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Yingli Green Energy and GRID Alternatives Renew Long-Standing Partnership

2013-02-27 08:23:10

Nearly 1,200 Families and Thousands of Solar PV Job Trainees to Benefit from Partnership by 2014 BAODING, China and OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company that markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar," today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. ("Yingli Americas") has renewed its strategic partnership...

Canadian Solar Announces New Sales Agreement for Solar PV Projects in Tanzania

2013-02-27 08:22:29

ONTARIO, Canada, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced a 85 kW sales agreement with Zara Solar, a company from Tanzania specialized in solar PV importing, retail and installations. Including this new order, Canadian Solar will have supplied more than 350 kW of its solar modules to Zara Solar for off-grid PV projects in Tanzania. Canadian Solar's...

Prometheus Group User to Discuss Planning and Scheduling Best Practices at SAP-Centric EAM

2013-02-26 08:37:41

Hemlock Semiconductor Expert Will Provide Tips for Optimizing Resource Planning HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Group, a leading provider of SAP plant maintenance solutions, is a sponsor at SAP-Centric EAM, held March 3-6 in Huntington Beach. During the show, Prometheus Group user Sarah Jo Rowley of Hemlock Semiconductor Group will present "Optimizing Resource Planning with Real-Time SAP" on March 4 at 2:25 p.m. during Track 2. The presentation...

Trina Solar Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Results

2013-02-26 08:22:49

Quarterly Shipments Exceed Guidance CHANGZHOU, China, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trina Solar Limited (TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012. Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial and Operating Highlights Solar module shipments were approximately 415 MW for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to approximately 380 MW during the...

China Sunergy Attends PV Expo 2013 in Tokyo

2013-02-26 04:20:35

NANJING, China, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN) ("China Sunergy" or the "Company"), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company would attend the 6th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo ("PV Expo 2013") in Tokyo, Japan between February 27 and March 1, 2013. The Company's latest QSAR II module and latest high efficiency poly module Waratah, with a highest output of 270w and 260w on a 60 pieces...

Canadian Solar and Strata Solar Partner on Portfolio of Utility Scale Projects

2013-02-25 08:22:32

SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar, Inc., (the "Company," or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced that it has invested in and partnered with Strata Solar on a suite of utility-scale solar power projects located in North Carolina. The projects, developed jointly, will total approximately 85MW divided amongst 15 unique solar installations. The first project to be commissioned is Fuquay Farm,...

Yingli Green Energy Announces Preliminary Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012

2013-02-22 08:21:11

BAODING, China, Feb. 22, 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 its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012.(Logo:...

Yingli Green Energy Joins Hands Once Again with FC Bayern Munchen and the Chinese Football Association

2013-02-20 20:24:17

BAODING, China, Feb. 20, 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 the Company once again teamed up with FC Bayern Munchen (the "FCB"), the most successful German football club, to bring underprivileged football...

NREL And Partners Demonstrate Quantum Dots That Assemble Themselves

2013-02-20 12:41:03

Surprising breakthrough could bolster quantum photonics, solar cell efficiency Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and other labs have demonstrated a process whereby quantum dots can self-assemble at optimal locations in nanowires, a breakthrough that could improve solar cells, quantum computing, and lighting devices. A paper on the new technology, “Self-assembled Quantum Dots in a Nanowire System for Quantum Photonics,” appears in...

JinkoSolar Signs Three-Year Strategic Cooperation Agreement for 600 MW Solar PV Panels with China Three Gorges New Energy Corp.

2013-02-20 04:21:36

SHANGHAI, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with China Three Gorges New Energy Corp. ("CTGNE") to deliver, during the three years from 2013 to 2015, a total of 600 megawatts (MW) of its high-efficiency solar panels to be installed in western China. "We are very pleased to sign...