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Sandia’s Falling Particle Receiver Tested Atop National Solar Thermal Test Facility

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are working to lower the cost of solar energy systems and improve efficiencies in a big way, thanks to a system of small particles.

2 Jul 2015

Kyocera TCL Solar Commences Construction of 23MW Solar Power Plant in Kyoto Prefecture

Kyocera Corporation announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, its joint venture with Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation (President: Shunichi Asada; herein “Century Tokyo Leasing”), has commenced construction of a 23-megawatt (MW) solar power plant on an abandoned golf course in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The plant will generate an estimated 26,312 megawatt hours (MWh) per year — enough electricity to power approximately 8,100 typical local households.

2 Jul 2015

SunEdison Inaugurates Dammakhedi 50MW DC Solar Plant in Madhya Pradesh

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced the inauguration of the Dammakhedi 50-megawatt (MW) DC solar power plant in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

1 Jul 2015

SunEdison and TerraForm Power Acquire Atlantic Power's 521MW Wind Power Plants Portfolio

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, and TerraForm Power, Inc., an owner and operator of clean energy power plants, today announced the closing of the acquisition of Atlantic Power's 521-megawatt (MW) portfolio of operating wind power plants.

30 Jun 2015

Emirates Insolaire Reports Successful Installation of Coloured Solar Panels on a Building Façade in Lausanne

Emirates Insolaire LLC, a pioneer in the development and application of unique solar technologies and a joint venture of Dubai Investments PJSC [DI] and SwissINSO Holding Inc., has created history with the successful installation of the world’s first KromatixTM coloured solar panels on a building façade in Lausanne, Switzerland.

30 Jun 2015

Mersen Launches a Complete Range of 1500VDC PV Products for the Solar Market

Mersen is pleased to announce the launch of a complete portfolio of 1500VDC components for the growing solar market. This launch is a comprehensive product offering for early design into 1500VDC systems.

29 Jun 2015

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Installs Inline Sputtering Systems for CIGS & CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cell Production

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES has successfully taken its product family of vacuum coating systems for use in solar technology to the next development level and has successfully introduced and installed inline sputtering system for the requirements in the photovoltaic industry for CIGS & CdTe thin-film solar cell production as well as tasks for the manufacturing of heterojunction cells.

29 Jun 2015

TerraForm Power Announces Acquisition of 9MW Ownership Stake from Duke Energy’s Solar Plant Portfolio

TerraForm Power, Inc., an owner and operator of clean energy power plants, today announced the acquisition of a 9 MW net ownership stake in a portfolio of operating distributed solar power plants from Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, the nation's largest electric power holding company.

27 Jun 2015

Sybac Acquires 40MW of Yingli Solar Panels for Two Honduras Power Plants

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli"), one of the world's leading solar panel manufacturers, today announced that it will supply 40 megawatts (MW) of solar panels to Sybac Solar, a major global solar integrator, for two power plants in Honduras: the Pacific Solar project, located in Nacaome, and the La Manzanilla y Las Lajas project, located in Choluteca.

26 Jun 2015

SunEdison to Deliver Solar Plus Storage System to Municipal Utility Silicon Valley Power

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, and Green Charge Networks, the largest provider of commercial energy storage in the U.S., today announced that they have teamed up to deliver a solar plus storage system to the municipal utility Silicon Valley Power. This project is part of an ongoing strategic partnership between SunEdison and Green Charge Networks to deliver additional electricity savings to commercial and municipal customers throughout Calif.

26 Jun 2015