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- Solar PV Builds Momentum Across Europe
After years of being labeled a German phenomenon, the solar photovoltaic (PV) sector is building momentum across Europe, particularly in Spain. Catalyzed by newly adopted feed-in tariffs, PV development activity in Europe is booming and project size is scaling - causing shifts in competitive positioning along the project development value chain, according to a recent study from Emerging Energy Research, a leading research and advisory firm analyzing clean and renewable energy markets.
- First Solar to Build 10 MW Solar PV Power Plant for Sempra Generation
- PSE&G's Solar Loan Program Now Available to Residential Customers
New Jersey's Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) announced that it will begin offering its solar loan program to residential customers. The company officially launched the residential program after making a compliance filing with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. The program, one the first of its kind in the country, will help homeowners install solar energy systems on their homes by giving them up 60 percent of the cost for the system.
- Next Generation Dye Sensitive & Organic PV, Part 1
Registering as just a 'blip' on the renewable energy and solar power radar screens only a few years ago, organic and hybrid dye-sensitized thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells are attracting growing interest and investment.
- Nation's Most Solar Integrated Utilities Revealed
Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) today announced Top Ten rankings that reveal which utilities in the United States had the most solar electricity integrated into their energy mix as of the end of 2007. The rankings are based on information provided through a survey of utilities and independent research.
- Charlotte Solar Company Powers Tennessee Winery
- Opel International to Present at the Canaccord Adams' 28th Annual Global Grow...
Opel International Inc., a leading global developer and supplier of concentrating photovoltaic panels (CPV's), today announced that the Company will be participating in Canaccord Adams' 28th Annual Global Growth Conference.
- Solar and Semiconductor Industries Come Together In San Francisco
The solar industry and semiconductor industry are intimately connected. Both industries rely on silicon and both use much of the same processing technology and supply chain to produce their products. Nowhere has this connection been more prominently on display than last week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco California, where the Intersolar North America made its debut in conjunction with SEMICON West 2008.
- Phoenix Solar Signs 14-MW Deal in Italy
Phoenix Solar AG has signed a framework agreement with Meinl International Power Ltd. The agreement is for the planning and turn-key construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants to be built in Italy with a peak output totaling approximately 14 megawatts (MW).
- Canadian Solar Signs 9-MW Deal with Conergy
Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) has announced that it has signed a 9-megawatt (MW) sales agreement for the sale of its e-Modules with Conergy USA. The contract runs for 12 months, through June 2009 and delivery of the modules will start this month.
- NEC Expert Bill Brooks to Teach at Solar Living Institute Training Event
- Expert Solar Trainer Andy Black to Teach at Solar Living Institute Training E...
- Spire Wins Contract with Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
BEDFORD, MA — July 22, 2008 — Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced that it has received a contract from Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) to provide critical test equipment for their certification operations in both the United States and China.