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 Boca Raton FL (SPX) Nov 05, 2009 
The $2.6 billion (manufacturers' dollars) U.S. solar industry has experienced strong growth over the past five years. Demand soared due to improved photovoltaic technologies and lower prices; sharp increases in competing energy costs, and the expansion of government and financial incentives. This resulted in a 55.0% industry compound annual growth rate. The sharpest gains in industry ... read more
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Nov 04, 2009US power purchase negotiations to deliver the first of two, 200 MW Solar Tower power stations, have been given the green light from Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA). Solar Tower power station developments planned for Arizona have been approved by SCPPA as suitable renewable energy projects to facilitate the goals of its members' renewable portfolio standards (RPS). ... more
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Burnaby, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Day4 Energy has announced it has executed an agreement to deliver a turnkey 2.4 megawatt (MW) roof-mounted turnkey photovoltaic power plant for Gunther Heiss Solar Gmbh and Co. KG in Germany. The project is being financed through a local Volksbank, backed up by Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main. Day4 Energy will design, engineer and construct the PV power plant with ... more  
La Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2009The San Diego region has been allocated financing opportunities for 192 solar installation projects for public facilities, which will promote hundreds of new green jobs and increase by more than 40 percent the capacity of locally produced solar energy with an estimated 20 megawatts of additional solar power. A coalition of San Diego stakeholders, led by CleanTECH San Diego, captured $154 ... more 
Rochester Hills MI (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Energy Conversion Devices has introduced its new UNI-SOLAR PowerTilt Solar Roof system - the lightest rack-mounted solar system available. UNI-SOLAR PowerTilt solar rooftop systems are manufactured for the Building Applied Photovoltaic (BAPV) market. The new UNI-SOLAR PowerTilt product will be available in 136 or 144 watts per panel, and offers unique features and benefits to the rooftop ... more |
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San Jose CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009SunPower has announced that it has produced a world-record, full-sized solar panel with a 20.4 percent total area efficiency. The prototype was successfully developed using funds provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under its Solar America Initiative (SAI), which was awarded to SunPower approximately two years ago. The new 96-cell, 333-watt solar panel is comprised of SunPower's ... more 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009NASA has announced under the terms of two Space Act Agreements, it will partner with MSGI Security Solutions Inc., San Francisco, to advance solar cell technology and develop nano-chemical sensors. The solar cells will use semiconductor materials instead of silicon crystals and prepare them in a nanostructured form for greater efficiency. NASA and MSGI also will use nanotechnology and ... more 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E) has announced that it has contracted with subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources and Abengoa Solar for delivery of a total of 500 megawatts (MW) of clean solar power. The agreements are among several solar deals recently signed by the utility with independent developers for a total of 830 MW. NextEra's proposed Genesis Solar Energy Project ... more |
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