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SolarWorld Acquires Bosch’s Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing Operations in Germany

SolarWorld AG, parent company of SolarWorld Industries America Inc., will take over much of Bosch Solar Energy, boosting SolarWorld’s annual global production capacity over 1 gigawatt at all key production phases, the company announced today.

27 Nov 2013

Skytron Energy Completes Supervision System Installation for Kuwait’s First Solar Power Plant

skytron energy, the specialists in monitoring, control and supervision systems for renewable energy power plants, have completed the installation of their supervision system for Kuwait’s first solar power plant, in cooperation with their partner company in Abu Dhabi, Enviromena Power Systems.

27 Nov 2013

Solarcentury Procures Yingli Green Energy’s PV Modules for Hill Farm Project

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar", today announced that the Company will supply 15.194 MW of multicrystalline PV modules to Solarcentury Holdings Ltd. ("Solarcentury"), a leading solar company in the UK.

27 Nov 2013

First Solar Commences Construction of Solar Project in Kitakyushu-shi, Japan

First Solar, Inc. today announced that it has started construction of a solar project in Kitakyushu-shi, Japan. Generation capacity of the project is 1.4MWDC, and it will start operating in Q1 2014. Using First Solar’s advanced technology CdTe thin-film PV modules, the project will provide clean and safe solar power to Japan, mitigating idle nuclear and providing energy security.

From First Solar, Inc. 26 Nov 2013

Hill International’s Brazilian Subsidiary Receives Construction Management Contracts for Four Wind Farms

Hill International, the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that its Brazilian subsidiary Engineering S.A. has received four contracts to manage the construction of four new wind farms located in the Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Salvador and Pernanbuco.

26 Nov 2013

Duke Energy Begins Construction of Three Solar Projects in Eastern North Carolina

Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has begun construction of three utility-scale solar power projects totaling 30 megawatts (MW) AC in Eastern North Carolina.

From Duke Energy 26 Nov 2013

New Insights into Hardy Bacteria Help Improve Biofuel Production

Scientists have charted a significant signaling network in a tiny organism that's big in the world of biofuels research. The findings about how a remarkably fast-growing organism conducts its metabolic business bolster scientists' ability to create biofuels using the hardy microbe Synechococcus, which turns sunlight into useful energy.

26 Nov 2013

Washington Gas Energy Systems Signs Contract with Tucson Electric Power

Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc., today announced it has signed a contract with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to build, own and operate a one-megawatt (MW) Cogenra Solar array that will provide renewable energy to the utility in Tucson, Arizona.

20 Nov 2013

Trinity Solar Completes 12.3MW Residential Solar Installation on NJ Military Base

Trinity Solar has recently completed a 12.3 megawatt residential solar installation at United Communities LLC, the private manager of the military multifamily community at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, bringing renewable power to the privatized housing community on base occupied by over 2,100 military families.

20 Nov 2013

ReneSola Delivers High-Efficiency Polysilicon Modules for Uenohara Mega Solar Project

ReneSola Ltd, a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced that, under its contract with NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN BUSSAN MATEX CO., LTD., a Tokyo-based provider of steel and industrial supply, the Company has successfully completed delivery of 2MW of its highest-efficiency polysilicon modules, VirtusⅡ® 260W, in support of a 4MW mega solar project in Uenohara-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

20 Nov 2013