, as reported by the Federal Association of the Energy and Water Industry.
Continue readingPrison to host 20 MW photovoltaic solar power project
Governor Martin O’Malley broke ground on a 20 MW,160-acre solar energy project located on the grounds of the Maryland Correctional Institution (MCI) in Hagerstown.
Continue readingSolarWorld debuts next-generation single-axis tracker at Intersolar
Since the 1980s, SolarWorld has designed and manufactured customized tracking for large-scale solar power installations.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power may bid for Vestas
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group is considering acquiring Danish company Vestas Wind System, a maker of wind turbines.
Continue readingHanwha SolarOne Makes Aggressive Push into Energy Storage Market Through Partnership with Silent Power
Hanwha SolarOne Makes Aggressive Push into Solar Energy Storage Market Through Partnership with Silent Power.
Continue readingSunEdison Closes 98 MW of Solar Power Projects in Europe
SunEdison is a global leader in delivering solar power. The company develops, finances, installs and operates distributed solar power plants using proven photovoltaic technologies.
Continue readingNREL: 35 Years of Clean Energy Leadership
Thirty-five years ago this month, when President Jimmy Carter opened the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) in Golden, Colorado, gasoline cost 62 cents a gallon, and solar power about $100 a watt.
Continue readingSolar Impulse takes off from Rabat to Madrid
Solar Impulse states that the highlight of the journey was reaching Ourzazate, Morocco, the site of a planned concentrating solar power (CSP) plant.
Continue readingSolamon Enters Mauritius Market; Set to Provide Large-Scale Solar Energy Projects
The Grid Code establishes the standards of performance for the planning and operation of the power system in which clients can produce electricity from photovoltaic, wind energy or hydrological sources.
Continue readingIEA: Mid-Term Renewable Energy Market Report
Global solar energy photovoltaic (PV) capacities will more than triple to 230 GW in 2017, with concentrating solar power (CSP) capacities growing more than five-fold to 11 GW during that time, IEA forecast.
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