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Canadian Solar Announces Funding Agreement With City of Suzhou![]() Canadian Solar has announced that it has signed an agreement with the Suzhou New District, Suzhou Municipal Government to fund local solar projects. The Suzhou New District Government has agreed to provide RMB 7.5 million in matching funds in conjunction with the subsidies provided by China's Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Constructions for building PV installations. These monie ... more Frederick County Citizens Can Generate Their Own Electricity ![]() Standard Solar has commended the Frederick County, Maryland Board of Commissioners for unanimously voting this week to expressly allow the installation of ground-based, pole-mounted solar electric systems and providing more flexibility for roof-mounted solar systems. As the governing body for this county about 50 miles north of Washington, DC and about 50 miles west of Baltimore, the five ... more International Conference On Solar Energy ![]() Solarplaza is pleased to announce "The Solar Future" Conference to be held in Munich, Germany on May 26. For a single day, the world's top minds will come together to discuss the future of the fastest-growing renewable energy at a critical time for the industry. Speakers will include such experts and CEO's as Bruce Sohn, President of First Solar, Dr. Shi, CEO Suntech Power, Anton Milner, C ... more Development Of Person County Solar Park ![]() Progress Energy Carolinas and Carolina Solar Energy have completed an agreement under which Carolina Solar Energy will design, build and operate a 500-kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant on the site of the Person County Business and Industrial Center near Roxboro, N.C., and sell the energy produced to the utility for distribution to its customers. Carolina Solar Energy will build ... more SolarMagic Receives Worldwide Compliance Certifications ![]() National Semiconductor has announced that it has passed rigorous testing and received product safety, emissions and environmental compliance certifications for its SolarMagic power optimizers. SolarMagic improves the output of solar arrays when affected by real-world conditions such as shade, debris and panel aging. TUV Rheinland of North America performed the safety and emissions complian ... more |
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![]() ![]() Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security, according to Professor Govindasamy Agoramoorthy from Tajen University, who is Tata-Sadguru Visiting Chair, and Dr. Minna Hsu from the National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan. Their study, looking at the benefits of solar lanterns ... more First Solar Secures Financing For 53MW Solar Power Plant In Germany ![]() First Solar and Juwi Holding AG have announced that they have secured financing for a 53 megawatt (MW) DC photovoltaic (PV) power plant near the German city of Cottbus. More than 80 percent of the required project capital is financed through non-recourse debt from a consortium of banks. First Solar and Juwi intend to sell the majority of the project after its completion. Construction ... more Solar Panels At Budweiser Brewery Now Providing Power ![]() The Anheuser-Busch Fairfield brewery has announced that more than six acres of photovoltaic solar arrays, installed and operated by SunEdison, are now generating the equivalent of three percent of the brewery's electricity needs. "Operating with care and concern for the environment has been a hallmark of Anheuser-Busch for more than century," said Kevin Finger, general manager, Anheuser-Bu ... more Soleos And Suntech Expand Partnership ![]() Suntech Power Holdings and Soleos Solar have announced that they have entered into agreements for Suntech to supply Soleos with at least 6MW of modules in the first half of 2009. David Mabille, Soleos' CEO, remarked, "We are very pleased to extend our relationship with Suntech, who has a well-earned reputation for delivering highly efficient PV products. Given the growing demand for premiu ... more |
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![]() ![]() A Florida developer says he wants to build a 19,500-home city powered entirely by solar energy. Babcock Ranch will be developed by Kitson & Partners on 17,000 acres northeast of Fort Myers, Fla. The developer said it will be the "first city on Earth powered by zero-emission solar energy," The Miami Herald reported Saturday. The city will include the world's largest photovoltaic ... more Xcel Energy And SunPower To Build 17MW PV Plant In Colorado ![]() Xcel Energy and SunPower have announced an agreement to build a 17-megawatt AC photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Colorado's Alamosa County. When completed at the end of 2010, the power plant will be the second-largest high-efficiency solar PV power plant in North America. It is expected to create approximately 200 jobs during construction. "We believe that solar power generation ... more enXco Dedicates 1.8MW Solar Project At Hall's Warehouse ![]() enXco officially dedicated the Hall's Warehouse Solar Project marking the completion of development and construction of the 1.8 MW (DC) solar installation. The installation brings the total solar energy generation at Hall's to 3.2 MW (DC) making it New Jersey's largest private commercial roof-top solar system. The roof mounted fixed tilt solar array, developed and owned by enXco, consists ... more Solar Module Sales Price Of One Dollar Per Watt No Longer Theory ![]() "In 2010, our objective is to reach a selling price for solar modules of $1 per Watt," says Lynn Sha, Vice President of Chinese manufacturer QS Solar. In other words, it will become possible in 2010 to produce solar energy cheaper than the cost of electricity from the grid ("grid parity"), and this is without subsidies. This revolutionary price level could be sufficient to create sustainab ... more
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