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Leading certification body TUV Nord certifies PV modules ideal for Middle East climate DUBAI, UAE, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, has announced that following its participation at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi earlier this year, a range of its PV modules have been accredited by TUV Nord, a leading German industry-certification body. (Logo:...
New Firm Streamlines Participation in, and Expands the Market for, Medium-Scale Commercial Solar Energy Development SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wiser Capital has announced the launch of its service, facilitated by a first-of-its-kind online platform, matching participants in, and streamlining transactions for, third-party financed medium-sized commercial photovoltaic (PV) solar energy developments. Helmed by Principals Nathan Homan, Stephen Honikman and...
Contract Negotiation Underway Between Strategic Partners and European Space Agency for High-Efficiency Satellite Solar Energy Cells SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley-based Solar Junction, a developer of high-efficiency multi-junction solar energy cells for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market, is in contract negotiation along with IQE - the leading global supplier of semiconductor wafers - for the development of next-generation satellite solar cells for...
Ranks Top 3 among Leading Module Manufacturers in Outdoor Field Testing BAODING, China, April 19, 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 ranked third among ninety well-known manufacturers...
Throughout decades of research on solar cells, one formula has been considered an absolute limit to the efficiency of such devices in converting sunlight into electricity: Called the Shockley-Queisser efficiency limit, it posits that the ultimate conversion efficiency can never exceed 34 percent for a single optimized semiconductor junction. Now, researchers at MIT have shown that there is a way to blow past that limit as easily as today's jet fighters zoom through the sound barrier —...
35 MW to be delivered through OEMs in Poland and India JIASHAN, China, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola") (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced it has agreed to provide Enerparc AG ("Enerparc"), an internationally oriented and dynamically growing provider of solar power plant installation and operation services, with 43.6 megawatts ("MW") of solar modules, 35 MW of which will be delivered...
JIASHAN, China, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola (ReneSola Ltd., NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of high-performance PV modules and wafers, has signed a sales contract to supply 2 MW of its highest-efficiency polysilicon module, Virtus II(®) (260 W), to a mega solar project in Uenohara-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/CNTU030) ReneSola Virtus II(®) boasts the highest energy efficiency level of polysilicon PV...
WALNUT, Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunvalley Solar, Inc. (OTC BB:SSOL), a leading solar power technology and solar system integration company, announced today that it has been awarded a new 129.5KW solar system installation contract from Amerifreight, Inc in City of Industry, CA. The 129.5KW contract is for a system capable of generating 190,688kWh of electrical power annually. The system utilizes 518 pieces of high efficiency 250 watt Polycrystalline solar panels. "This...
XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today announced that it has signed a module supply contract with EA Solar Nakornsawan Co., Ltd, a leading developer of photovoltaic (PV) projects in Thailand. Under the terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will provide 63 megawatts (MW) of PV modules with weekly shipments of approximately 6.3 MW...
County Expects to Offset $1.5 Million in Electricity Costs in First Year SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced today that construction is underway on two solar power projects for Yolo County in Calif. The projects are expected to generate 5.8 megawatts of emission-free solar power for county facilities, worth an estimated $1.5 million in electricity costs the first year of operation. The projects include one array built at the...
