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Principal Solar Selects Alpha Energy as EPC Partner for Principal Sunrise IV Project

Principal Solar, Inc. ("PSI"), a publicly traded solar power company building a utility-scale solar portfolio, announced today that it has contracted Alpha Energy as its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner to build its Principal Sunrise IV project located in Cumberland County.

12 May 2015

HYSOL Project to Commercialize New Form of Solar Hybrid Plants Enters Demonstration Stage

The project HYSOL is entering into the demonstration stage in order to see the technical, economical and environmental advantages of using a hybridization of solar power with fossil and renewable fuels.

12 May 2015

VELUX Group, Little Sun and Plan International Partner to Distribute Sustainable Solar-Powered Light in Africa

Today leading window manufacturer The VELUX Group and the social business Little Sun announce a partnership with the NGO Plan International to distribute a new solar lamp – the Natural Light solar lamp – in three African countries: Zimbabwe, Zambia and Senegal. The partnership with Plan International will deliver sustainable solar-powered light to people living off-grid in areas without electricity, through a program that involves and empowers local communities.

11 May 2015

Soventix-JA Solar JV to Develop Large Scale Solar PV Power Projects in Chile

Soventix Chile SPA and JA Solar (Nasdaq: JASO) today announced the establishment of a joint venture in Santiago de Chile that will develop large scale solar photovoltaic power projects in Chile.

11 May 2015

OneRoof Energy Partners with Resolution Solar to Provide Solar PV System Installations Throughout Massachusetts

OneRoof Energy, Inc., a residential solar services provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of OneRoof Energy Group, Inc. today announced the Company has partnered with Resolution Solar LLC, a New York-based full-service solar energy provider servicing Massachusetts. The Resolution Solar centrally-located operational center increases OneRoof Energy's ability to effectively install solar PV systems throughout Massachusetts.

8 May 2015

Breakthrough in Storage of Solar Energy

Chemistry research
The Sun is a huge source of energy. In just one hour, planet Earth is hit by so much sunshine that humankind could cover its energy needs for an entire year if only we knew how to harvest and save it. But storing sunshine is not trivial. Now a student at Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen has researched his way to a breakthrough which may prove pivotal for technologies trying to capture the energy of the sun, and saving it for a rainy day.

8 May 2015

Trina Solar to Invest $160 Million in New Thailand Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic ("PV") modules, solutions, and services, today announced that it has set up Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd., a subsidiary company in Thailand to build a manufacturing facility with 500 MW of module and 700 MW of cell production capacity.

7 May 2015

Andalay Solar’s Core Integrated Solar System Technology Awarded Patent in Australia

From the designers of the first plug and play solar panel, Andalay Solar, Inc., announced today that the Australian Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent No. 2008302718 for Andalay's core technology which includes its unique integrated mounting system for solar panels.

7 May 2015

SunEdison Awarded 86MW Droogfontein 2 Solar Power Plant Project in South Africa

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced it has been awarded an 86 megawatts (MW) DC solar photovoltaic project in South Africa during the fourth bid round of the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Program organized by South Africa's Department of Energy. The 86 MW award represents 20% of the total solar allocated to preferred bidders in this round.

7 May 2015

Hybrid Perovskite Field-Effect Transistors Successfully Fabricated for Clean Energy Applications

Researchers from Wake Forest University and the University of Utah are the first to successfully fabricate halide organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite field-effect transistors and measure their electrical characteristics at room temperature.

7 May 2015