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Canadian Solar Supplies 168,240 Solar Panels for 42.9MW Takataya Hibiki PV Plant

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it served as the supplier of photovoltaic (PV) modules for the 42.9 MW Takataya Hibiki PV plant in Kitakyushu, Japan. In total, Canadian Solar provided 168,240 Canadian Solar CS6P-255P solar panels.

From Canadian Solar 19 Jun 2015

NIMS Researchers Achieve 15% Energy Conversion Efficiency in Perovskite Solar Cells

The research group at the NIMS Photovoltaic Materials Unit achieved 15% energy conversion efficiency in perovskite solar cells for the first time certified at an international public test center.

18 Jun 2015

SunEdison Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Continuum Wind Energy

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Continuum Wind Energy Limited, Singapore with assets in India. Continuum owns and operates 242 megawatts (MW) AC of wind power plants in Maharashtra and Gujarat states, as well as 170 MW of wind power under construction in Madhya Pradesh state, and has more than 1,000 MW of wind power plants in development across six states in India.

18 Jun 2015

Enphase and My Generation Energy Commission Sippican Community Solar Garden

Enphase Energy, Inc., and My Generation Energy, Inc., a southeastern Massachusetts-based solar installer and developer, announced today the completion and commissioning of the Sippican Community Solar Garden® in Marion, Mass. The 900-kilowatt-DC commercial project is the largest North American installation to date featuring the advanced Enphase® C250 Microinverter System.

18 Jun 2015

Suniva’s Optimus Solar Modules Power Commercial Rooftop Projects in California

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announces that several commercial rooftop projects in California are producing power using its premier module line, Optimus®.

18 Jun 2015

JinkoSolar to Supply High Efficiency PV Modules to Vivint Solar

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or "the Company"), a global leader in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, today announced it has entered into a supply agreement to be a strategic partner to Vivint Solar, a leading provider of distributed solar energy to residential customers in the United

18 Jun 2015

Evaporating Water Drives Vehicle Engine

An immensely powerful yet invisible force pulls water from the earth to the top of the tallest redwood and delivers snow to the tops of the Himalayas.

17 Jun 2015

JA Solar’s Photovoltaic Modules Pass RETC’s High-Grade Class 4 Hail Test

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that its PV modules have passed the high-grade Class 4 Hail Test conducted by RETC in May at its facility located at Fremont, California, following the successful pass of the similar test conducted by TÜV Rheinland in early March this year.

17 Jun 2015

Whirlpool, One Energy and the Findlay Community Break Ground on $18 Million Wind Farm

Whirlpool Corporation, the world's largest global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances broke ground today on the Findlay Wind Farm, an $18 million "Wind for Industry" project, financed by One Energy, which provides energy solutions for large electric consumers.

17 Jun 2015

Hawboldt Industries Secures Multi-Million Dollar Contract with Cape Sharp Tidal Project

A third Nova Scotian company has secured a multi-million dollar contract with the Cape Sharp Tidal project, which has potential to be the first grid-connected tidal array in the world.

17 Jun 2015