Ernst & Young: Cleantech, Energy Sectors Awaiting Flood Of New Products To Market
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:46 Eastern
U.S. venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies reached $4.9 billion in 2011 - flat in terms of deals and down 4.5% in terms of ...
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Hawaii PUC Rejects Utilities' Residential Solar Thermal Program
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:45 Eastern
Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied approval of the Simply Solar program, an initiative developed by utilities Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric ...
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Siemens To Develop Large PV Array For U.S. Army
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:43 Eastern
Siemens Government Technologies Inc. says that the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center has awarded the company a $16.8 million task order to implement energy-conserving ...
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FLS Energy, PowerWorks Building PV At Raleigh Convention Center
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:42 Eastern
Construction has begun on a 500 kW solar energy system at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C. According to the companies, the rooftop system ...
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Heraeus Supplies Metallization Paste For Record PV Cell
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:41 Eastern
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) have developed a crystalline solar cell with efficiency greater than 20% using Heraeus metallization ...
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Corning Enters PV Glass Substrate Market With First Order
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:41 Eastern
Corning Inc. says it has received its first commercial order for photovoltaic glass substrates. This milestone order follows three years of development work and extensive ...
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Element Power Raises $183 Million Co-Investment
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:40 Eastern
Element Power, a developer, owner and manager of wind and solar power projects, says it has closed its co-investment fundraising process, raising an additional $183 ...
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Fledel Named CEO Of Siemens' Solar Thermal Business Unit
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:39 Eastern
Shmuel Fledel has been appointed CEO of the solar thermal energy business unit in the solar and hydro division of Siemens Energy. Until 2005, Fledel ...
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Solapoint Selects Alpha-Omega's Simulator
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:38 Eastern
Alpha-Omega Power Technologies LLC, a provider of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar simulators and test systems, says that Solapoint Corp. has selected its GEN2 solar simulator. ...
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Four Policy Questions For Solar Advocate Bill Ritter, Former Colo. Governor
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:03 Eastern
The state of Colorado has established itself as one of the U.S.' leading markets for PV installations, ranking No. 7 in a recent report from ...
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PPG Now Producing Solarphire Solar Glass At California Factory
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:41 Eastern
PPG Industries' flat-glass business will expand production capability at its Fresno, Calif., plant in order to accommodate the manufacture of Solarphire glass, an ultra-low-iron glass ...
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Sasol Selects BrightSource For Thermal Plant Design Study
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:40 Eastern
BrightSource Energy Inc., a solar thermal technology company, says that South Africa-based Sasol has selected BrightSource's power tower solar thermal technology, following a worldwide review ...
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VTA, SunPower Complete Solar Parking Canopies
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:39 Eastern
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), in partnership with SunPower Corp., Joint Venture Silicon Valley and Wells Fargo, have installed solar parking canopy systems ...
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Suniva Supplies Modules For 1 MW Solar Plant
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38 Eastern
Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, has supplied its modules for a 1 MW solar farm at the Chattanooga Airport ...
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Dynamic Solar Installs PV At RLS Logistics
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37 Eastern
RLS Logistics, a temperature-controlled logistics provider, has partnered with HelioSage Energy, a solar project developer, and Dynamic Solar, a solar integrator, to install a 257 ...
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Ascent Solar Technologies Names Victor Lee CEO
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:36 Eastern
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer of flexible copper indium gallium diselendie solar panels, says that Victor Lee, executive director of TFG Radiant Group Ltd. ...
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MiaSole Reaches New CIGS Efficiency Milestones
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34 Eastern
MiaSole, a manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, says it has achieved a 17.3% champion device result, while the manufacturing ...
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Centrosolar Notes Modules' PID Test Results
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:33 Eastern
Germany-based Centrosolar AG says that testing agency TUV Rheinland has certified that its modules are resistant to voltage-related performance degradation. This effect, which is referred ...
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Photon Energy Launches Revamped Website
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:32 Eastern
Photon Energy, an integrated PV development company based in the Czech Republic, has launched an updated website. Among other features, the site offers a world ...
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New Survey Reveals Growing Acceptance Of Chinese Solar PV Inverters
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:40 Eastern
A new survey of more than 400 buyers of PV inverters has revealed a growing acceptance of Chinese products, with close to 30% of respondents ...
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Sandia National Laboratories Releases PV Value Appraisal-Standardization Tool
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:39 Eastern
Sandia National Laboratories and solar integration firm Solar Power Electric have released PV Value, an electronic form designed to standardize appraisals. Funded by the U.S. ...
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TEP Partners With AREVA Solar On CSP Project
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:37 Eastern
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has selected AREVA Solar as a technology partner for its concentrating solar power (CSP) addition to TEP's H. Wilson Sundt Generating ...
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HRI Properties Planning Largest Solar Project In Louisiana
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:36 Eastern
Real estate development company HRI Properties is installing solar arrays at six of its developments in Louisiana for a $10 million solar energy project totaling ...
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Inverter Manufacturer Fronius Establishes Chinese Subsidiary
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:35 Eastern
Austria-based Fronius International GmbH plans to open a subsidiary in Shanghai, China, in March. The Chinese market is the fastest-growing photovoltaic market in the world, ...
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SMA Offering ARRA-Compliant Sunny Central Inverters
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:34 Eastern
SMA America says select Sunny Central solar inverters for commercial- and utility-scale projects requiring compliance with the Buy American clause in the American Recovery and ...
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PowerOptions, SunEdison Introduce Massachusetts PV Program
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:33 Eastern
Energy-buying consortium PowerOptions has partnered with SunEdison on a new solar program for nonprofit institutions and government entities in Massachusetts. PowerOptions' program is designed to ...
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Danfoss Offering 6 kW PV Inverters In Europe
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:32 Eastern
The Danfoss Group, a provider of PV inverters and power electronics, has launched the TLX 6 kW photovoltaic inverter, which is now available in the ...
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Q-Cells Reaches Agreement With Bondholders
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:31 Eastern
Q-Cells SE says it has achieved an agreement in principle on the restructuring of three outstanding convertible bonds, through a single transaction. The company announced ...
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DuPont Enters Agreement With Suntech
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:29 Eastern
DuPont and Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. have signed a strategic agreement focusing on technology advancements, supply chain optimization, cost reduction initiatives, and DuPont Tedlar ...
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Commerce Dept. Sides With CASM; Some Warn Of 'Retaliatory Tariffs'
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:13 Eastern
The U.S. Commerce Department has determined that a "massive surge" of Chinese solar imports were brought into the U.S. at the end of last year ...
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SEIA, LSA Submit Recommendations For Solar Energy Development On Public Lands
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:46 Eastern
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Large-scale Solar Association (LSA) say they have submitted comments on the supplemental draft programmatic environmental impact statement ...
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Semprius Claims New Record In HCPV Module Efficiency
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:44 Eastern
Semprius Inc., a developer of high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, says it has set a new record for photovoltaic module efficiency, at 33.9% (active area). ...
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Fluor Nets EPC Contract For Massive Arizona Solar Project
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:43 Eastern
Arlington Valley Solar Energy II LLC (AVSE II), a member of LS Power Group, has awarded Fluor Corp. an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, ...
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New Report Ranks California Cities' Solar Power Presence
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:40 Eastern
It is well known that California is a leader when it comes to solar energy, but which city leads the pack? The Environment California Research ...
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Conergy Completes Three Solar Projects In France
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:35 Eastern
Conergy France, together with its local partner Soligest, has completed three rooftop solar installations with a total power rating of 6.1 MW. The three projects ...
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Sunlogics Power Becomes Senior Secured Creditor Of ARISE
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:34 Eastern
Salamon Group Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Sunlogics Power has become the senior secured creditor of PV cell developer ARISE Technologies Corp. ...
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Ohio Utilities Seeking Contracts For Solar Renewable Energy Credits
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00 Eastern
FirstEnergy Corp. has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to secure 10-year contracts for solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) to enable its utilities - Ohio ...
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ACORE, Advanced Energy Economy Helping DOD Deploy Renewable Energy
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:42 Eastern
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) have formed a partnership to explore how renewable energy can help the U.S. ...
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Onyx Service And Solutions To Acquire Stake In China-Based Optimum Solar
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:39 Eastern
U.S.-based Onyx Service and Solutions Inc. says it has executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acquire 25% of China-based Optimum Solar. The financial terms ...
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Spain Ends Subsidies For New Renewable Energy Projects
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:35 Eastern
The Spanish government has suspended subsidies for new renewable energy projects in an attempt to cut the nation's budget deficit, Bloomberg reports. The new law ...
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GT Releases Crystal Growth System, New Software
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:33 Eastern
GT Advanced Technologies Inc. has announced the commercial availability of its DSS450 MonoCast crystal growth system, as well as its Acuity performance management solution. The ...
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New Kyocera System To Combine Solar Power And Energy Storage
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:31 Eastern
Kyocera Corp. and Nichicon Corp. have signed an agreement under which Kyocera will sell a new energy-management system that combines Kyocera's solar power generating systems ...
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New Initiative Aims To Boost Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:29 Eastern
A clean energy coalition in Maine is seeking to boost the state's renewable portfolio standard from 10% by 2017 to 14% by 2017 with incremental ...
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Suniva's BOSS Systems To Incorporate GS Batteries
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:26 Eastern
GS Battery (USA) Inc. says it has begun supplying its ECO R model SLC 70-4 and SLX246-12 batteries for use in Suniva's balance-of-system solutions (BOSS). ...
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Company Launches Solar Thermal Technology Development Program
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:24 Eastern
Southwest Solar Technologies Inc. has launched a development program for a solar thermal technology that will serve industrial needs for process heat and steam. The ...
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