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DSN Celebrates 100th Member in Distributed Solar Network

Distributed Sun today celebrated its 100th member in the Distributed Solar Network™ (DSN), a nationwide project origination and finance platform for commercial developers and financiers. During its first year of operation, 105 members registered to join the network, submitting 390 projects totaling nearly 1.5 GW across 28 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

22 Apr 2013

Martifer Builds 1.142 MW Solar PV System at Occidental College

Martifer Solar USA has completed a 1.142 MW solar PV system, a combination of a parking lot carport and a hillside ground-mount at Occidental College. This represents one of Martifer Solar USA's most unique installations as it incorporates elements of art into the design of the system. Kara Bartelt of Lettuce, a Los Angeles architecture firm, conceptualized the unique elliptical pattern of the hillside portion of the installation.

20 Apr 2013

IKEA’s Perryville, Maryland Distribution Center Installs 2,674.9-kW Solar Energy System

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its distribution center in Perryville, Maryland. The 768,972-square-foot PV array consists of a 2,674.9-kW system, built with 18,576 panels, and is the state’s largest rooftop array.

20 Apr 2013

SunEdison Enters Agreement with Petrobras to Build 1.1 MW DC Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Brazil

SunEdison, a leading global solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. has signed an agreement with Petrobras to build one of the largest solar photovoltaic power plants in Brazil.

From GlobalWafers 19 Apr 2013

Five New Renewable Power Purchase Agreements Signed by San Diego Gas & Electric

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced that it has signed five new renewable power purchase agreements for a total of nearly 62 megawatts (MW) of solar and wind energy. Two of these contracts, for a total of 27 MW of solar power, will be located in San Diego County.

19 Apr 2013

truSolar's Initiative to Characterize Solar Project Benefits and Risks Receives U.S. DOE Support

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and DOE's Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) extend their support for the truSolar® Working Group's efforts to develop uniform open source risk scoring standards and rating criteria for solar projects that will facilitate lower transaction and capital costs, and improve project finance liquidity within the commercial and industrial solar segment.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 17 Apr 2013

Concentrating Solar Power Technology May Help Make Solar Energy Cost Competitive

If the current national challenge to make solar energy cost competitive with other forms of energy by the end of this decade is met, Ranga Pitchumani, the John R. Jones III Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, will have played a significant role in the process.

16 Apr 2013

ReneSola to Provide 7,200 of 250 W Polycrystalline PV Modules for New Mexico Solar Project

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced it has been contracted to provide 7,200 of its 250-watt high-efficiency polycrystalline solar PV modules for a solar project to be built by S&C Electric Company ("S&C"), a Chicago-based provider of equipment and services for electric power systems, in Roswell, New Mexico this year.

16 Apr 2013

SunPower and Yolo County Partner to Construct Two Solar Power Projects

SunPower Corp. announced today that construction is underway on two solar power projects for Yolo County in Calif. The projects are expected to generate 5.8 megawatts of emission-free solar power for county facilities, worth an estimated $1.5 million in electricity costs the first year of operation.

16 Apr 2013

EVSI Announces Successful Installation of Second Solar Tree Array for U.S. DoE’s NREL

Envision Solar International (EVSI), a leading sustainable infrastructure product designer and developer, is pleased to announce the successful installation of a second Solar Tree® array for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at their Vehicle Testing and Integration Facility (VTIF).

12 Apr 2013