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NCTD Ropes in Martifer Solar for Installation of Solar Arrays

Martifer Solar USA has been awarded a contract for a combined 482.52 kW roof and ground mounted solar arrays on the Breeze bus line maintenance and Sprinter rail line facilities by the North County Transit District (NCTD) transportation network.

30 Jan 2011

Gulf Country Ropes in Lightbridge to Assess RE Options

Lightbridge, a pioneer in advanced nuclear fuel designs, which also provides energy consulting services to governmental and commercial organizations, declared that it has signed a consulting contract with a Gulf country in the Middle East, for providing expertise in the renewable energy (RE) field, as the country is planning to create a RE platform.

30 Jan 2011

Kyocera Launches Solar Module Manufacturing Units in China, Czech Republic

Kyocera has proclaimed that it is expanding its solar portfolio with the addition of two assembly units, one in Tianjin in China and the second plant in Kadan in the Czech Republic.

30 Jan 2011

Constellation Energy to Build Two Solar Power Systems in Maryland

Constellation Energy has declared the deployment of solar systems at two locations in Maryland. It will develop a 500-kW on-site solar system deployment at Coppin State University in Baltimore and a 750-kW on-site solar deployment at Anne Arundel County’s Combined Support Services Complex located in Millersville.

29 Jan 2011

Acro Energy Maintains Quality Standards in Solar Installation

The residential solar installations performed by Acro Energy, a California-based solar power company, recently underwent quality audit to check the quality of the installations.

29 Jan 2011

Agua Caliente Solar Project Obtains Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee from Department of Energy

The 290 W Agua Caliente solar project of NRG Energy located at Yuma County, Arizona, has obtained a conditional commitment order for a loan assurance amounting to $967 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

29 Jan 2011

Enel Green Power, Sharp JV Complete Photovoltaic Facility Construction in Italy

Enel Green Power & Sharp Solar Energy (ESSE), a joint venture between Enel Green Power and Sharp, has completed the construction of its first 5-MW ground-mounted photovoltaic plant located at Serragiumenta, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.

29 Jan 2011

Avonline Presents SunShare Solar Scheme to Benefit Homeowners in the UK

The SunShare scheme introduced by Avonline will bring cheers to the homeowners in the UK and insulate them against the ever increasing power bills.

29 Jan 2011

Tegal, se2quel Partners Establish New Company for Large-Scale PV-Based Utilities

Tegal and se2quel Partners have established a new firm, sequel Power, committed to the development and management of, large-scale photovoltaic-based utilities in the US, Africa, Middle East and Latin America.

29 Jan 2011

Recent Research Mimics Moth Eye Balls to Improve Efficiency of Solar Cells

A recent research performed by Noboru Yamada, a scientist working at the Nagaoka University of Technology Japan, along with his associates from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Mitsubishi Rayon mimicked the eye ball microstructure of a moth to produce a thin film that can improve the power generation efficiency of the solar PV modules.

29 Jan 2011