Solar Industry News
SunWize To Develop 546 kW Solar Project In Samoa
SunWize Technologies Inc. has reported it is designing and installing a solar power system for the Independent State of Samoa. The 546 kW project with [...]
Canadian Solar Signs EPC Deal To Build 130 MW Solar Power Plant
Canadian Solar Inc. has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement with Grand Renewable Solar LP for a 130 MW solar power plant [...]
Calif. Solar Power Surpasses 2 GW Daily Threshold
The California Independent System Operator Corp. (California ISO), an operator of the state's electricity grid, has reported that solar power generation reached a new all-time [...]
SEIA Protests India#039;s Cleantech Trade Policies
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has joined with other U.S. business groups to protest what they call discriminatory trade policies by India. At issue [...]
Solar Universe Launches Online Design Center
Solar Universe has developed an online design center for residential solar power installations. The company says consumers access the design center over the Web to [...]
Yingli#039;s PV Modules Pass SGS#039; Blowing Sand Test
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. says its PV modules have passed the blowing sand test conducted by Geneva-based SGS. The testing center's Solar Test [...]
DuPont And Yingli Sign #036;100 Million Stategic Agreement
DuPont and Yingli Energy (China) Co. Ltd. have signed a one-year, #036;100 million strategic agreement for solar materials, installation and marketing initiatives. DuPont says the [...]
Mainstream Renewable Partners With Actis On #036;1.4 Billion In Solar And Wind Projects
Wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power has entered into a joint venture with investor Actis to develop 600 MW of solar and wind projects [...]
Commercial Solar Granted Tax-Free Status In CT
According to SolarConnecticut, an advocacy group, a new law in Connecticut will lower the installed cost of commercial solar and is expected to attract more [...]
Lightway Launches Smart Modules For Solar
Lightway has launched its LWSS modules series for residential, commercial rooftop and utility-scale applications. The company says its LWSS modules are designed to compensate for [...]
Colo. Gov. Signs Renewable Energy Expansion Bill Into Law
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law S.B.252, which increases the renewable energy standard (RES) for cooperative associations that provide wholesale electricity in the state [...]
EU Publishes Duty Rates On Chinese Solar Products
The European Commission (EC) has published the provisional duty rates on solar products imported from China by company. The rates, listed in the June 6 [...]
CT Governor Signs Law Amending Renewable Portfolio Standards
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law an act raising the limit of qualifying hydropower facilities under the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) [...]
WWF Launches Renewable Energy Campaign
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has initiated a new international campaign calling for investment in renewable energy to increase by at least #036;40 billion over [...]
SEPA Report Shows U.S. Solar Annual Capacity Surpassed 2 GW In 2012
The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has released the full 2012 Top 10 Utility Solar Rankings Report, which ranks utilities nationally and by utility type [...]
The Solar Foundation Releases New Solar Guide For Homeowners Associations
The Solar Foundation (TSF) has announced a new guide designed to educate homeowners association (HOA) boards and other managers of planned communities on best practices [...]
CohnReznick Releases MA Report On Renewables Industry
Accounting, tax and advisory firm CohnReznick LLP has released a new report on mergers and acquisitions (Mamp;A) activity in the renewable energy sector in the [...]
Contractor Completes Work On 18 MW Of U.K. Solar Projects
U.K.-based electrical services contractor JT Hawkes says it recently completed work on three solar farms in Dorset and the Isle of Wight. The company worked [...]
50 MW PPA Approved For Solar Power Plant In New Mexico
First Solar Inc. says the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission has granted a power purchase agreement (PPA) that will enable the company to begin construction [...]
PVA TePla Announces Job Cuts In Its Solar Business
Citing the lack of an appreciable upturn in demand, Germany-based PVA TePla AG has announced job cuts in its crystal-growing business as part of a [...]
