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SolarWorld’s Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Panel Achieves Top Grade in PV+Test

Solar panels from SolarWorld, the largest solar manufacturer in Europe and the United States, have earned the highest ranking in the PV+Test, a rigorous testing regimen that evaluates solar panels according to broad technical and financial criteria.

2 Jul 2013

Canadian Solar to Provide PV Modules for Thailand Soleq Solar Power Plant Projects

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has been awarded an exclusive module supply agreement to provide photovoltaic (PV) modules totaling 91MW for Soleq Solar (Thailand) Co. Ltd. (Soleq) power plant projects in Thailand.

From Canadian Solar 2 Jul 2013

ReneSola Completes Upgrades and Restarts Production at Sichuan Polysilicon Plant

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, announced the Company restarted production at its Sichuan polysilicon plant on July 1, 2013, following upgrades to its furnaces and hydrochlorination technology.

2 Jul 2013

Thirteen Solar Projects Selected for Consumers Energy’s Reform Law Implementation

Thirteen solar projects planned by two business and 9 residential customers have been selected to move forward as part of Consumers Energy’s ongoing implementation of Michigan’s energy reform law.

1 Jul 2013

SunCentral's SunBeamer Units to be Installed at Newly Renovated Toronto Riverdale Hub

SunCentral Inc. announced today plans for their first sunlighting installation in Toronto, Canada, at the Riverdale Hub. This newly renovated facility hosts the Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre, which provides immigrant women an important resource to gain the skills and experience necessary for employment in their chosen field.

28 Jun 2013

SRECTrade Surpasses 100 MW of Solar Projects

SRECTrade, Inc., a solar renewable energy certificate (SREC) brokerage and software firm, announced that it has surpassed 100 megawatts of solar projects aggregated in its software platform to track the electricity production of solar facilities, create SRECs and sell them to electricity suppliers.

28 Jun 2013

Diamond Green Diesel to Commence Full Production of Renewable Diesel

Darling International Inc. today announces Diamond Green Diesel, the joint venture between Valero subsidiary Diamond Alternative Energy LLC and Darling International Inc., has reached mechanical completion and the startup process will lead to full production of renewable diesel.

28 Jun 2013

Samsung and Canadian Solar Partner to Open New Manufacturing Facility in London, Ontario

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) announced today that it has reached a partnership agreement with Canadian Solar Inc. (Canadian Solar) to open a new manufacturing facility in London, Ontario. This plant will bring 200 local manufacturing jobs to London by the end of 2013, as promised in the Green Energy Investment Agreement (GEIA) between Samsung and the Government of Ontario.

From Canadian Solar 27 Jun 2013

TSF Confers Solar Foundation Awards at Summer Solstice Event

The Solar Foundation (TSF), an independent nonprofit solar research and education organization, conferred its first-ever "Solar Foundation Awards" to companies and organizations making significant contributions to advancing the use of solar energy worldwide.

26 Jun 2013

Renewable Energy Policy Instability in Developed-Economy Markets Hold Back Investment

For only the second time since 2006, global investments in renewable energy in 2012 failed to top the year before, falling 12% mainly due to dramatically lower solar prices and weakened US and EU markets.

14 Jun 2013