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ET Solar's PV Modules to Power Six Utility Scale Projects in North Carolina

ET Solar Energy Corp. ("ET Solar"), a leading smart energy solutions provider, announces that its high efficiency PV modules will power six utility scale projects throughout the state of North Carolina, with a combined capacity of 24.5 MW.

8 Jul 2014

Astrum, Hudson Form $100 Million Partnership to Support Residential Solar Installations in the U.S.

Astrum Solar ("Astrum") and Hudson Clean Energy ("Hudson") announced today the signing of a partnership agreement, whereby Hudson will provide Astrum with up to $100 million of financing to support the costs of residential solar installations throughout the United States.

8 Jul 2014

RGS Energy Chosen to Bring Solar Electricity to Residents and Businesses in Troy, New York

RGS Energy, a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, has been selected by Solarize Troy, a non-profit purchasing cooperative, to bring solar electricity to home and business owners in Troy, New York.

8 Jul 2014

Market Outlook Report on Global Solar Power Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Solar Power Market 2014" report to their offering.

8 Jul 2014

Ground-Mount, Fixed Tilt 5.86MWp Lancaster Solar Project Reaches Commercial Operation

EDF Renewable Energy today announced that the 5.86 MWp Lancaster Solar Project has reached commercial operation. EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and Urban Green Technologies LLC (UGT), a utility-scale solar developer, signed the Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement (MIPSA) in October 2013 and subsequently started the construction phase in December 2013.

4 Jul 2014

Xinyu Xinwei New Energy Signs Development Agreement for 50MW PV Project in China

SPI Solar (“SPI”), a vertically integrated photovoltaic solar developer, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Xinyu Xinwei New Energy Co., Ltd. (“Xinwei”), has signed an agreement with the government of Fenyi County (Jiangxi Province, People’s Republic of China) to build and develop a 50 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) project in Yangqiao, Fenyi County.

4 Jul 2014

PSEG Solar Source to Increase Portfolio Capacity to 106 MWdc with Acquisition of 13 MWdc Solar Energy Facility

PSEG Solar Source announced today that it will acquire a 13 megawatt (MWdc) solar energy facility near El Paso, TX from juwi solar (JSI). The project was originally developed by JSI and has a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with El Paso Electric Company.

3 Jul 2014

Intersolar North America 2014: SPI to Showcase Solar Residential PV Systems and Turnkey Business Solution

SPI Solar (“SPI”), a vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) solar developer, today announced that the company will exhibit at the Intersolar North America 2014 conference and tradeshow in San Francisco, California.

3 Jul 2014

Vanguard Space Technologies Selects Ascent Solar’s Flexible Lightweight PV Modules

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer and developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced today that its flexible, lightweight PV modules were selected by Vanguard Space Technologies (Vanguard) for their NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program.

From Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. 3 Jul 2014

IKEA Plugs-In Expansion of Solar Array Atop Perryville Distribution Center

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in an expansion of the solar array completed last April atop its Perryville, Maryland distribution center, the state’s largest such solar energy system. Installation of the new panels began Fall 2013, and since then have nearly doubled the size of the original project, which already was the state’s largest rooftop array.

2 Jul 2014