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SolarWorld Convenes About 500 Solar Installers for Annual Summit

SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer for 40 years, this week convenes about 500 solar installers and 40 vendors from across the country for an annual summit of meetings and celebrations, this year keying on the company’s 40th anniversary of American manufacturing.

25 Aug 2015

Enphase Energy Enters Distribution Agreement with Solar Partners New Zealand

Enphase Energy, Inc. today announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Solar Partners New Zealand (SPNZ), a leading solar wholesaler, trainer and business support hub. Solar Partners New Zealand will distribute the world-leading Enphase Solar Energy System to key installers across the country.

25 Aug 2015

Solar Energy Runs Cooling Engines of Trailer Containers

The group ISA Tracto C replaced diesel with kinetic energy, saving up to 20 thousand liters of fuel annually.

21 Aug 2015

Silfab Solar Increases Production, Expands North American PV Solar Module Manufacturing Facility

Silfab Solar today announced it is increasing production, expanding its facility and breaking monthly production records at its North American photovoltaic solar module manufacturing facility.

21 Aug 2015

Simplifying Organic Solar Cell Configuration for Better Efficiency

A team of researchers from Purdue University has proposed a theory that opposes a basic assumption about the operation of organic solar cells created from cheap plastics and suggests an innovative technique to produce solar technology in an economical manner.

20 Aug 2015

SunEdison Completes Construction of 6MW Bella Vista Solar Power Plant for Lakeland Electric

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced that it has completed construction of a 6 megawatt (MW) AC solar power plant that will supply electricity to Lakeland Electric, the third largest public power utility in the State of Florida, through a 25-year power purchase agreement.

20 Aug 2015

Greenskies Renewable Energy Closes $165 Million Financial Package with First Niagara Financial Group for Solar Projects

Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC has closed on a $165 million financial package with First Niagara Financial Group and a tax equity provider that will finance 127 solar energy projects to be built across 12 states, stretching from Maine to California.

19 Aug 2015

REC Solar Announces Interconnection of 1MW solar Energy System for Windset Farms

REC Solar, a national provider of commercial solar and energy solutions, today announced the interconnection of a 1 MW solar energy system for Windset Farms®. The Santa Barbara County farm is the largest in Santa Maria and grows non-GMO produce year-round in its state-of-the-art greenhouse facility.

19 Aug 2015

JA Solar Holdings’ 60-Cell Double-Glass Modules Clear Reliability Tests and Obtain TUV SUD Certification

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (JA Solar), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that its standard 60-cell double-glass modules successfully passed all the reliability tests required by IEC61215 and IEC61730 standards and obtained at TUV SUD certifications, as well as the launch of mass production of the double-glass modules for global market.

18 Aug 2015

SolarMax Technology Introduces Solar Education Initiative for San Bernardino County High School Students

One girl likes the idea of helping families own their power supply at home. Her classmate prefers the eco-friendly nature of a solar-powered world, while another wants to learn how solar panels are installed on rooftops so that he can land a good job once he graduates from high school.

17 Aug 2015