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DUBLIN, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Solar Storage [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r4496z/solar_storage_2013 ] 2013" market research report to their offering. This report provides a detailed analysis and forecast of the markets for energy storage for the solar industry with coverage of both the photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) sectors. Opportunities are identified for the full...
First Power and Light will use AE 75TX Solar Inverters for Solar Energy System at Mary Switzer Building FORT COLLINS, Colo., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS), today announced that its AE 75TX solar inverters have been selected by First Power and Light for a 147 kW solar energy system at the Mary Switzer Building, which when completed, will be the oldest federal building to utilize solar power in Washington, D.C. The entire system is...
ReneSola Modules Receive Approved-Vendor Listing SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company") (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, announced today that its installer and EPC customers may now offer leases to qualified residential customers without requiring a down payment. Sunnova launched its leasing program in late 2012 and selected ReneSola as one of its approved vendors, based...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Stanford University scientists have begun figuring out what grid-scale battery technologies are doing to the carbon footprint. Researchers have begun developing new batteries and other large-scale storage devices to stockpile surplus clean energy so they can store and deliver it on demand. However, fossil fuel required to build these technologies could negate some of the benefits of installing new solar and wind farms. "We...
HONOLULU, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie will join representatives of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) and Hawaiian Electric Company in a dedication ceremony for a new five-megawatt Kalaeloa Solar Farm in West Oahu. The event is hosted by Bright Plain Renewable Energy, L.L.C. (BPRE), which manages the solar farm, and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), which designed and built the project. The Kalaeloa Solar Farm was acquired in November...
DARIEN, Conn., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to a Berkeley, CA, obstetrician and her husband, doctors and their surgery patients half way around the world no longer face sudden power outages in the middle of operating room procedures. To honor their innovative efforts, the couple has been awarded a Solar Flare Award by Soluxe Energy Solutions, a Connecticut-based energy advisor that helps homeowners lower monthly utility bills. "We were thrilled to see stories of the...
Sunverge SIS awarded UL 1778 incorporating conformance to UL 1741 and IEEE 1547.1 requirements for the interconnection of renewable and distributed energy resources with energy storage. SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunverge Energy, Inc., the leading developer of distributed energy storage solutions for intelligent and grid-interactive virtual power plant operations, announced today it has received UL 1778 certification from Intertek Testing Services for its Solar...
Permanent debt is lined up for around $25 million in solar projects going online by Q3 2013 SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pristine Sun, LLC and Solar Mosaic, Inc. ("Mosaic") have executed several agreements to close on post-construction permanent loans on the first phase of a portfolio build-out of solar PV farms in California over the next nine months. Power from the six projects, totaling nearly 6 MW of Pristine Sun's 250 MW portfolio of mid-to-late-stage California...
Leaders in project development and PV production to be honored at Intersolar North America in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersolar North America, the most attended industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, opened nominations for the 6(th) annual Intersolar AWARD to be presented at this year's event. For the first time, the winner of...
RENO, Nev., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) is pleased to announce that its 2013 annual meeting of stockholders will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. local time at the offices of Chadbourne & Parke LLP, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040422/LATH066LOGO) A Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, including details of the annual meeting, will be mailed to stockholders...
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The above image looks at the month of March for the three cycles known as Normal Phase, El-Nino, and La-Nina. The data was recorded for the city of Austin Texas. Remember this is just data for one month during these cycles. Normal: During this cycle incoming solar activity was upwards to 60% efficient for the month, producing enough solar energy that only 40% of the month would have not had strong incoming radiation. EL-Nino: This phase provided the area with an extended number of...
