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4.8kW Solar System Activated at PPG Glass Business and Discovery Center

PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has activated a new 4,800-watt solar system at the PPG Glass Business and Discovery Center in Harmar, Pa., about 15 miles from the company’s headquarters in Pittsburgh.

4 Oct 2011

Business and Home Owners Participate in ASES’ 16th Annual National Solar Tour

The 16th Annual National Solar Tour, a popular solar event organized by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), has attracted thousands of Americans.

4 Oct 2011

QuickWatts Offers Innovative Ground-Mounted Solar Systems

Midcoast Maine company, QuickWatts is making and fixing pre-assembled solar panel arrays for homes, businesses and vacation properties. The company has created three ground-mounted solar systems that can help homeowners save their energy bills by providing clean energy from the sun.

4 Oct 2011

SBEC Open Day Exhibits Latest Energy Solutions and Advancements in Low to Zero Carbon Buildings

The Sustainable Building Envelope Centre (SBEC), a center financed by the Low Carbon Research Institute (LCRI), Tata Steel and the Welsh Government, is currently into the sixth month of a three-year program launched for the development of innovative techniques to dissipate, trap and store solar energy.

4 Oct 2011

First Solar Completes Sale of 550 Megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm

First Solar has completed the sale of the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, which is the largest project in the world based on photovoltaic solar power with a capacity of 550 Megawatt (AC).

4 Oct 2011

OneRoof Energy Announces Partnerships to Offer Single-Source Solar and Roofing Solution

OneRoof Energy has announced new collaborations with Integrated Electrical Services (IES) and CertainTeed. These partnerships will make OneRoof Energy the first to provide a single-source solar and roofing solution.

4 Oct 2011

Frost Electronics to Provide Solar Power Systems to St.Louis

Frost Electronics has announced that it will provide solar power systems to the bi-state area of St.Louis as part of its efforts to offer a wide range of renewable energy solutions to residential homes and businesses.

4 Oct 2011

NRG Energy Closes Purchase of SunPower’s Solar Project in California

NRG Energy has closed the purchase of the California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR), a 250-MW solar power project, from SunPower. The acquisition completed before the financial closing of the loan guarantee of the project from the Loan Programs Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

3 Oct 2011

Researchers Develop Novel System of Non-Tracking Solar Thermal Collectors

A research team led by Roland Winston of the University of California, Merced (UC Merced), has devised a system that collects and concentrates sunlight onto its uniquely designed collector tubes. Using current technologies, the heat produced can be utilized for heating, cooling and other applications.

3 Oct 2011

Gehrlicher Solar’s GehrTec Base Secures Certification from TÜV Rheinland LGA Bautechnik

Gehrlicher Solar has secured the "TÜV Rheinland LGA tested Quality" certificate and the "EC Certificate of Factory Production Control" from TÜV Rheinland LGA Bautechnik for GehrTec Base, which is the foundation for the photovoltaic ground-mounted systems, during September 2011.

30 Sep 2011