The California Energy Commission staff will hold workshops on the proposed 150-megawatt Rice Solar Energy Project. The public is invited to participate. When: Monday, October 11, 2010, beginning at 1 p.m.Tuesday, October 12, 2010, beginning at 10 a.m. Where: 3rd Floor Conference Room Fish Bowl, California Energy Commission, 1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, California on October… Read more »
High-quality AC-enabled solar module further improves system output October 5, 2010 – Upsolar, a leading international solar module supply partner, has announced a partnership with Enphase Energy, Inc., the leader in solar microinverter technology. Current and future generations of Upsolar’s PV modules will incorporate Enphase junction boxes compatible with Enphase microinverters, resulting in an AC-enabled… Read more »
With investors’ eyes drifting ever eastwards, the opening markets of SEE are becoming increasingly popular. With looming EU targets and the removal or bureaucratic red tape, SEE members are witnessing an investment rush. The conference aims at assessing the region’s strengths and weaknesses and to identify the investment opportunities. The areas of discussion will cover… Read more »
Saint-Gobain Solar, a leading manufacturer of sustainable materials and engineered renewable energy solutions, introduces its new LightSwitchTM portfolio of solutions, including LightSwitch Frontsheet, LightSwitch Encapsulant, and LightSwitch Frontsheet Complete, as well as a design program for photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers. A high-performance and durable alternative to conventional materials, LightSwitch film products provide PV module manufacturers… Read more »
Eight prize winners of the 20th Swiss Solar Prize rely on the aesthetic and functional quality of the integrated photovoltaic panels from Lyss From the new Monte Rosa cabin to energy retrofitting for old buildings and energy-plus houses, to the largest photovoltaic installation integrated into any building in Switzerland – on the roof of a… Read more »
The acquisition of Behnke, Erdman & Whitaker Engineering, Inc. (BEW Engineering, Inc.) in San Ramon, California, supports the DNV strategy of growth in Clean and Renewable energies. “With the addition of BEW, DNV has further strengthened our service lines to the renewable energy market. In particular, we now offer a more complete service portfolio for… Read more »
Solar Energy Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to update its shareholders regarding the fulfillment of its corporate mission statement. The Company intends to focus its activities in the green energy market by establishing itself at the supply-end of the nuclear power chain: specifically, uranium exploration. Nuclear Power, a green energy source with a very low… Read more »
SunPower Corp. today announced that the company has been selected to design, build, operate, and maintain the 10-megawatt Dover SUN Park, in Dover, Del. for White Oak Solar Energy, L.P ., a wholly owned subsidiary of LS Power Group. The solar park, which is expected to be operational next summer, will deliver emission-free solar power… Read more »
• The Spanish multinational has opened a new manufacturing facility located in Wallaceburg (Ontario), from which it will distribute 1 and 2-axes trackers both to Canadian customers and those in north-eastern USA (Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois, among others). • The new plant in Wallaceburg, which is over 20,000 square feet with 2 acres… Read more »
United Solar, a leading global manufacturer of building-integrated and rooftop photovoltaics under its UNI-SOLAR(R) brand — and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices announced today it has signed an agreement to supply a 870 kW building-integrated photovoltaic system to New Jersey Resources Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV). Developed with United Solar’s technical expertise, the… Read more »
Installation Marks Major Milestone in 12-Year Partnership Cal Poly Pomona University is celebrating becoming carbon neutral at its 16-acre John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies with an event called “Plug into the Sun: Green Light to Carbon Neutral.” The milestone was made possible by the installation of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar energy systems from… Read more »
Company’s CPV Technology Shortlisted for Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year Award Cool Earth Solar, an innovative solar company providing clean energy, has been named a finalist in the 2010 Platts Global Energy Awards, an annual competition honoring top achievers in the utility industry. Established in 1999 and widely recognized as the “Oscars” of the… Read more »
Tucson-based SOLON Corporation, a subsidiary of SOLON SE and one of the largest crystalline silicon solar module manufacturers and provider of turnkey solar power plants in the U.S., announced a contract with Arizona Public Service (APS) to develop, design and construct an 18-megawatt (MW) solar power plant featuring SOLON’s turnkey system design, high-efficiency modules and… Read more »
New 18-Megawatt Plant to Be Located in Gila Bend’s New Solar Zone Arizona Public Service Company’s drive to develop more solar energy took another step forward today with the announcement of an 18-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant to be located 70 miles southwest of Phoenix in Gila Bend. The plant will be owned by APS and… Read more »
Torresol Energy, a leader in the concentrated solar power (CSP) sector, has selected IFS Applications to manage the entire lifecycle of its engineering projects and to maintain its solar thermal energy plants. Torresol Energy’s objective is to become a worldwide leader in the solar thermal energy industry. Every new project that the company develops, regardless… Read more »
Today, the Bulgarian company Sunservice Ltd. is commissioning its first photovoltaic power plant fitted with SolarMax inverters in the western Bulgarian town of Ihtiman . The system delivers an output of 2 megawatts. Beside amorphous silicon modules the Sofia based company has also installed six central inverters of the type SolarMax 330C-SV. The devices each… Read more »
Home owners using the new Solar Home Loan Calculator can determine how to leverage their home equity to install solar power and gain a secure and cheap power source, said ZEN Home Energy Systems Chief Executive Officer, Richard Turner. “We’ve known for some time now it is cheaper to produce your own energy at home… Read more »
Solar Energy Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with an arms’-length vendor by which the Company can earn a 100% interest in the West Carswell Property (the “Property”). The Property consists of two contiguous mineral dispositions, covering an area of ~2000 hectares, in the western Athabasca Basin,… Read more »
DEK Solar has announced the appointment of Ed Rabbitt as its new Solutions Engineer. A highly experienced addition to the team, Ed’s primary responsibilities will be working with start-up alternative energy companies to develop print process solutions for advanced applications, in addition to supporting new solar installations to meet the demands of evolving production challenges…. Read more »
A Maryland-based firm has developed a technology that it says can turn windows into solar panels. New Energy Technologies says that its new SolarWindow product can be directly sprayed on to windows at room temperature to turn them into solar energy generators. Currently in the prototype stage, it has been demonstrated powering LED lights and… Read more »
Sunvalley Solar, Inc., a leading solar power technology and solar system integration company, announces a statewide partnership with GRID Alternatives to provide solar solutions to low income families in California. Since 2001, GRID Alternatives has been working to bring the power of solar electricity and energy efficiency to low-income homeowners, and to provide community members… Read more »
Dr. Shihab Kuran, President and CEO of Petra Solar, the internationally renowned cleantech company based in New Jersey, is one of the featured panelists at the High-Level Conference on Energy at the United Nations on Friday, Sept. 17, at the UN headquarters in New York City. Dr. Kuran is speaking about shaping the future with… Read more »
Pastes Optimized for New Silicon Cell Architectures Ferro Electronic Materials, a leading supplier of materials for fabricating photovoltaic silicon solar cells for more than 25 years, introduced a new series of silver and silver/aluminum contact pastes at the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition held in Valencia, Spain, September 6–9. The PS 33-650… Read more »
Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd in Singapore, a subsidiary of TecDAX listed Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93) based in Sulzemoos, Germany, has founded a subsidiary in Malaysia. The headquarters of Phoenix Solar Sdn Bhd are located in Kuala Lumpur. The company will develop and build turnkey ground-mounted and rooftop photovoltaic plants.The range of products and services… Read more »
SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., was awarded a ground-mounted 14.5 megawatt (MW) solar service contract with Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DMAFB) in Tucson, Arizona. The 14.5MW solar installation is made possible through a solar power service agreement in which SunEdison will finance, design, construct, operate… Read more »
Direct Energy and PURE Energies are pleased to announce a new partnership which will promote a cleaner environment and energy efficiency for residential homes – at no cost to the home owner – through a unique offer which bundles home services with solar power. “Pairing solar power – a renewable resource – with high efficiency… Read more »
U.S. DOE Award Administered by Sandia National Laboratories Will Fund Developments Deploying High-Penetration PV to the Grid Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(“Advanced Energy”) today announced that PV Powered, Inc., an Advanced Energy company, has been selected to continue development work funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP) and administered by… Read more »
Alternative Energy Partners, a provider of comprehensive alternative energy solutions, today announces the formation of a new subsidiary, Elan Energy Corporation (“Elan Energy”). Elan Energy, a Florida corporation, will integrate and coordinate the various energy products and services offered by Alternative Energy Partners (“AEGY”) to its clients. AEGY’s operating subsidiaries include Sunarias Corporation (http://www.sunarias.com), a… Read more »
Masdar PV, a manufacturer of large-surface thin-film solar panels in Ichtershausen, Germany, said its modules are 15 per cent more efficient, based on the semiconductor amorphous silicon, or a-Si. The company, a unit of Abu Dhabi Renewable Energy Company, or Masdar, said its modules’ efficiency has risen to 7.4 per cent. “The increase was made… Read more »
Direct Grid Technologies, LLC, announced that it has received CE as well as VDE0126-1-1 certification for the DGM-S460 Series Grid Tie Micro-Inverter. The DGM-S460 is a rugged utility grade photovoltaic (PV) inverter that offers a unique architecture and a market-leading 460W power output in the micro-inverter space. The technology employed in the Direct Grid micro-inverter… Read more »
Project will demonstrate cost-effectiveness of combined solar-storage integration on commercial buildings for peak demand reduction Ice Energy, a leading provider of smart-grid enabled, advanced energy storage solutions to the electric utility industry, will work with SunPower Corp., on a unique pilot project funded by the California Public Utilities Commission that will combine its Ice Bear… Read more »
PES is proud to present our first roundtable interview, in which the great and good of the solar/PV community debate and discuss the burning issues of the moment. We’re delighted to have secured access to some of the sector’s foremost thinkers, and are sure you’ll be engaged and illuminated by what they’ve got to say…. Read more »
Gavin Brown, Reward Information Consultant at global management consultancy Hay Group, tells PES why companies are worried about retaining talent in the renewable energy sector with an increasing number of managers in the renewable energy sector worrying about holding on to their best talent… While other areas in our national economies are battening down the… Read more »
All eyes in the industry will shortly be on the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition taking place from 6-10 September at the Feria Valencia fairground in Spain. Here PES presents its exclusive preview of the event which could not have come at a more crucial time for the industry. This year’s PV… Read more »
As the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once memorably observed: “Everything is in a state of flux.” If a modern-day proof of this axiom were required, we need look no further than the renewable energy industry where it looks like a paradigm shift – involving the US and Europe – is about to take place …… Read more »
18.4% cell efficiency achieved in back-contacted crystalline silicon cells 10% conversion efficiency in thin film silicon modules for utility scale applications –Factory automation systems boost solar manufacturing productivity Applied Materials, Inc., the world’s largest equipment supplier to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, will highlight its latest technology advances in PV at the 25th European Solar… Read more »