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NREL and CSEM Achieve Record 29.8% Conversion Efficiency with Dual-Junction Solar Cell

Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) have jointly set a new world record for converting non-concentrated (1-sun) sunlight into electricity using a dual-junction III-V/Si solar cell.

8 Jan 2016

Canadian Solar Connects Additional Five Projects to the Grid in UK

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has energized an additional five solar power plants, totaling 22.9 MWp, bringing its total fleet of solar power plants in operation in the United Kingdom to 63.1 MWp.

8 Jan 2016

EDF RE’s 150MW Slate Creek Wind Project Reaches Commercial Operation

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced today that the 150 megawatt (MW) Slate Creek Wind Project in Kansas reached commercial operation on December 29, 2015.

8 Jan 2016

Duke Energy to Construct 17MW AC Solar Facility at Naval Support Activity Crane

Duke Energy plans to add more clean, renewable energy to its generation mix with the construction of a 17-megawatt (AC) solar facility at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane, located 40 miles southwest of Bloomington, Ind.

8 Jan 2016

Switch Utilizes Energy from New Solar Facilities to Run SUPERNAP Data Centers

Switch announced that as of January 1, 2016 all of its SUPERNAP data centers and its more than 1,000 clients who are colocated at their facilities, will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy, making Switch the world's largest colocation data center environment to adopt all-inclusive green technology.

7 Jan 2016

Astoria 2 Solar Power Project Utilizing GE 1500V Inverters to Reach Commercial Operation in Fourth Quarter of 2016

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, one of North America's largest solar project developers, closed on a tax equity investment commitment with GE unit GE Energy Financial Services for the 75 megawatt (MWac) Astoria 2 solar power project. Recurrent Energy also closed a debt facility for the Astoria 2 project, currently under construction in California.

7 Jan 2016

Town of Wilton to Participate in Solarize Wilton Program

The Town of Wilton has been selected to participate in a cutting-edge solar program that makes going solar easy and affordable.

7 Jan 2016

Roosevelt Wind Project in New Mexico Begins Commercial Operation

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced today that the 250 megawatt (MW) Roosevelt Wind Project in New Mexico reached commercial operation on December 15, 2015.

6 Jan 2016

ACE Completes Construction and Sale of Carbon-Free Thunder Spirit Wind Energy Project

ALLETE Clean Energy (ACE) has finalized its sale of the Thunder Spirit wind development to Montana-Dakota Utilities after wrapping up construction on the project in December.

6 Jan 2016

TPI to Provide Blades for Vestas V126 Wind Turbine from Izmir Factory

TPI Composites, Inc., a leading global supplier of wind turbine blades, announced today that it has signed a multiyear supply agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S to provide blades for the V126 wind turbine from TPI's recently announced second factory in Izmir, Turkey, which is scheduled to open for production in late 2016.

6 Jan 2016