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SAN FRANCISCO, January 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While the recent failure of one PV thin-film start-up, Solyndra, which had received over $500 million in US government loan guarantees, has caused huge uproar beyond solar circles, there's exciting news from several companies and researchers active in copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS/CIS) technology. "It's worthwhile taking another close look at CIGS," says Michael Schmela, chairman of PHOTON's 4th Thin Film Conference in...
CHICAGO, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for XOM, FSLR, JNPR, WHR, and DECK. To see what our analysts have discovered about these stocks read the Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts at http://www.iotogo.com/s/011712A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR),...
MADRID, December 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Total capex for the two power plants (44 MW) in Peru is over $165 m. - Three Development Finance Institutions - OPIC (USA), FMO (Netherlands) and PROPARCO (France) - will be co-funding the projects alongside T-Solar. - T-Solar has more than 230 MW under operation or construction in Spain, Italy, India and Peru. The T-Solar Group ("T-Solar"), a major operator in the solar...
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Public Utilities Commission today approved Pacific Gas and Electric Company's 25-year contract to purchase 150 megawatts (MW) of renewable power from Sempra Generation's Copper Mountain Solar 2 project in Boulder City, Nev. With state regulatory approval of the contract secured, Sempra Generation announced that construction on the 1,100-acre solar plant will begin this year. The first 92 MW of solar panels at Copper...
KOLITZHEIM, Germany, Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2011, BELECTRIC is once again the global market leader in the development and construction (EPC) of ground-mounted solar power plants and roof-mounted photovoltaic systems. For the second year in a row, BELECTRIC has installed more photovoltaic power around the world than any other company in the industry. Across all continents, 62 solar power plants were constructed in addition to a multiplicity of large-scale roof-mounted...
The public is being kept in the dark about the viability of solar photovoltaic energy, according to a study conducted at Queen’s University. “Many analysts project a higher cost for solar photovoltaic energy because they don’t consider recent technological advancements and price reductions,” says Joshua Pearce, Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. “Older models for determining solar photovoltaic energy costs are too conservative.” Dr. Pearce...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Community solar pioneer One Block Off the Grid today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind solar group rebate for Arizona homeowners. The program offers a rebate to participants based on the total number of Arizona households that go solar within a 90-day period. "There are already some strong solar rebates in Arizona, but we wanted to create a tipping point," said CEO Dave Llorens. "So, in addition solar rebates from APS, SRP, and TEP, now...
SAN JOSE, Calif. and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), a Silicon Valley manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that the company is providing solar cells to the Solar Impulse project. The Solar Impulse team has produced a prototype (HB-SIA) solar airplane that, for the first time in aviation history, succeeded in flying for 26 consecutive hours powered only by solar energy. A...
HOUSTON, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, POWER magazine selects the most noteworthy renewable power plants worldwide to be designated Top Plants. Winning plants are profiled in the December issue, and awards are presented the following May at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition. The winning plants listed below are profiled in the December issue (www.powermag.com): Copper Mountain Solar 1, Boulder City, Nevada (owner/operator: Sempra Generation) EnBW Baltic 1,...
MILAN, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, has announced the provision of 12,465 high-performing photovoltaic modules for a ground-mount solar power plant installed on a former mining site in the Italian city of Cavriglia (Arezzo). The 10 MW plant, which has been operational since October contains over 40,000 modules including Canadian Solar's CS6P-P series, will reduce CO(2) emissions by 5,531,000 kg....
