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BlueNRGY Acquires Umbra Solar Services

BlueNRGY, LLC, a global energy monitoring solutions provider, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Umbra Solar Services, a national Photovoltaic (PV) Operations and Maintenance (O&M) company that provides data monitoring, preventative and corrective maintenance, and site management services for PV systems.

26 Jun 2014

Astonfield Renewables and Solesa Enter Strategic Partnership to Deliver Customized Solar Energy Solutions

Astonfield Renewables, a leading solar independent power producer across India, Eastern Africa and the Middle East, and Solesa, an international engineering and project management leader in commercial and industrial solar projects, announced today a strategic partnership to deliver highly customized solar energy solutions to save fuel costs, reduce power outages and increase the cost competitiveness of industrial businesses across India and Eastern Africa.

26 Jun 2014

ATK to Provide UltraFlex Solar Arrays for NASA's InSight Lander Mission

ATK received a contract from Lockheed Martin Space Systems to provide the UltraFlex solar arrays for NASA's InSight Lander mission, which will place a lander on Mars in 2016 to study the red planet's deep interior.

26 Jun 2014

Intersolar North America 2014: SolarMax to Showcase Solar Inverter Technology

SolarMax, a Swiss based global pure-play photovoltaic (PV) inverter company with U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, GA, and more than 20 years of PV inverter experience, will showcase its industry-leading technology at Intersolar North America held July 7-10, 2014 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

26 Jun 2014

First Wind Announces Commencement of Commercial Operations at Warren Solar Project

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, today celebrated the end of construction of the Warren Solar project and announced that commercial operations have begun.

25 Jun 2014

SolarWorld’s Panels, Racking, and System Design Featured in Rooftop Installation at Plantronics’ Tijuana Factory

An audio-headset factory in Tijuana, Mexico, is now home to the largest, privately owned roof-mounted solar installation in all of Latin America.

25 Jun 2014

Concentrating Solar Power Could Supply a Significant Amount of Current Energy Demand

Concentrating solar power (CSP) could supply a large fraction of the power supply in a decarbonized energy system, shows a new study of the technology and its potential practical application.

23 Jun 2014

Kyocera Exceeds 5 GW Milestone for Total Accumulated Production of Solar Modules

Kyocera Corporation announced that its total accumulated production of solar modules since 1975 has exceeded the 5 gigawatt (GW) milestone. For comparison, 5GW of solar modules would be sufficient to supply individual 3.5-kilowatt PV systems for more than 1.4 million homes. In the current fiscal year (April 2014 to March 2015), the company is targeting annual production of 1.4GW, up from approximately 1.2GW in the previous fiscal year.

23 Jun 2014

Green Power EMC to Purchase Full Output of Planned 20 MW Ground-Mounted Solar Project in Georgia

Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), has reached an agreement to purchase the full output of a new 20 megawatt (MW) solar project planned for construction in southeast Georgia.

23 Jun 2014

EDF Renewable Energy’s 20 MW CID Solar Project to be Acquired by Dominion

Dominion announced an agreement to acquire a 20-megawatt solar project from EDF Renewable Energy, one of North America's largest independent power producers and renewable energy project developers. The acquisition is expected to close later this year prior to the project commencing operations.

20 Jun 2014