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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Solar Cells and Modules market. The global market for Solar Cells and Modules is forecast to reach $89.8 billion by the year 2017. Increasing demand for solar power due to ever rising energy needs, surging electricity costs, and growing need for feasible green and sustainable energy will drive growth in the market over the next few years. Government support for solar power, emergence of novel solar PV technologies, and robust...
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National solar powerhouse Real Goods Solar recently introduced new financing and purchasing options available to homeowners throughout California and Colorado that offer all of the benefits of solar power typically with no upfront investment. The new Real Goods Solar PowerSavings(TM) Plan provides flexibility that makes going solar easier and more affordable then ever before. Unlike other power purchase programs currently on the market,...
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With the commencement of the school year, West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) announced the commissioning of a solar power system which will provide approximately 80% of the power needs at Analy, El Molino and Laguna High Schools. Real Goods Solar designed, engineered and installed the 834kW system, remarkably, in less than four months. Funded through Measure I bond money, the District will own the system, which will...
CHANGZHOU, China, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced today its financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Second Quarter 2011 Financial and Operating Highlights Solar module shipments were approximately 396 MW for the second quarter of 2011, representing an...
ONTARIO, Canada, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Second Quarter 2011 Highlights Solar module shipments were 287 MW, up 58.6% from 181 MW in the second quarter of 2010Net revenue was $481.8 million, up 46.6% from $328.7 million in the second quarter of 2010Gross profit was $63.7...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Solar EnerTech Corp. (OTCQB: SOEN) (the "Company") today announced unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2011. Third Quarter 2011 Highlights: Revenue for the third quarter 2011 was $12.2 million, composed entirely of solar module sales. In comparison, revenue for the third quarter 2010 was $16.4 million, composed of $15.8 million in solar module sales, $0.2 million in solar cell sales and $0.4...
PARIS, Aug. 11, 2011/PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced that the company will supply 8 MW of solar modules to EOSOL Energies Nouvelles' new ground-mounted solar power plant that will have an installed capacity of 10.7 MW. The new solar power plant will be built in Saint-Leger in the south west of France with a total of 39,500 modules installed on an area of 180,000 m². The new solar power plant is...
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Renewable Energy (LRE), a developer of U.S. solar and wind projects, today announced the commencement of construction of its 10-megawatt New Jersey Oak Solar project. Located in Fairfield Township in Cumberland County, it will comprise 55,000 solar panels constructed on a 100-acre site connected to Atlantic City Electric's distribution system. When completed later this year, the New Jersey Oak Solar project will be the largest...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife and Center for Biological Diversity issued a statement today with SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) and Topaz Solar Farms, LLC, a subsidiary of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), on a settlement agreement regarding two solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant projects in development in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. With regard to the agreement, California Governor Jerry Brown said, "This is...
SAN FRANCISCO, SAN DIEGO and TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (NYSE: PCG) and Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), announced today that they have entered into a 25-year contract for 150 megawatts (MW) of renewable power from an expansion of Sempra Generation's Copper Mountain Solar complex in Boulder City, Nev. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110804/LA47140LOGO-a) (Logo:...
