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Stand-Alone Solar Electric Power Systems from Southwest Building + Energy Technologies

Southwest Building & Energy Technologies offers a range of solar electric power systems. The complete stand-alone solar electric power system comprises different components that include solar panels, fuse wires, charge controller, batteries, AC load panel, inverter and DC load panel. The installation of this system from Southwest Building & Energy Technologies eliminates the need for using fossil fuels and has the capability to generate power away from the utility grid.

25 Jan 2010

Solland Solar Offers Sunweb Back-Contact Solar Cells

Solland Solar develops and produces special and standard six inch multicrystalline photovoltaic solar cells. The solar cells available from the company are: back-contact cells, standard cells and B2B. The back-contact solar cell technology is developed in cooperation with ECN. The Sunweb back-contact solar cell from the company is based on “metal wrap through” technology. Its extra surface area captures sunlight to provide higher output.

25 Jan 2010

Solland Solar and AT+S to Construct Prototype Line for Photovoltaic Modules with Sunweb Back-Contacted Solar Cells

Solland Solar and AT&S, through their technology partnership are together planning to build a prototype line for photovoltaic modules with Sunweb back-contacted solar cells. Construction of this prototype is an important advancement for the commercial availability later in the year 2010.

23 Jan 2010

Joule Biotechnologies Signs Lease Agreement to Build Renewable Solar Fuel Pilot Plant in Texas

Joule Biotechnologies has signed a lease agreement to build its first pilot plant in Leander, Texas. The transformative system will be further developed and tested by the company to study its capability for producing renewable solar fuels. This system, which does not require expensive feedstock or processing steps and powered by sunlight, is being engineered to overshadow the cost efficiencies, scale and productivities of biomass-dependent approaches. The plant is expected to be functional within the first half of the year 2010 and the site was selected for its convenient location and high solar insolation feature.

23 Jan 2010

Babcock + Wilcox Power Generation Group’s Solar Receiver Delivers Satisfying Initial Operating Performance

Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group (B&W PGG), an operation unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company, designed and manufactured a solar receiver that performed well during its initial operations at eSolar’s Sierra SunTower commercial plant in Southern California.

23 Jan 2010

SunRun Announces Low-Cost Solar Power for Homes in New Jersey

With its expansion in New Jersey, SunRun is all set to offer the state residents a truly affordable solar power for their homes. Homeowners in the state will get solar panels for as low as $500 from SunRun and then pay every month a low fixed rate for the solar electricity, enabling them to receive clean energy as well as to save money.

23 Jan 2010

Solar Nation Commissions 31-kW Solar-Electric System on Metallion Industries Headquarters in Oregon

A 31-W solar-electric system was installed and commissioned on Metallion Industries’ headquarters and wholesale distributed center that is located in Estacada, Oregon by Solar Nation. Metallion Industries provide customized roofing solutions and sliding panels for agricultural, commercial and residential buildings.

23 Jan 2010

Phase II of 1-MW Solar Farm Hufingen GmBH Project in Germany Completed by Day4 Energy

Day4 Energy Inc. announced that it has completed Phase II of 1-MW Solar Farm Hufingen GmBH Project in Germany. Day4 Energy is a leading supplier of cost-effective and high performance solar electric solutions.

23 Jan 2010

Confluence Solar to Build $200 Million Solar Manufacturing Facility in Tennessee

Confluence Solar, based in Missouri, will be investing $200 million in Clinton, Tennessee to set up a manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facility. Tennessee’s solar initiative received a fillip with this announcement made by Tennessee Governor.

23 Jan 2010

AMEC Selects Advanced Energy to Provide SiteGuard Services for Colorado State University's Solar Power Plant

Advanced Energy Industries announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with AMEC to provide its SiteGuard(SM) services for Colorado State University's 2-MW photovoltaic solar power plant that is located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

23 Jan 2010