Solar Panels
Solar Decathlon 2011: EmPower Solar Supports CCNY
26 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
EmPower Solar, a SunPower Elite Dealer, has partnered with the City College of New York (Team New York) in the 2011 US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon to leverage the dealer’s expertise in the areas of designing, building and operating the solar powered home.
Meyer Burger to Supply Lamination Lines to ZNShine Solar in China
22 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Meyer Burger has won an order to supply ZNShine Solar, a member of the ZNShine Group in China, with new lamination lines for their Chinese production facilities.
State of Ohio Awards $15 Million to Isofoton
22 September 2011POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
Isofoton North America will receive three loans from the State of Ohio, totalling $15 million, to develop a new solar panel manufacturing plant in Napoleon, Ohio.
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.
Unirac Partners with KG Solar on 425kW Solar Installation
22 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Unirac, Inc., an infrastructure provider for solar power systems, has teamed with partner KG Solar and Renewable Energy, a division of KG Companies, on a customized Unirac ISYS Ground Mount (IGM) solution for the First Hope Bank branch office in Blairstown, New Jersey.
High-Efficiency x-Si Modules Rise to 24% and $8.6 Billion in 2015
21 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Increasing competition, diminishing subsidies and falling costs for silicon have put increasing pressure on manufacturers of crystalline silicon (x-Si) cells and modules.
Uni-Solar Powers Large Residential Solar Installation
20 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
United Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) and a global manufacturer of Uni-Solar light-weight, flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that its Uni-Solar brand photovoltaics (PV) have been used for one of the largest known residential solar installations.
FutureSentry, Sun Surveillance to Market Solar First Responders
19 September 2011POSTED IN New Products
FutureSentry, a developer of automated detection solutions designed to enhance security, has entered into a strategic agreement with Sun Surveillance, a South Carolina-based wireless security technology provider.
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.
AGT Selects KB Racking for 1.3MW Solar Project
16 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Advanced Green Technologies Inc. (AGT), a solar engineering, procurement and construction firm, has just announced the procurement of KB Racking`s AeroRack for its 1.3 MW solar photovoltaic system to be installed in Worcester on two large industrial buildings, and once completed, will become the largest single rooftop system in the state of Massachusetts.
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.
Solar Lights the Carpet at Primetime Emmy Awards
14 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Solar power will be in the spotlight when 225 solar panels are displayed along the red carpet at the upcoming Emmy Awards.
Canadian Solar Expands Operations, Adds East Coast Warehouse
14 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Canadian Solar, Inc. today announced the expansion of its US operations with the opening of a second warehouse facility in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey to provide additional photovoltaic (PV) module storage capacity needed to support the company's growing business. Arrival of the first shipment of modules is expected in mid-September 2011.
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.
SolarCity to Install Solar Power on 160,000 Military Homes
09 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
SolarCity took a major step today in an initiative that could double the number of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the US.
US FBI Searches Bankrupt Solar Firm Solyndra
09 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Solyndra, the US solar panel maker that has filed for bankruptcy despite a $535 million (USD) federal loan guarantee, is the target of a search warrant from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to a report issued yesterday.
Constellation Energy Leases Residential Solar Panels
08 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Constellation Energy today announced that its retail business is offering a solar panel leasing program to residential customers in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Photon Finance Wins US Navy Solar Contract
08 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Photon Finance LLC has been selected as one of three companies to develop distributed solar power systems for more than 11 US Navy facilities in Hawaii.
pvXchange Announces Entry Into North American Market
07 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
pvXchange, the leading global online business-to-business exchange for photovoltaic (PV) components, has announced its entry into the North American marketplace with the opening of its US headquarters in San Francisco. The office will serve as base of all North American operations for the company, which also has a presence in New Jersey and Ontario, Canada.
