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NRG Energy Owns and Operates Over 1200MW of Solar Capacity

NRG Energy, Inc. through its subsidiaries including NRG Yield, Inc. and NRG Solar, one of the nation’s largest solar developers, now owns and operates more than 1,200 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity. Through these facilities, NRG helps power nearly one million homes at full output with clean, renewable solar energy, which is helping reinvent the US energy ecosystem.

From NRG Energy, Inc. 31 Mar 2014

RGS Energy to Enter Hawaiian Solar Market with Sunetric Acquisition

RGS Energy, a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Elemental Energy, LLC, a full-service solar energy firm operating under the Sunetric brand.

28 Mar 2014

REC Solar Announces Completion of 1MW Solar Energy System for Vignolo Farms

REC Solar, a national leader in commercial solar electric system design and installation, today announced the completion of a 1 MW solar energy system for Vignolo Farms. Located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, Vignolo Farms will offset 75 percent of its energy use at its cold storage facility with the four-acre array while significantly reducing its carbon footprint.

From REC Solar 28 Mar 2014

Canadian Solar Announces Sale Completion of Little Creek Solar Power Plant

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has completed the sale of Little Creek, a 8.5 megawatt ("MW") AC solar power plant valued at over C$53.0 million to a BluEarth Renewables Inc. subsidiary ("BluEarth"). This is the first of four planned solar projects being acquired by BluEarth from Canadian Solar, totalling 38.5 MW AC.

From Canadian Solar 28 Mar 2014

SunEdison Announces Shipping Over 1GW of Silvantis Solar PV Modules

SunEdison, a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services announced today that they have shipped over 1 GW (gigawatt) of Silvantis™ Solar PV modules, making them one of the top 5 solar module manufacturers in the world. Growth was driven by strong demand for high performance solar modules from SunEdison's utility and commercial business groups and external customers.

28 Mar 2014

Unirac Selected to Provide 37.2 MW GMS Mounting System for PV Installation in Guam

Unirac, Inc., a Hilti Group Company and the leading provider of high quality, competitive PV mounting solutions in North America has been selected by Sunora Energy Solutions and NRG Energy to provide a 37.2 MW Ground Mount Steel (GMS) mounting system to be installed on the island of Inarajan, Guam.

From UniRac, Inc. 27 Mar 2014

Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit to Introduce New Solar Products at International Green Energy Expo

The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit, an industry leading developer and manufacturer of silver metallization pastes for the PV industry will be exhibiting at this year's International Green Energy Expo in Daegu, South Korea from April 2nd through 4th.

From Heraeus Photovoltaics 27 Mar 2014

Cranfield University Announces Opening of Solar Research Laboratory

Cranfield University today cemented its importance in the field of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) with the opening of the ‘Global CSP Laboratory’.

From Cranfield University 27 Mar 2014

Trina Solar Optimizes Manufacturing Technology to Achieve Anti-PID Ability for Solar PV Cells

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic ("PV") modules, solutions, and services, today announced that all solar PV cells produced by the Company have achieved anti-PID (Potential-Induced Degradation) ability following the optimization of the Company's manufacturing technology.

From Trina Solar Limited 26 Mar 2014

Huaxia Concentrated Photovoltaic Power JV Acquires 70 MW of Cell Packages from SunPower

SunPower Corporation, a leading solar technology and energy services provider, today announced the sale of more than 70 megawatts (MW) of cell packages to the Huaxia Concentrated Photovoltaic Power Co., Ltd., joint venture (JV) in Inner Mongolia, China.

From SunPower Corporation 26 Mar 2014