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SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersolar North America, the premier solar industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, today welcomed attendees to its fifth annual event in San Francisco, making it the largest solar trade show in the heart of North America's biggest solar market. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee delivered opening remarks in front of...
ONTARIO, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or "the Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from ingots to modules, today announced a new Ontario sales and business development office as the Company also announces a partnership with Silfab Ontario, enabling Trina Solar to offer world-class modules that are locally-manufactured for the Canadian market. Trina Solar's establishment of a...
TORONTO, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlantic Wind & Solar Inc. (OTC:AWSL) wishes to update shareholders regarding Atlantic's FIT projects - both contracted and applied for. ConstructionThe Company continues to move its existing contracts closer to construction, working through issues of timing and connectivity, while preparing for the opening of the Ontario Power Authority's re-submission window for many other projects currently in the application phase. FIT 2.0There has...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the latest supply of power grids, power generation efficiency and movement toward energy-efficient buildings, Africa is at the brink of a green energy revolution - or is it really? The Frost & Sullivan Energy and Power Systems business unit will be hosting a complimentary web conference that will be contextualising the direction and scale of energy investment in Africa. The web conference will take place on 10 July 2012,...
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, and IBC SOLAR, a leading global specialist in photovoltaic systems, today announced an agreement for Suntech to supply 50 megawatts (MW) of solar panels through the end of 2012. The agreement was recently inked after Intersolar Europe. Suntech and IBC SOLAR began their successful partnership in 2004 with the joint goal to provide...
OAKVILLE, ON, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("APUC" or the "Company") (TSX: AQN) today announced that an entity owned by Algonquin Power Co. ("APCo"), APUC's renewable power generation subsidiary, has completed the acquisition of an interest in the Sandy Ridge Project, the first of four projects comprising a 480MW portfolio of wind power facilities under construction by Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, S.A. ("Gamesa") in the United States....
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...
SYDNEY, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The governments of Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) are stepping up efforts to cut back carbon emissions and increase the share of renewable energy in the countries' energy mix. Australia has mandated that 20 per cent of its electricity be generated from renewable sources by 2020 and to this end, has introduced renewable energy targets (RET). This policy is the biggest incentive for investments in wind power in the country. However, uncertainty...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that more than one hundred commitments and actions have been already mobilized in support of his Sustainable Energy for All initiative, demonstrating powerful early momentum from governments, private sector companies and civil society organizations to achieve Sustainable Energy for All by 2030. "Achieving sustainable energy for all is not only possible, but necessary....
PHOENIX, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunora Energy Solutions today opened its new headquarters and solar modular-assembly and fabrication facilities at 2342 E. University Drive in Phoenix, AZ. The 58,000-square-foot facility houses the corporation's fabrication facilities, construction operations, support services, and offices for the executive staff. "We chose Phoenix for its proximity to our client projects, its business-friendly environment, as well as the workforce...
