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February 20, 2013

SOLON Completes 459 kW Solar Project for Gila Bend Water Treatment Facility
Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 18, 2013
SOLON Corporation has announced it has completed construction of a 459 kilowatt (kW) PV system at the Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Facility for the Town of Gila Bend, Arizona. The system is expected to offset the energy usage of the water treatment facility by 86 percent, which will save money for the Town of Gila Bend through reduced utility bills. "The incorporation of solar into this water treatment facility is another great example of solar's versatility at reducing power costs across ... read more

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Panasonic Enters Multi Year Development Agreement With Coronal Management Panasonic Eco Solutions North America announces that it has signed an exclusive multi-year solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions development agreement with Coronal Management LLC. The agreement highligh ... more		Independence Solar Completes 300 kW Rooftop Solar Array Independence Solar and its installation partner, Pat Munger Construction Company, has announced the completion of a 300 kW rooftop solar array for The Safety Zone, a Guildford, CT manufacturer and d ... more		Benenson Capital Partners Completes State-of-the-Art Solar Installation Benenson Capital Partners has completed the installation of state-of-the-art rooftop solar energy equipment and paneling at its six-story, 260,000-square-foot, technologically-advanced 1600 Summer S ... more
				Azure Power commissions the largest solar PV project Azure Power has commissioned its 35MW plant in village Kathauti, Nagaur, Rajasthan with effect from 12th February 2013, weeks before the deadline. The plant is an expansion of Azure Power's existing ... more		Sign of the times: Saudis go solar Saudi Arabia, the world's leading oil producer, has completed its biggest solar power plant as the Persian Gulf petro-powers increasingly turn to solar energy and other renewables. ... more

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A cooler way to protect silicon surfaces Silicon, the material of high-tech devices from computer chips to solar cells, requires a surface coating before use in these applications. The coating "passivates" the material, tying up loose atom ... more		Trina Solar Ranked No. 1 in Australia Trina Solar has announced that it has achieved the No. 1 position in Australia's PV market. According to a new report from Solar Business Services ("Australian PV - Technology and Brands 2013"), Tri ... more		Decision time as plastic pollution treaty talks begin Exceptional Nordic heatwave stumps tourists seeking shade A 'Thinker' drowns in plastic garbage as UN treaty talks open		Panasonic Teams With Power-One For Solar Inverters Panasonic Corporation has announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Power-One of the US. The agreement aims for the global promotion of energy management businesses, suc ... more
				New world record efficiency for thin film silicon solar cells The Photovoltaics-Laboratory (PV-Lab) of EPFL's Insitute of Microengineering (IMT), founded in 1984 by Prof. Arvind Shah and now headed by Prof. Christophe Ballif, is well known as a pioneer in the ... more		New Material Promises Better Solar Cells Single atomic layers are combined to create novel materials with completely new properties. Layered oxide heterostructures are a new class of materials, which has attracted a great deal of attention ... more

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Locus Energy Launches Two New Major Platform Components Locus Energy has released two new major components to its solar PV monitoring platform. The SolarNOC - an enterprise-grade web application for managing fleets of residential, commercial and utility ... more		Astrum Solar Teams with DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Astrum Solar has announced it has reached an agreement with DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) to collaborate on standards for solar installation offerings and ensure the continued use of premiu ... more		Marking 13 Years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Picks Up New Skills Argo and ThinkOrbital to launch first orbital mission using long-range X-ray imaging Intuitive Machines wins funding to advance orbital logistics vehicle		Daimler India Sets Up Solar Power Plant To Meet Purchase Obligation Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has announced that it has set up a 300 kW solar power plant at a cost of Rs 4 crore to meet the 'solar purchase obligation (SPO)' mandated by the Tamil Nadu governm ... more
				Sunora Energy Solutions Completes Educational Solar System Sunora Energy Solutions just completed a solar photovoltaic installation at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans. The installation, donated by NRG ... more		Nautilus Solar Completes 1,360 kW Project for the Lindenwold Board of Education Nautilus Solar Energy ("Nautilus Solar") has announced completion of a 1,360 kW solar photovoltaic system located in Lindenwold, NJ. The project is on the rooftop and parking lots of the Lindenwold ... more

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	ET Solar AC Modules Installed in Residential Systems in the US ET Solar Group has announced the completion and grid connection of multiple residential PV projects using ET Solar's new AC Modules with integrated microinverters in California and Colorado. A ... more		Promoting Reliability Standards for Solar Modules Astrum Solar has announced it has reached an agreement with DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) to collaborate on standards for solar installation offerings and ensure the continued use of premiu ... more		Three groSolar Projects Receive Awards This week three projects that groSolar constructed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey received awards, being recognized by industry leading associations for outstanding project results. The three projec ... more		The Safety Zone now Features Solar Powered Warehouse Independence Solar, together with its installation partner, Pat Munger Construction Company, have announced the completion of a rooftop solar energy system at the Connecticut distribution center for ... more

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REC Supplies 10 MW For Two Solar Power Plant Installations In India		China's solar glass a trade issue		US challenges India at WTO over solar panel rules		Apple hints at solar-powered iPhone		SunPower and US Bancorp to Finance Residential Solar Lease Projects

SunEdison and CAP Sign Agreement to Build 100MW Solar PV Plant in Chile

Trina Solar to supply 30MW to Gestamp Solar for two projects in South Africa

MAGE SOLAR and Paradise Energy provide PV power plant for concrete manufacturer

PROINSO supplies 100kW to several net metering PV projects in Brazil

Suntech Powers Largest Solar PV System in Saudi Arabia

Breakthrough For Hawaiian Solar Power

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Volkswagen Chattanooga Powers Up Largest Solar Park in Tennessee

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Photon Energy Investments Expands to North America

Juwi Pushes Forward Thai Energy Transition with Large-Scale Solar

Evolution Inspires More Efficient Solar Cell Design

Photovoltaic Industry to Enjoy Robust Installation Growth in 2013

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Solarize Harvard Installations Complete

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