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Solar Park in Hesse Installs Canadian Solar Modules

Canadian Solar, a premium solar company, has supplied solar modules for the biggest solar park in Hesse, the German city of Dreieich-Buchschlag.

30 May 2012

University of Florida Researchers Develop High-Efficiency Graphene Solar Cell

A research team from the University of Florida (UF) has fabricated a graphene solar cell that demonstrates a power conversion efficiency of 8.6%, a record value, when considering earlier attempts in the making of graphene solar cells that managed only 2.9% conversion efficiency.

28 May 2012

Bella Energy Installs 1.65 MW Solar Array Atop of Salt Palace in Utah

Bella Energy has reported that the company has completed a 1.65 MW solar array on the top of the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, located in Utah. The rooftop area covers 3.85 ac and this project is the largest solar photovoltaic system installed on the entire electric grid of the Rocky Mountain Power.

25 May 2012

Sungevity and Sierra Club Collaboration Helps Families Implement New Residential Solar

The Sierra Club has announced the collaboration with Sungevity in order to support families to easily adopt solar energy.

24 May 2012

CRC Supplies Solar Racking System to Lone Star Houston Campus

CRC Solar, a company manufacturing fixed tilt ground mount racking systems, has announced that a specially designed solar racking has been provided for Lone Star College located in Houston, Texas.

24 May 2012

RAI Wins East Coast Award for its Solar Photovoltaic System Installations

Motech Americas, a manufacturer of high-quality solar panels, has declared that East Coast Installation of the Year award has been given to Ray Angelini (RAI) for the installation of its solar photovoltaic (PV) system in the Long Branch School District, New Jersey.

24 May 2012

Recurrent Energy Commences Commercial Operation of Three Solar Projects in Sacramento County

Recurrent Energy, a developer of solar project in North America, has declared that the company has started commercial operation on its three solar photovoltaic projects situated in Sacramento County.

24 May 2012

Suntech to Launch Compact Frame Design for 60-Cell W-Series Solar Module

Suntech Power, a solar panel producer, is set to launch a new compact 60-cell module at the Intersolar Munich exhibition. The module will feature a novel compact frame design.

22 May 2012

Fluor Constructs LDK Solar’s Polysilicon Facility in China

Fluor has announced that the company has built a polysilicon facility for LDK Solar in China, which will be one of the largest production plants in the globe. Engineering, procurement and construction management services (EPCM) were offered by the company to the facility that manufactures solar-grade silicon for use in the photovoltaic industry.

21 May 2012

JinkoSolar to Provide Modules for GSHHSD’s 50 MW Solar Project in China

JinkoSolar, a manufacturer of vertically integrated solar power products, has reported that modules will be provided for a 50 MW solar project located in Gansu province. GSHHSD, a state-owned renewable energy development firm in Northwest China is operating this solar project, which may become online in a year. This project mainly contributes to the objective of generating 15 GW of renewable energy by 2015.

21 May 2012