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Solar Distributor Opens Office and Warehouse in UK
22 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Proinso, a company specialising in distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations, has opened a new office and logistics warehouse in London, which will be the firm’s base for strengthening its UK market presence.
Solectria Renewables Holds First West Coast Training, Ribbon-Cutting
20 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Solectria Renewables, LLC, a US PV inverter manufacturer, will host a commercial and utility-scale inverter training, factory/office tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony beginning at 10am this Thursday, 22 September 2011.
Solar Training Simulator for CSP Plants
20 September 2011POSTED IN New Products
Siemens Energy and Sun To Market Solutions are developing a full-scope integrated test, commissioning and training simulator for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants.
Smart Grid RIC at University of Waterloo in Canada
19 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Mahindra Satyam, a global consulting and IT services provider, today announced the development of Ontario's first Smart Grid Research and Innovation Centre (RIC) on the University of Waterloo campus in Ontario, Canada.
National Solar Tour 2011
19 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
The ASES National Solar Tour, which takes place 1 October, is the world's largest grassroots solar event. This event offers the public the opportunity to tour innovative green homes and buildings to see how you can use solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies to reduce monthly utility bills and help tackle climate change.
Solar Decathlon 2011: First entry from Southern Hemisphere
19 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
The US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 is underway and for the first time a team from the Southern Hemisphere has designed, built and transported a house to take part in the competition.
Solar Decathlon 2011: First Solar Powers Ohio State's Entry
16 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
First Solar, Inc. today announced that a team of students from Ohio State University will use the company's advanced thin-film solar modules to power their sustainable house, called enCore, in the 2011 US Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition, which will take place next week in Wash., D.C.
South African Youth to Install SunPower PV Solar During Training Course
14 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
The SunPower Foundation, today announced the donation of high efficiency SunPower photovoltaic (PV) solar panels to Greenpeace Africa. The panels will be installed in September by 30 local youth during a two week solar training course in Durban, South Africa, led by Greenpeace.
US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam Add Solar Panels
13 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Visitors landing on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands will notice a 1,600-foot-long array of ground-mounted SolarWorld solar panels paralleling a runway at Cyril E. King Airport.
Solar for Sustainable Development: Interview with Dr. Osman Benchikh, UNESCO
13 September 2011POSTED IN Editors Blogs
Dr. Osman Benchikh is Head of the Alternative and Renewable Energy Program at United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO. After his speech entitled "Solar PV for sustainable development – The role of capacity building" at the EU PVSEC Opening Session last week in Hamburg, Andreas Breyer, Contributing Editor, sat down with him for a face-to-face interview.
Hanwha Solar Supports SCI-Arc/Caltech Entry to Solar Decathlon
12 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) announced today that China-based Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. made a $350,000 cash gift to the SCI-Arc/Caltech entry to the US Department of Energy's (DOE) 2011 Solar Decathlon.
DOE Awards SunShot Grant for New Solar PV BOS Design
08 September 2011POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $2.8 million SunShot grant to develop a commercially-ready, next generation solar photovoltaic (PV) balance of system (BOS) design to Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), the project leader; Suniva, Inc.; and Radiance Solar.
Mage Solar Expands into Latin America and the Caribbean
30 August 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Mage Solar, part of the globally operating Mage Group, today announced the expansion of its American operations into South America and Central America, as well as to the Caribbean Islands.
Saint-Gobain Helps Team Massachusetts in Solar Decathlon
23 August 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Saint-Gobain, a building materials company, today announced its support of the US Department of Energy (DOE) 2011 Solar Decathlon team from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, Massachusetts and the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Lowell.
Solar Decathlon 2011: MicroPlanet Provides Smart Voltage Regulation
15 August 2011POSTED IN Applications News
MicroPlanet Technology Corp., a provider of smart grid technology that increases efficiency, quality, and conservation of electricity is providing voltage regulation technology services for the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 to be held in Washington, D.C., in September and October 2011.
Dow Corning a Sponsor of Solar Decathlon 2011
10 August 2011POSTED IN Applications News
To spur growth of the solar industry and support education, Dow Corning has announced that it is a sustaining sponsor of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2011, which will be held 23 September through 2 October 2011 on the National Mall (West Potomac Park) in Washington, District of Columbia (DC).
Ascent Solar Sponsors US Collegiate Solar Innovation Competition
09 August 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Colorado-based developer of lightweight flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced today that it is sponsoring an Innovative Solar Design Competition for college students across the US.
California's CLEAN LA Solar Plan Means Jobs
25 July 2011POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
With California Governor Jerry Brown's ambitious state-wide goals for local renewable power (12,000MW of renewable energy by 2020), the Los Angeles (California) Business Council (LABC) and a broad coalition of supporters today called on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to implement the CLEAN LA Solar Plan.
Bosch Inaugurates Photovoltaic Center
22 July 2011POSTED IN Business News
At a ceremony in Arnstadt, Germany, the Bosch Group has inaugurated its new photovoltaics center.
SunBorne Selects Titan Tracker for Solar Power Tower in India
18 July 2011POSTED IN Applications News
SunBorne Energy is developing a 1MWth solar power tower system in a project is jointly funded by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, and SunBorne Energy.
