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Power-One Siting Manufacturing Facility In Phoenix

on 10 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Power-One, a manufacturer of power inverters for the renewable energy industry, will open its first North American manufacturing facility in Phoenix. This announcement marks the sixth such company to move [read more]

California ISO Approves Small-Generator Interconnection Reforms

on 10 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

The California Independent System Operator Corp. (ISO) Board of Governors has approved a plan to streamline the process for studying small power projects into a new process for hooking up [read more]

JinkoSolar Passes CEC Module Tests

on 10 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. says several of its solar modules now meet the requirements of the California Energy Commission (CEC). The products have thus been added to the list of [read more]

Underwriters Laboratories Opens Lab In Japan

on 10 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a provider of safety testing and certification, has opened a testing and certification facility for photovoltaic equipment in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. In addition to offering [read more]

Sapa Extrusions Expands Operations

on 10 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Sapa Extrusions-North America, a provider of extruded aluminum products, has announced plans for a $10 million project to expand casting-pit operations at its Cressona, Pa., plant. The project will add [read more]

Technoedif Partners With SilicoTek On Polysilicon Project

on 10 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

SilicoTek and Technoedif Engenharia SA have signed a final agreement designating Technoedif as the overall project-management consultant for SilicoTek's silane and polysilicon project in Suez, Egypt. A comprehensive selection process [read more]

California Solar Manufacturers Receive Stimulus Loans

on 09 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved three loans totaling more than $10.5 million for California-based manufacturers of solar products. The loans are part of the state's Clean Energy Business [read more]

Solarfun Opens New Office In France

on 09 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd., a global manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers, photovoltaic cells and modules, has opened an office in Lille, France. According to Solarfun, France is an important [read more]

SunPower Receives California Solar Initiative Research Grant

on 09 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

In a second round of funding by the California Public Utilities Commission, SunPower Corp. will receive a grant of approximately $1.8 million from the California Solar Initiative Research, Development, Deployment [read more]

PROINSO Named Collection Point For PV Cycle Module Recycling

on 09 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Spain-based PROINSO, which specializes in the distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations, has become a point of collection for solar photovoltaic modules for the [read more]