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TUCSON, Ariz. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reinforcing its commitment to promote the use of renewable energy, Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has modified an existing agreement with SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) to incorporate six megawatts of its new C7 Tracker technology into a planned facility that will also include two megawatts of SunPower's T5 Solar Roof Tile technology. The SunPower C7 Tracker is a solar photovoltaic tracking system that concentrates the...

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SPI, Booth #3301 -- Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) will be showcasing its energy management solutions suite at Solar Power International (SPI) this week in Orlando, Fla. Advanced Energy (AE) will have a number of its highly-reliable inverters on display, along with end-to-end energy management solutions, which reinforce its "Energy Delivered" promise to solar project stakeholders. (Photo:...

OCEANSIDE, Calif., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Systems, one of the leading mounting systems manufacturers in Europe has announced the launch of its US division, Everest Solar Systems. K2 Systems is active in all major market segments, residential, commercial, and utility-scale solar, with a track record of more than 2.5GW of installations in all major European markets. The company will serve the same segments in the US. To fuel the company's growth in the US market, Everest...

Osaka, Sept 11, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic Corporation today announced its plans to begin the full-scale development of its Smart Home Energy Management System (SMARTHEMS)(TM)(1) business on October 21, 2012 in Japan. In addition to the energy creation-storage linked system for the home released in March 2012, it will also launch AiSEG(TM)(2), which is a core component of SMARTHEMS(TM), connecting the electrical equipment and home appliances in the system....

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hittite Solar Energy Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Oguz Capan will be speaking about his new super heated, Direct Steam Generation parabolic trough technology breakthrough during a session titled "Breakthroughs in Utility Scale CSP" at 2:30pm at Solar Power International, Tuesday September 11th. WHERE: Solar Power International 2012, September 11th at 2:30pm Orange County Convention...

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Milwaukee's citywide approach to developing a sustainable solar market is fast-becoming an international blueprint for success. Through the Wisconsin Solar Initiative, businesses, government, organizations and trade associations are working together to shine the light on Milwaukee's achievements in the solar industry to other cities and corporations. The Wisconsin Solar Initiative will be exhibiting at Solar Power International (SPI), in...

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar, Inc., (the "Company," "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today launched its new ResidentialAC module, the latest addition to the Intelligrated(TM) Power product family, at Solar Power International 2012. Intelligrated Power integrates the intelligence of panel electronics with high performance solar modules to deliver smart, state-of-the-art solar...

CHANGZHOU, China, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 it held its 2012 annual general meeting of shareholders on September 7, 2012. Each of the proposals submitted for shareholder approval was approved. Specifically, the shareholders approved: Re-election of...

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Santerno Inc. exhibits at Solar Power International. Visitors will view the newly re-designed UL1741-CSA22.2 TG100 and TG125 for rooftop applications along with the new Santerno TG760 1000V NA, which is the key building block of the new 1.5 MWac Santerno Solar Skid, of which 155MW will soon be delivered to an Imperial Valley project, in California. TG760 Central Inverter.The TG760 is a 1000V input DC solar central inverter for outdoor...

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Astrum Solar, the largest full-service residential solar provider headquartered in the eastern United States, is proud to announce it has reached over a megawatt of contracted capacity as the preferred installer for six Massachusetts towns in the Solarize Mass program, which is a partnership between the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). The Astrum Solar...