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July 06, 2013

German solar company Conergy files for insolvency
Berlin (AFP) July 05, 2013
German solar panel manufacturer Conergy said it will file for insolvency on Friday, the latest victim of ferocious competition from Asia in the industry. Conergy, which has workforce of around 1,200, said it would file an application for the opening of insolvency proceedings at a court in the northern city of Hamburg but remained "confident" of finding an investor. "The management remains confident of achieving a continuation of the whole business operations in the context of insolvency proceedi ... read more

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Panasonic closes Hungary solar plant, cuts 550 jobs Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Friday it will close its only European solar cell plant in Hungary, resulting in the loss of 550 jobs. ... more		China offers EU solar cell export quota: report China has offered a quota for its solar panel exports to the European Union, state media reported Friday with the two sides embroiled in a series of trade disputes. ... more		Standard Solar to Install Commercial Solar Micro-grid Standard Solar, in partnership with Solar Grid Storage, has announced the installation of a grid-interactive energy storage system co-located with a new photovoltaic (PV) array, creating one of the ... more
				ReneSola Provides Virtus II Modules to Pilot PV Project in Incheon ReneSola has announced it provided HI CITY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY with 45 kW kilowatts ("kW") of Virtus II 250-watt modules and the Company's mounting system solution for a carport and rooftop p ... more		Samsung Partners With Canadian Solar For Ontario Facility Samsung Renewable Energy has announced that it has reached a partnership agreement with Canadian Solar to open a new manufacturing facility in London, Ontario. This plant will bring 200 local manufa ... more

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SolarCity Introduces Roof Mounting Product For Commercial Buildings SolarCity has introduced LightMount, a lightweight roof mounting product that will maximize solar installation capacity on commercial building rooftops. LightMount will be available exclusivel ... more		Apple building solar farm to power its Reno, Nev., data center Apple says it's developing a solar panel farm for its Reno, Nev., data center using a magnifying system to increase solar power output as much as seven-fold. ... more				Sungrow After Its Share Of The US Inverter Market PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply has announced that it has procured its first utility scale order for the United States market. Southern Sky Renewable Energy Ravenbrook, LLC has purchas ... more
				Thinner And Lighter PV From MIT Most efforts at improving solar cells have focused on increasing the efficiency of their energy conversion, or on lowering the cost of manufacturing. But now MIT researchers are opening another aven ... more		Carnegie Mellon Researchers Find Wind and Solar Power Have Greatest Health and Climate Benefits in Eastern States You may think the best place to build a wind farm would be on the Great Plains, and the prime spot for a solar plant would be in the Southwest. But that's not the case according to Carnegie Mellon U ... more

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KYOCERA and PV Systems Bring Solar Energy to Central Waters Kyocera Solar has announced that its proven, reliable solar modules have been installed at the Central Waters Brewing Co. in Amherst, WI by Photovoltaic (PV) Systems. 17.8 kW of solar arrays are pro ... more		Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures and solar engineering students from OSU bring light and power to a Haitian community An Ohio State University student group, The American Solar Energy Society, initiated a sustainable project for a community and school in Haiti after members had learned that one of Haiti's largest p ... more				Watching solar cells grow For the first time, a team of researchers at the HZB led by Dr. Roland Mainz and Dr. Christian Kaufmann has managed to observe growth of high-efficiency chalcopyrite thin film solar cells in real ti ... more
				Toyota Installs KYOCERA-Powered Solar Carport Kyocera Solar has announced that its solar modules have been installed on a new photovoltaic (PV) carport at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Baja California (TMMBC). The system was inaugurated with a ... more		OneRoof Energy Partners With One Block Off the Grid Expanding the Market of Affordable Solar Financing Options OneRoof Energy was selected by One Block Off the Grid ("1BOG") to provide solar lease financing for their rapidly expanding residential solar customer base. With the shortest sales cycle in th ... more

Coal emissions to produce biofuel in Australian plant

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Members of Top Nine Software Teams Move Forward from DARPA's Virtual Robotics Challenge

Japan robot says space mission 'big stride' for androids

Scientists create a robot fish that can dive beneath water's surface

O2 sells third wind farm to IKEA

Mafia turning to wind farms to launder money

Next step on King Island wind power project welcomed

China's Dongfeng in talks to buy PSA stake: report

Vote against EU carbon limit saved auto jobs: Merkel

Study: Electric cars no greener than gasoline vehicles

	Imaging defects in solar cells Researchers at LMU have developed a new method for visualizing material defects in thin-film solar cells. An LMU research team led by Bert Nickel has, for the first time, succeeded in functionally c ... more		Walmart Announces 10 New Solar Installations In Maryland Walmart and SolarCity have announced the completion of projects at eight Walmart stores and two Sam's Clubs across the state of Maryland that will generate clean, renewable electricity. The en ... more		Los Angeles launches rooftop solar feed in tariff program Los Angeles has launched the nation's largest urban solar rooftop feed in tariff program. ... more		Largest-in-the-Nation Feed-in Tariff Solar Program Kicks Off With the flip of a switch, Los Angeles officials have inaugurated the nation's largest rooftop solar Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program, enabling hundreds of building owners to create solar power plants o ... more

ET Solar Supplied Solar Modules to School Projects in Southern California		SolarCity Introduces Energy Explorer		Santerno Solar Skids To Be Installed To The Largest Solar Installation In Vermont		JinkoSolar Supplies Solar Modules to First Private Solar Park in India		TUV Rheinland to Launch New Inverter Functionality Testing Program
Fronius Solar.web Maximizes PV System Uptime		New Asoka Adapter First to Network Solar Power Systems Using Powerline Communications		Solar Trackers Beam Growing Energy Trend into China and India		Solar power heads in a new direction: Thinner		Hanwha SolarOne with Roll-out of new Polycrystalline Portfolio

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Inmarsat Partners With Students To Power Mobile Satcoms During World Solar Challenge

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A cheaper drive to 'cool' fuels

Uncovering quantum secret in photosynthesis

Future looks bright for carbon nanotube solar cells

EU trade chief sees speedy end to China solar row

Qatar comes to rescue of Germany's Solarworld

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Dynamic Energy and Stone Quest Complete New Jersey Solar Project

Eltek THEIA HE Enhanced Performance Solar Inverters and New Solar Energy Storage System

Talesun Solar Awarded UL 1000V Module Certification

Future looks bright for carbon nanotube solar cells

China, EU to hold talks on solar dispute

juwi Still Relies on the Power of the Sun with Focus on International Business

KYOCERA to Supply and Construct 30 MW of Solar Power at Agricultural Facilities Across Japan

China, EU to hold talks on solar dispute

Maxwell Technologies and Soitec Demonstrate Benefits Of Integrating Energy Storage With CPV Technology

KYOCERA Donates Solar Power Generating Systems to Schools in Tanzania and Uganda

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