Latest Photovoltaics Stories

Solar Site Design has released a three-minute informational video to give solar professionals an insightful overview of its project development software. Nashville, TN (PRWEB) April 26, 2013 The video highlights how Solar Site Design was designed to streamline the phases of early solar project development, and educates users on how it operates with solar engineers. A series of training videos will be available in the coming months to address advanced features available throughout the...

DTE's largest solar energy installation is second in Monroe County MONROE, Mich., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy and the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), dedicated a 518-kilowatt solar energy system at the IHM Sisters property here this morning. The $2.6 million solar energy system, with more than 2,000 photovoltaic modules, covers three acres and connects directly with the DTE Energy electric grid. The solar installation has the capacity to power...

TOKYO, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company") (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced its 125-square monocrystalline module has been listed by the Japan Photovoltaic Expansion Center ("JPEC") as qualified for the Japan market. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/CNTU030) JPEC-listed products are eligible to receive installation subsidies from the Japanese...

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement dated April 25, 2013 with Fulai Investments Limited, which has agreed to purchase additional 25,000,000 newly issued ordinary shares of LDK Solar, at a purchase price of US$1.03 per share with an aggregate purchase price of...

Founder of MNB Resources, LLC, Norma Ballas is excited to announce the launch of her new website, SolarAndPowerCenter.com; the website features electronic products such as 12-volt items, GPS systems, back-up cameras for cars, charge controllers, spotlights, battery chargers, solar expansion kits, and solar panels. For more information, visit the website’s blog at SolarAndPowerCenterBlog.com. North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Norma Ballas is proud to announce the...

CHARLEMONT, Mass., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From its lifts and lodges to its snowmaking, a new solar installation has helped the central Massachusetts family run ski area, Berkshire East, become the world's first ski area to be powered entirely from on-site renewables. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100120/NE40666LOGO) The year-round resort recently developed a 500kW solar tracker farm that will produce 700,000kWh annually. The solar farm will supplement a 900kW...

BAODING, China, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2013....

American Tube Technology, Inc., in conjunction with Namaste Solar, will hold an official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for American Tube Technology’s 100 percent solar powered production facility in Denver on May 1 at 11 a.m. Denver, CO (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 American Tube Technology, Inc., in conjunction with Namaste Solar, will hold an official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for American Tube Technology’s 100 percent solar powered production facility in Denver on May 1 at...

Expanded Energy Storage Special Exhibition Will Feature Industry Leaders, Offer Educational Presentations on New Technologies and Market Trends SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 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, will unveil a special exhibition segment dedicated to energy storage at this year's event....

ATLANTA, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company (NYSE: SO) today announced the acquisition of the company's largest solar installation - the 139-megawatt (MW) Campo Verde Solar Project - by subsidiary Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy from First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR). The Southern Power-Turner Renewable Energy partnership's fifth solar acquisition and its first solar project in California, the Campo Verde Solar Project will more than double Southern Company's...