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Bharat Heavy Electricals to Install Solar Power Plant for Indiabulls

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), an India-based government company, declared that it has received orders for three turnkey type of solar installation contracts worth 6 MW under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission of the country.

29 Dec 2010

SunPower Declares Completion of Montalto di Castro Solar Park Sale

SunPower declared that it has accomplished the sale of its Montalto di Castro solar park with a capability to generate 44 MW power to a group of globally investing companies, which include Fondo PPP Italia, Voigt & Collegen and Metlife.

29 Dec 2010

University of Washington Students Introduce Cost-Effective Solar Device to Monitor Water Infection

A cost-effective solar powered device, introduced by the engineering students of the University of Washington, is expected to save the children all over the world who die due to water contamination.

29 Dec 2010

Kyocera to Export Solar Cells to Thailand

Kyocera, a Japan-based electronic company, signed an accord with Solar Power, a company based in Thailand, to provide 204.000 kW of solar cells. The total value of this accord is estimated to be around $359 million.

29 Dec 2010

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Plans to Use Solar Lights for Stadium

The Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, has unveiled its plans to erect solar lighting systems at the Sardar Patel Stadium located in Navrangpura and its new building at the main office.

29 Dec 2010

Tenesol Introduces Custom-Built Building Integrated Solar Modules

Tenesol, a company jointly owned by leading energy companies TOTAL and EDF, introduces a custom-built dual-glass type BIPV (building integrated photovoltaic) solar module in the European market.

29 Dec 2010

Renewable Energy Society of China Estimates China to Produce 50% of Global Solar Production

In the year 2010, China has crossed 8 GW in the production of photovoltaic products and produced nearly half of the total output of the world says, Zhao Yuwen, China Renewable Energy Society’s Director of photovoltaic division.

29 Dec 2010

Agricultural Research Service Scientists Establish Usage of Barley for Biofuel Production

Scientists working with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have established the use of barley grain in the production of ethanol.

28 Dec 2010

Turkey Receives Mid-size Sustainable Energy Financing Facility

The renewable energy projects and investments in Turkey received a bolster with the launch of the new Mid-size Sustainable Energy Financing Facility, or MidSEFF by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The new initiative is aimed at increasing the energy savings of the country and to reduce its carbon discharges.

28 Dec 2010

Mali Hidro Elektrani Receives Finance for Development of Hydro Power Plants

The EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) announced that it has provided a loan of EUR 6 million to Mali Hidro Elektrani in support of the participation of the private sector in the Macedonian power generation industry.

28 Dec 2010