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Dragonfly Solar, SolarWorld Collaborate to Deliver 517-kW Solar Array

Dragonfly Solar, a commercial solar developer based in Lakeville, Minn., and SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer since 1975, will partner to deliver a 517-kilowatt solar array to four electric utility cooperatives in the U.S. Midwest.

25 Mar 2014

Swinerton Awarded EPC Contract for Duke’s Pumpjack and Wildwood Solar Power Projects

Duke Energy Renewables has awarded turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services to Swinerton Renewable Energy for its Pumpjack and Wildwood solar power projects, located near Bakersfield, Calif. Together, the projects total 40 megawatts (MW) AC and, once operational, will generate enough clean electricity to power about 10,000 California households.

From Duke Energy 25 Mar 2014

Heliatek Reports New Record in Efficiency of Transparent Solar Cells

Heliatek GmbH, world-leading company in the production of organic solar film, has reached a new record in the efficiency of transparent solar cells. The latest development allows transparency levels up to 40% with an efficiency of over 7%. The company already holds the world record of 12% cell efficiency for opaque (non-transparent) organic solar cells.

25 Mar 2014

Soitec's 7 MWp Desert Green Solar Farm Acquired by Invenergy

Soitec Solar Development, LLC ("Soitec") announced today that Invenergy Solar Development LLC ("Invenergy") has acquired Soitec's 7 MWp (5 MWAC) Desert Green Solar Farm LLC ("Desert Green") energy generation project in Borrego Springs, California.

From Soitec 24 Mar 2014

Panasonic, Coronal Complete Installation of Second Solar PV Power Project at CU-Boulder

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (Panasonic) and Coronal Management, LLC (Coronal) announced that they have completed a 290.44 kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation installation at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder). This installation is the second of its kind at the university; the first installation was completed in late 2012.

21 Mar 2014

Stanford Researchers Study Energetic Cost of Deploying Storage on Wind and Solar Farms

The worldwide demand for solar and wind power continues to skyrocket. Since 2009, global solar photovoltaic installations have increased about 40 percent a year on average, and the installed capacity of wind turbines has doubled.

21 Mar 2014

Ricoh Now Generates over 10% of Electricity at 1100 Valencia Avenue Facility through Solar Energy

Innovators never stop innovating, which is why Ricoh Electronics, Inc. three years ago blanketed the rooftop of its Southern California headquarters with electricity-generating solar panels.

21 Mar 2014

RevoluSun's Massachusetts Operation Celebrates 100th Solar Installation Milestone

As RevoluSun’s first franchise, the Massachusetts operation is growing fast, having just celebrated passing the 100th installation mark. The Burlington, MA office is excited to offer customers leasing options for solar PV systems this year as well. Massachusetts' PV market continues to gain momentum through a combination of strong state incentives and a recent 21 percent increase in residential electricity rates.

21 Mar 2014

New Market Research Report on Solar Power Trends across Asia

Reportbuyer.com just published a new market research report: Solar Power Opportunities - Asia

20 Mar 2014

ABM’s Energy Business Starts Construction on Cornell University’s First Large Solar Project

ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, announced today that ABM’s energy business started construction on a 2 MW solar array to be implemented on Cornell University’s campus in Ithaca, NY, representing the Ivy League university’s first large solar endeavor.

20 Mar 2014