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SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced its modules have been installed in a 5MW (AC) solar plant located in a dense agricultural area of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The environment-friendly solar project, dubbed Keystone, was developed by Community Energy Solar and constructed by groSolar. Canadian Solar utility-scale...

NOVATO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SPG Solar, a leading provider of commercial solar power products and services, announced its partnership with Curtimade Dairy in an open house event at the dairy's Tulare, Calif. facility. The dairy recently completed the installation of a 719 kilowatt (kW) solar array featuring SunSeeker® Tracker, SPG's industry-leading single axis tracker. By deploying this new solar system, Curtimade -- a 3,000 cow dairy in business for nearly 100...

BAODING, China and MADRID, Spain, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 has supplied 40 MW of PV modules for the largest solar plant in Latin America to date. Yingli...

WindEnergy7 LLC today announced a new solar panel cost drop. The Ohio manufacturer specializing in hybrid wind and solar kits is now selling its solar panels for home systems at record low prices this fall. A new video was posted today at their website WindEnergy7.com Hilliard, OH (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 WindEnergy7 LLC today announced a new solar panel cost drop. The Ohio manufacturer specializing in hybrid wind and solar kits is now selling its solar panels for home systems at...

DARIEN, Conn., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecticut-based solar company, Soluxe Solar, presented Progress Energy with its Solar Flare Award in recognition of its outstanding SunSense Schools solar energy program. "The SunSense Schools program is offering schools the resources they need to educate our youth in renewable energy, free of cost," said Soluxe Solar CEO, Jeffrey Mayer, in acknowledging Progress Energy. With the help of Progress Energy's SunSense Schools program, the...

ONTARIO, Canada, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies with a global supply-chain and manufacturing facilities in Canada and China, today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce ("DOC") issued a final determination to impose antidumping duties (AD) of 15.42% and countervailing duties (CVD) of 15.24% on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells made by Canadian Solar...

1SolTech – Setting the tone for American solar module manufacturing with the recent release of 1SolTech’s Sleek and Sigma product lines. Farmers Branch, TX (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 1SolTech, a Texas-based solar power manufacturing company used product development and innovation for launch of their two series of solar panels at the Solar Power International 2012 last month in Orlando, FL. The Sigma Series is a bifacial solar module product line, and the Sleek Series is a frameless...

DX3 Enterprises Ltd., a Canadian commercial solar lighting manufacturer, is proud to announce the launch of the newly designed website. Edmonton, Alberta (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 DX3 Enterprises Ltd. Launches Solar Lighting Website DX3SolarLighting.com DX3 Enterprises Ltd., a Canadian solar powered lighting manufacturer, is proud to announce the launch of the newly designed DX3SolarLighting.com website. The new website boasts the ability to select the appropriate type of solar street...

SHANGHAI, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that a 6.4-megawatt solar farm utilizing JinkoSolar photovoltaic (PV) modules, was completed in Robeson County, North Carolina. Built by North Carolina-based Strata Solar, the Watts solar farm is the most recent addition to Strata Solar's "southern cluster" of solar power farms in North Carolina. Located...

Solar cells convert three-quarters of the energy contained in the Sun‘s spectrum into electricity – yet the infrared spectrum is entirely lost in standard solar cells. In contrast, black silicon solar cells are specifi cally designed to absorb this part of the Sun‘s spectrum – and researchers have recently succeeded in doubling their overall efficiency. The Sun blazes down from a deep blue sky – and rooftop solar cells convert this solar energy into electricity. Not all of it,...