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SYDNEY, Australia, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, today announced the grand prize winner of its Suntech Super Draw in Australia, who will receive AUD20,000 for an eco-friendly retrofit of his home. Dale C., the grand prize winner from Victoria, Australia, purchased a 4.5 kilowatt solar system that was installed by solar specialists Gippsland Solar. Dale said, "I'm so excited to have won...

TORONTO, July 6, 2012 /CNW/ - International Power Canada (IPC) announced today that construction has commenced at the Brockville Solar project in Leeds County, Ontario. The project, developed under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program, will have an installed capacity of 10 megawatts (MW), sufficient to serve nearly 1,700 Ontario homes annually. The project is expected to begin operating in early 2013. IPC and its affiliates currently operate 362 MW of wind-powered and 112 MW...

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...

MANILA, Philippines, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, and Propmech Corporation, a leading engineering, procurement and construction company in the Philippines, have completed a 571 kilowatt rooftop solar installation on the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) headquarters in Manila, Philippines. Equipped with high-quality solar modules from Suntech, and installed and integrated by...

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, will present a high efficiency 255-watt polycrystalline module (STP255-20Wd) at Intersolar Europe 2012. The new 60-cell module, which utilizes optimized metallization technology to boost efficiency, is one of the most powerful in its class and can be incorporated into almost any kind of solar application. "With the evolution of the...

SALT LAKE CITY, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver, CO-based Bella Energy is proud to announce the completion of the 1.65 megawatt solar array atop the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT. Covering 3.85 acres of rooftop, the project is currently the largest solar photovoltaic system on Rocky Mountain Power's entire electric grid. It is also the largest solar array in the State of Utah. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120524/LA13479)...

DuPont™ Tedlar® Polyvinyl Fluoride Film Aimed at Helping Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels Circleville, OH (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 DuPont celebrated the completion of a $295 million capacity expansion that has more than doubled production capacity for DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) film. The expansion underscores the company’s commitment to help reduce global dependence on fossil fuels through providing enabling materials and technologies designed to increase the...

WUXI, China, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Highlights Total net revenues were $409.5 million. Total PV shipments decreased 26.9% sequentially and 22.1% year-over-year. Gross profit was $2.4 million and gross margin was 0.6%. Gross profit and gross margin were impacted by a provision for preliminary U.S....

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, will introduce a new compact frame design for its popular 60-cell W-Series module at Intersolar Munich. The new slim and lightweight module format is easier to install, lowers shipment costs, and reduces the product's carbon footprint. The sleek frame design will be utilized on Suntech's new W-Series 260W modules, each with...

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, offers the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Commerce's preliminary decision to impose antidumping duties (AD) of 31.22% on Suntech's crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells imported from China. "These duties do not reflect the reality of a highly-competitive global solar industry. Suntech has consistently maintained a...