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GT Advanced Technologies Introduces Innovative Cell Metallization and Interconnect Technology

GT Advanced Technologies Inc., today announced an innovative cell metallization and interconnect technology that is expected to provide substantial savings in both the manufacture and installation of solar modules. Marketed under the name Merlin™, a key component of the new technology includes a flexible grid that replaces the three silver bus bars.

14 Mar 2014

ReneSola to Deliver String and Micro Inverters to Enlightened Solar for Housing Projects in the UK

ReneSola Ltd. ("ReneSola"), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, today announced that it will deliver 66 Replus string inverters and 100 Micro Replus micro inverters to Enlightened Solar, as part of a larger sale of ReneSola solar products.

14 Mar 2014

AORA Agrees to Install First Ever Solar Tulip Hybrid Generating Facility in the U.S. on ASU’s Tempe Campus

Solar-generated electricity, which can suffer from intermittency issues and related impacts on the grid, is about to blossom at Arizona State University. Work will now begin on the development of a hybrid concentrated solar system, following a contract signing with ASU and AORA to provide research expertise in order to enhance the efficiency of this unique technology.

14 Mar 2014

New Report Forecasts and Analyzes Dye Sensitized Cell Markets

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Dye Sensitized Cell Markets - 2014

13 Mar 2014

SunEdison Receives OPIC Award for Work on 60 MW Boshof Solar Park Project in South Africa

In a ceremony held last night at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth L. Littlefield presented SunEdison with an award for Renewable Resources for their work in South Africa on the 60 MW (megawatt) Boshof solar park project. The "Impact Awards" were an inaugural event for OPIC, the U.S. Government's Development Finance Institution.

13 Mar 2014

PetersenDean, DeNova Homes and Canadian Solar Offer New Homes in Lathrop, CA with Solar as Standard

DeNova Homes recently announced the future opening of the new contemporary community of Edgewater at River Islands in Lathrop, CA, offering all new homes with solar as standard, in a partnership with PetersenDean Roofing & Solar and Canadian Solar.

13 Mar 2014

New OEE Working Group to Focus on Issues in Organic Photovoltaics

Thin, light-weight, flexible and variably applicable – these characteristics make up the key benefits of organic photovoltaics (OPV) technology. Under the leadership of the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association), a Working Group within VDMA, leading companies in the area of organic electronics that are focused on energy generation have started a new working group on Organic Electronics Energy (OEE).

13 Mar 2014

NREL Examines Effectiveness of State-Level Solar Policies

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report that aligns solar policy and market success with state demographics. By organizing the 48 contiguous states into four peer groups based on shared non-policy characteristics, the NREL research team was able to contextualize the impact of various solar policies on photovoltaic (PV) installations.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 13 Mar 2014

LightManufacturing Receives Patent for Solar Plastic Molding Technology

LightManufacturing LLC, a solar thermal technology company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the firm US Patent 8,662,877 covering the use of concentrated solar thermal energy for molding plastic.

12 Mar 2014

Minnesota Regulators Approve Renewable Development Fund Grants for 29 Renewable Energy Projects

Minnesota regulators today approved 29 renewable energy projects, predominately featuring solar technologies, to receive $42 million in grants from Xcel Energy’s Renewable Development Fund.

From Xcel Energy 12 Mar 2014