The activation of Pacific Northwest’s largest ground mounted solar power system was celebrated by SunEdison, REC Solar and City of Gresham on February 9. MEMC Electronic Materials’ subsidiary, SunEdison, and the leading solar integrator in the nation, REC Solar, made this solar system possible. The city was not required to pay any capital costs for the project.
Energy Conversion Devices’ wholly owned subsidiary, United Solar Ovonic, announced that its flexible and lightweight UNI-Solar laminates have been installed on a building designed by Mario Botta, a well-known architect. The building, which houses office, retail and apartments, features curved, retractable rooftop. The PV system installed on the rooftop comprises these lightweight laminates.
Rain or Shine provides different kinds of grid-tied solar electric power system including the 5.5kW family size hybrid system. The solar power system includes 12 solar modules, manufactured by Sanyo. Each solar module has a rated power of 190 watts. This solar electric system is equipped with eight Surrette S530 batteries that feature 400 ampere hours. The charge controller of the solar PV system is an Outback M60 model.
The solar electric system installed at GL Stevens Community Center has the capability to generate a maximum power of 7300 watts AC. This system designed by Sullivan Solar Power comprises Uni-Solar PV modules, SMA inverters and a mounting system.
WePower manufactures different models of vertical-axis wind turbines. These wind turbines are designed for rural, urban, institutional, commercial, residential and industrial applications. The Falcon series vertical-axis wind turbine are available in five different models, namely Falcon 600W, Falcon 1.2kW, Falcon 3.4kW, Falcon 5.5kW and Falcon 12kW.
The XL.1 wind turbine generates the rated power of 1,000 watts at a speed of 11 meters per second. It can produce a maximum power of 1,300 watts at the maximum wind speed of 54 meters per second. This turbine incorporates a permanent magnet alternator and a direct drive mechanism.
SunPower Corp. announced that it has selected Key Equipment Finance, an affiliated equipment finance company of KeyCorp, as partner for the solar funding program in the United States. The funding program involves a maximum of $50 million toward solar energy systems for the commercial sector.
AREVA is all set to enter the global solar energy business with the 100% acquisition of Ausra, a US-based company. Ausra manufactures solar steam generators that are used for industrial steam applications and for power generation. The acquisition will help the company to meet its goal to be a global leader in concentrated solar power market.
Arava Power (APC), a leading solar developer in Israel, has signed agreements with 15 agricultural cooperatives to construct mid-size solar energy facilities. The combined output of the proposed solar farms is 100 MW. The investment for the solar projects is NIS 2 billion (US$533 million).
The Falcon series vertical-axis wind turbine is capable of capturing wind from any direction. These turbine designs can generate the maximum power with low wind speeds. They are available in the following models: Falcon 600W, Falcon 1.2kW, Falcon 3.4kW, Falcon 5.5kW and Falcon 12kW.
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