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June 07, 2013

US DoI Approves SolarReserve's 100 MW Arizona Solar Power Project
Santa Monica CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2013
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the approval of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Quartzsite Solar Energy Project located in La Paz County, Ariz. With this authorization, SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, is proceeding with the development of its 100 megawatt project, located on Bureau of Land (BLM) managed land. The Quartzsite Project will be utilizing SolarReserve's concentrated solar power (CSP) technology with integrated storage which ... read more

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Growing Demand for New Production Homes with Solar Based on data provided by the California Solar Initiative (CSI), sales of new production homes with rooftop solar power systems nearly doubled from 2011 to 2012, signaling increasing home buyer dema ... more		Greenwood Biosar Commences Construction of One of Vermont's Largest Solar Arrays Greenwood Biosar has announced that it has commenced construction on one of Vermont's largest solar photovoltaic power plants, a 2.4MWp system, approximately 35 miles north of Burlington. "Gre ... more		BluEarth Renewables to Purchase Four Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants From Canadian Solar Canadian Solar has announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions, has entered into a sales agreement with a BluEarth Renewables subsidiary, whereby BluEarth will acquire from Canadian Sola ... more
				CTRL+P: Printing Australia's largest solar cells Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia - 10 times the size of what they were previously able to - thanks to a new solar cell printer that has been installed ... more		Renewable energy project in Arizona, Nevada get U.S. approval U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced approval of three major renewable energy projects in Arizona and Nevada set to power 200,000 homes. ... more

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Solar plane on cross-country trek lands in St. Louis The Solar Impulse solar plane landed in St. Louis early Tuesday, completing the third leg of a planned five-flight trek from San Francisco to New York. ... more		Recurrent Announces Commercial Operation of PV Projects in Ontario Recurrent Energy has announced the commercial operation of six photovoltaic (PV) projects, providing a total of 70 megawatts peak (MWp)/ 52 megawatts AC (MWac) of clean solar electricity for two com ... more				Verengo Announces 8,000th Solar Home Installation Verengo Inc reports it has installed its 8,000th home solar system. Verengo is the first residential solar specialist to reach this milestone and has accomplished this growth in less than five years ... more
				Trina Solar supplies 10.5MW to Prosolia Energia Trina Solar Limited (TSL) has announced that it has recently supplied 10.5MW of photovoltaic modules to Prosolia Energia, a leading company offering energetic services and dedicated to the installat ... more		Japan Set to Become World's Largest Solar Revenue Market in 2013 Japan's solar installations surged by a stunning 270 percent (in gigawatts (GW)) in the first quarter of 2013, positioning the country to surpass Germany to become the world's largest photovoltaics ... more

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GreenLancer.com Launches "Virtual Engineering Center" Online Resource GreenLancer.com has announced the launch of a proprietary e-commerce platform where contractors can order the engineering documents needed to quickly develop solar energy projects. This cloud-based ... more		EU defies Beijing, Berlin to impose levies on Chinese solar panels The European Commission on Tuesday imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese solar panels, defying German-led opposition and dire warnings from Beijing the move could spark a trade war. ... more				EU faces tough decision on China solar panels The European Commission faces a difficult choice Wednesday - stick to its principles and impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panel imports, or bow to German-led pressure and avoid a step many believe risks a full-scale trade war with Beijing. ... more
				Organic polymers show sunny potential A new version of solar cells created by laboratories at Rice and Pennsylvania State universities could open the door to research on a new class of solar energy devices. The photovoltaic device ... more		MECASOLAR presents horizontal tracker MECASOLAR is participating in Solar Power Mexico, held in Mexico DF. Solar Power Mexico is the leading event of the solar energy industry in the country. The multinational company has its own ... more

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	KYOCERA Solar Modules Power San Diego County's First Net-Zero Energy Apartments Kyocera Solar has announced that its solar modules are providing 100 percent of the power needed by H.G. Fenton Company's recently-opened Solterra EcoLuxury Apartments in the Scripps Ranch suburb of ... more		Tenaska Sends First Energy from Large-scale Solar Project in the Imperial Valley Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center South has become the Imperial Valley's first large-scale solar energy facility to deliver power to San Diego Gas AND Electric's (SDG and E) Sunrise Powerlink. ... more		Aid project in Liberia Trina Solar is providing solar panels to support a joint aid project in Liberia carried out by the charities Project for Liberia and Engineers Without Borders. The panels, with a total generat ... more		Yingli Green Energy Joins SolarAid to Spread Light for Learning in Africa Yingli Green Energy, Solar Roof Systems, Kingspan and Atama Solar Energy have announced that together they have raised a total of 24,000 Euro for SolarAid, the London based charity using solar power ... more

SolarCity and Goldman Sachs Create Largest US Rooftop Solar Lease Financing Platform		Canadian Solar Donates PV Modules to Power the OrcaLab Whale Research Centre		GaAs Nanowires Harvest Solar Power		Romano Wins Eskom Rooftop Project In Johannesburg		Yingli Supplies Modules for Largest Single PV Site In Malaysia
Merkel, Li urge dialogue to defuse EU-China trade spats		EU warns on China influence, offers opening on solar dispute		Trina Solar Modules Provide Solar Energy for the Bavarian State Chancellery		ConEdison Solutions delivers 3,900-panel solar rooftop for Boston Scientific		tenKsolar Announces General Availability of Industry Leading Rooftop Solar Solution

First Four-Junction Solar Cell for Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems

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Solar Industry Capital Spending Hits Seven-Year Low in 2013

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China denounces anticipated EU solar tariffs

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