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Namene Energy and Yingli Form JV for Africa-Based Utility-Scale Solar Projects

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd., one of the world's leading solar panel manufacturers, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Europe GmbH and Namene Energy International Limited, a leading renewable energy solutions developer focused on West Africa, have formed a new joint venture, Yingli Namene West Africa Limited.

7 Sep 2015

Ontario-Based K2 Wind Power Facility Holds Grand Opening Event

The K2 Wind Power Facility in Ontario held a Grand Opening Event hosted by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc., Capital Power Corporation and Pattern Energy Group Inc.. One of Canada's largest wind power facilities, the 270 megawatt (MW) K2 Wind facility is located in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) in southwestern Ontario, and is expected to generate clean energy for approximately 100,000 Ontario homes annually.

7 Sep 2015

SolaTrim Introduces Advanced Barrier System for Modern Solar Arrays

Last sentence of the third paragraph of release dated September 3, 2015 should be replaced with two sentences: SolaTrim can continue to be applied to solar modules even without frames.

7 Sep 2015

NSF Extends Additional Support for Production of Biorenewable Chemicals

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has added three years and $8.48 million to the grant supporting the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals based at Iowa State University.

7 Sep 2015

ROTH Capital Partners to Host its 3rd Annual Solar Symposium Co-Located with SPI15

ROTH Capital Partners (ROTH), a full service investment bank focused on serving emerging growth companies and their investors, today announced that it will host its 3rd Annual Solar Symposium and Oktoberfest on Sep. 15, 2015 in Anaheim, CA, in conjunction with the Solar Power International Conference and Expo (SPI 15), the largest annual solar conference/expo in the U.S.

4 Sep 2015

CSEM-Conceived PV Solar Façade Sports Ultra-Design Look and Integrates Novel Technologies

Today, in the center of Neuchâtel, the municipality, Viteos, and CSEM inaugurated a photovoltaic (PV) façade that catches the eye with its ultra-modern design and combines innovative technologies. This robust, energy-efficient, and highly attractive facade marks a turning point in the architectural integration of PV panels in Neuchâtel, paving the way for modern and attractive solar architecture.

4 Sep 2015

New Study Suggests More and More Wind Turbines May Result in Lesser Energy Generation

Renewable wind energy is experiencing a boom, with more wind turbines popping up across landscapes in the U.S. and abroad. Indeed, wind energy accounted for 3.3 percent of electricity generation in the United States in 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Globally, that number was 2.9 percent for the same year.

1 Sep 2015

Swedish Wind Power Producers Prefer Onshore Wind Power over Offshore Wind Power

A group of leading Swedish wind power companies and landowners believe a separate new support system for offshore wind power is an expensive as well as unnecessary way to increase the share of renewable energy in Sweden. The same benefits can easily be achieved through onshore wind power.

31 Aug 2015

RIXS Technique Allows Scientists to Control Chemical Reactions to Produce Renewable Fuels

At the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, an international team has – for the first time – precisely tracked the surprisingly rapid process by which light rearranges the outermost electrons of a metal compound known as Fe(CO)5 and turns it into an active catalyst – a substance that promotes chemical reactions.

31 Aug 2015

Greenskies to Construct Ground-Mounted 750kW-AC Solar PV Array on Wesleyan University Campus

Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC, a Middletown-based solar energy company, has been selected to construct a 750 kW-AC solar PV array on the campus of Wesleyan University.

29 Aug 2015