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Concentrating Solar Power System Helps Reduce Greenhouse Emissions in Natural Gas Power Plants

Natural gas power plants can use about 20 percent less fuel when the sun is shining by injecting solar energy into natural gas with a new system being developed by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The system converts natural gas and sunlight into a more energy-rich fuel called syngas, which power plants can burn to make electricity.

12 Apr 2013

REC Solar Now Offers Turnkey Residential Solutions to Hawaiian Market

REC Solar, a national leader in solar electric system design and installation, now offers turnkey residential solar solutions on the island of O’ahu. Thanks to REC Solar’s partnership with Sunrun, the nation’s leading home solar company, Hawaii residents can now go solar without high upfront cost and lock in low energy rates for 20 years while slashing their electric bill from day one.

From REC Solar 11 Apr 2013

NREL Initiative to Build Open-Source Database of Solar Facilities’ Real-World Performance

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched an initiative to build an open-source database of real-world performance from solar facilities across the country.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 10 Apr 2013

Enfinity Completes 1,987 kWp Solar PV Installations across Ten Sites for Greenfield Union School District

Solar energy project developer Enfinity America Corporation, today announced the completion of a portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations across ten sites for the Greenfield Union School District (GUSD) in Bakersfield, California. All the installations went into commercial operation in mid-December 2012.

10 Apr 2013

IDS Solar Reports Positive Results from Field Testing of Portable Solar Power Generator

IDS Solar Technologies, Inc. reported more positive results from field testing of the Solar Survivor, the Company's first portable solar power generator. The Solar Survivor was initially offered as the Company's entry-level battery-based electric power generator available to both households and businesses.

8 Apr 2013

IDS Solar Technologies Announces Positive Field Testing Results of Solar Survivor

6 Apr 2013

SunPower Dedicates First Commercial Deployment of C7 Tracker Technology

Salt River Project (SRP) and SunPower Corp. today are dedicating a one-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant at Arizona State University's (ASU) Polytechnic campus in Mesa, Ariz.

6 Apr 2013

Panasonic Deploys the 100 THOUSAND SOLAR LANTERN PROJECT

Panasonic Corporation (TOKYO:6752) deploys the 100 THOUSAND SOLAR LANTERN PROJECT, a project to donate a total of 100,000 solar lanterns to people in regions of the world without electricity, by 2018, the 100th anniversary of the company's founding.

6 Apr 2013

IDS Solar Technologies Expands Nationwide Distribution Network

IDS Solar Technologies, Inc. announced the signing of new dealer partners in Washington, Utah, Wyoming, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire bringing the total number of states served by IDS Solar dealers to fifteen (15).

5 Apr 2013

Envision Solar Completes Installation of Engineered, Pre-Fabricated Foundations for Solar Tree Arrays

Envision Solar International, Inc. ("Envision Solar", a leading sustainable infrastructure product designer and developer, today announced that the company has successfully completed the engineering, manufacturing and installation of its engineered, pre-fabricated foundations for Solar Tree® Arrays.

5 Apr 2013