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BEIJING, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- On June 19th, 2012, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his entourage left Beijing for an official visit to four countries in South America, arriving on the afternoon of June 25th in Santiago, Chile, the last stop of his trip. On the evening of his arrival, Premier Wen attended a welcome banquet hosted by President Sebastian Pinera. Before the start of the officially scheduled activities, Premier Wen met with staff from the Chinese Embassy and...

ORANGE, Calif., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Orange County Sheriff's Department's Peace Officer Training Facility was the host site for today's flip-the-switch celebration for a solar power system that is being installed at five County of Orange facilities. Civic officials and business leaders were on-hand to commend County officials and to congratulate them on the completion of this green initiative. Through a public-private partnership with the County of Orange,...

TUCSON, Ariz., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Schletter Inc., a leader in solar mounting systems, announces the release of the FS ECO, an all-steel ground mount system for photovoltaic (PV) applications designed for traditional south-facing installations as well as unique east-west oriented applications. The new system will be on display at the Intersolar tradeshow in San Francisco July 10 - 12, 2012, booth number 9223. From a company which is known for providing some of the highest...

ROCKLIN, Calif. and TORONTO, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SMA is gearing up for its biggest presence to date at this year's Intersolar North America conference and exhibition. SMA is anticipating a successful, interactive exhibit at the North American show this year. "SMA is looking forward to playing a prominent role this year," said Jurgen Krehnke, president and general manager of SMA America and president of SMA Canada. "Our customers and colleagues will gain valuable insight...

DARIEN, Conn., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Soluxe Solar, a Connecticut-based solar company, has announced its first "Solar Flare" - a weekly honor the company has decided to bestow on an individual or company making great strides in the world of solar advancement. "Solar technology and solar awareness is progressing these days at a tremendous pace," says Soluxe Solar CEO Jeffrey Mayer. "The advancements and heightened awareness for the possibilities of solar is...

CANTON, Mass., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a fast-growing, agile global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that the company will supply its modules to a 5.75MW array of solar panels located on the site of the former Canton landfill in Canton, MA. In partnership with Boston-based renewable energy project developer Southern Sky Renewable Energy LLC (SSRE), the project brings life to...

CHANGZHOU, China, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- 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 that its board of directors and audit committee approved the appointment of KPMG as its independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2012. The selection of KPMG was made as part of a structured...

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar"; NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. All financial results are reported in U.S. dollars on a U.S. GAAP basis. First Quarter Highlights: Net sales of $200.1 million; Shipped 164.4 megawatts (MW) of wafers, 153.9 MW of cells and modules in the...

Strong Year-End Demand Motivates Aggressive Cost Reductions Across the Value-Chain as PV Prices Continue to Fall Santa Clara, Calif. (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 The leading metrics influencing PV industry supply and demand (module production, supply and market-demand) are forecast to come to within 8% of the second-half market demand of 17.2 GW, according to recent findings in the latest NPD Solarbuzz Quarterly report. This follows two years of turbulent over-capacity, over-supply, and...

DARIEN, Conn., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeowners who think New England does not get enough sun to justify an investment in solar electricity are "just plain in the dark," says a Connecticut-based solar company. Jeffrey Mayer, CEO of Soluxe Solar, says that the most popular objection to solar installations is "not enough sun." "Believe it or not, the sunlight in New England is only a little less than Florida, about 15%," says Mayer. As a result, Mayer claims,...