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Prologis Completes Four New Solar Projects in Los Angeles

Prologis, Inc., the global leader in industrial real estate, today announced the completion of four new solar projects in Los Angeles.

22 Jan 2015

PermaCity Solar and Forever 21 Power-Up 5.1MW High Efficiency Solar Power System

With the flip of a switch, PermaCity Solar and American fashion retailer Forever 21, powered-up a massive 5.1-megawatt (DC) high efficiency SunPower solar power system, crowning the construction project that employed many local workers.

22 Jan 2015

Heliene and SimpleRay to Produce Cell Modules at St. Paul Facility

Heliene Inc., originally an Ontario based manufacturer of high quality commercial and residential solar panels, announced it has expanded and will begin production at its new St Paul, Minnesota facility.

22 Jan 2015

Trina Solar Unveils Two New High-Efficiency PV Modules

Trina Solar Limited, a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, today announced the launch of two new high-efficiency modules, the Honey Plus (PC05A (II)), a multi-crystalline module and the Honey M Plus (DC05A (II)), a mono-crystalline module, which offer average power outputs of 275W and 285W, respectively.

From Trina Solar Limited 21 Jan 2015

Fortum Announces Launch of Greenfield Solar PV Plant in India

Fortum has today launched a greenfield solar PV plant in Madhya Pradesh, India. This solar plant is Fortum's second solar energy project in the country. The 10 MW (AC) solar plant shall offset more than 18000 tonnes of CO2 emissions equivalent annually.

21 Jan 2015

New Report Analyzes Global Concentrated Solar Power Market

The concentrated solar power industry is bound to be one of the biggest and most efficient in the coming times ahead. If utilized to its full potential, it could end up providing for the world's 25% energy needs by 2050.

21 Jan 2015

UPC Researcher Develops First Public Lighting System Working with Solar and Wind Energy

Ramon Bargalló is a researcher belonging to the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Barcelona College of Industrial Engineering (EUETIB) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). In collaboration with the company Eolgreen, he has developed the first autonomous industrialised public lighting system that works with solar and wind energy.

21 Jan 2015

ABB Joins Solar Impulse in Historic Round-the-World Solar-Powered Flight

ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, is proud to accompany Solar Impulse and its crew on the plane’s flight around the world powered only by energy from the sun.

20 Jan 2015

First Solar Achieves 10GW Milestone in Globally Installed PV Solar Capacity

First Solar, Inc. today announced that it has achieved 10 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity installed globally, making it the first thin film PV module manufacturer in the world to achieve this milestone. The announcement was made at the start of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, where First Solar is showcasing a comprehensive range of solar energy solutions.

From First Solar, Inc. 20 Jan 2015

First Solar Launches Energy Capacity Assessment Tool at 2015 World Future Energy Summit

First Solar, Inc. today announced the launch of its Energy Capacity Assessment Tool, a first for the solar energy industry, at the 2015 World Future Energy Summit (WFES). The company will showcase the application and its comprehensive range of solar energy solutions at the Summit in Abu Dhabi, from January 19 to 22, 2015.

From First Solar, Inc. 20 Jan 2015