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November 03, 2015

Trina Solar Signs RMB10 Billion in Strategic Cooperative Financing Agreements with CITIC
San Jose CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2015
Trina Solar Limited has signed a 5-year strategic cooperation agreement with CITIC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd and a separate 3-year strategic cooperation agreement with CITIC Bank Corporation Limited Changzhou Branch on October 28, 2015. Under the terms of the agreements, as a preferred strategic partner of CITIC, Trina Solar will receive comprehensive, one-stop customized financial products and services including credit facilities of RMB5 billion from CITIC Financial Leasing to support equipment ... read more

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				China Sunergy Opens Solar Cell Factory in Korea China Sunergy has announced that the Company's solar cell factory in Incheon, Korea has started formal operation. Located in INCHEON-SI, KOREA, the factory covers an area of approximately 5000 m2 , ... more		SunEdison Completes Construction on 2MW Solar Power Plant in Elkton SunEdison has announced that it has completed construction on a 2 megawatt solar power plant for the Town of Elkton, Md. The Mayor and Commissioners approved a 20-year power purchase agreement with ... more

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Tamalpais Union High School District Dedicates SunPower Solar Carport Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) and SunPower are celebrating the completion of a 705-kilowatt solar power system at Redwood High School in Larkspur, Calif. As a result of the system, th ... more		Blymyer Engineers selected for Arizona's Sandstone Solar Project Blymyer Engineers has announced the company has been selected as the exclusive engineering firm for the 45 MW AC Sandstone solar project in Florence, Arizona. Swinerton Builders, EPC for the p ... more		Biochar materials engineered from wood demonstrate mechanical strength comparable to steel Descended From Everyone, Related To No One Extracting fertilizer from air and water		Duke Energy to add second solar project to "Sunshine State" customers Duke Energy Florida has announced plans to construct a new solar facility in Perry, Fla. This will be the second such project in the company's plan to advance the development of solar energy in the ... more
				India gets help with renewable energy sector India is getting the financial support it needs to help build a vibrant renewable energy industry, the Asian Development Bank announced. ... more		Entanglement at heart of '2-for-1' fission in next-generation solar cells An international team of scientists have observed how a mysterious quantum phenomenon in organic molecules takes place in real time, which could aid in the development of highly efficient solar cell ... more

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Trina Solar Announces Update on 300MW Solar Project in Yunnan Trina Solar is pleased to announce that, to date, it has successfully connected to the grid two thirds of a 300MW ground-mounted solar project in Yunan, China ( the "Project"). As previously a ... more		PSEG Completes Construction of Waldorf Solar Energy Center PSEG Solar Source has announced that it has finished the construction of the PSEG Waldorf Solar Energy Center. The facility is located 22 miles southeast of Washington, DC and has a capacity of 13.1 ... more		China's latest astronaut trio dock at Tiangong Space Station India space agency launches its heaviest satellite SpaceX steps up planning for NASA lunar lander		Renewable energy developers look to invest in Sub-Saharan Africa International renewable energy (RE) power developers are looking to invest in Africa as a result of the continued success of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement ... more
SunEdison Begins Construction on a 2.8MW Solar Project for 8 Schools SunEdison has announced that it has begun construction on a 2.8 megawatt (MW) solar project for eight schools in the Montgomery County Public School system in Maryland. The eight solar power p ... more		Shining more light on solar panels Solar panels are the beacon of renewable energy, yet they are not getting as much light as they could be. Joshua Pearce from Michigan Technological University and a team from Queen's University in C ... more		Solar energy's land-use impact With mounting vigor for combating global climate change, increasing the use of renewable energy resources such as solar, without compromising natural habitats, is a challenge to the traditional mode ... more		Scientists demonstrate how to improve ultrathin CIGSe solar cells by nanoparticles Nanoparticles with sizes the order of a wavelength interact with light in specific ways. A young investigator group at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, led by Professor Martina Schmid, is inquiring how to ... more

	Study urges optimization of solar energy development On Oct. 7, Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed legislation aimed at increasing renewable-energy generation. Among renewable energy systems, solar energy has high potential for mitigating climate c ... more		Next-gen perovskite solar cells made stable by metal oxide "sandwich" UCLA professor Yang Yang, member of the California NanoSystems Institute, is a world-renowned innovator of solar cell technology whose team in recent years has developed next-generation solar cells ... more

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Microsemi ships Solar Bypass Device with CoolRUN technology

Trina Solar offers range of products for UK solar market

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Graphene as a front contact for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells

Research improves efficiency from larger perovskite solar cells

Tadiran batteries to power BrightSource's heliostats solar farm

Micro photosynthetic power cells may be the next green energy source

Africa could quadruple green energy production by 2030: report

Boost for Scottish solar projects

Volvo's Hagerstown MD site opens parking lot solar canopy

New 'greener' way to assemble materials for solar applications

Invisibility cloak might enhance efficiency of solar cells

DEWA names Schneider Electric as an approved PV Inverter Manufacturer

PowerClerk speeding time to solar interconnection across five US utilities

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