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U.S. venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies reached $4.9 billion in 2011 - flat in terms of deals and down 4.5% in terms of [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9635 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:46:28 -0500 Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied approval of the Simply Solar program, an initiative developed by utilities Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9634 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:45:13 -0500 Siemens Government Technologies Inc. says that the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center has awarded the company a $16.8 million task order to implement energy-conserving [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9633 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:43:55 -0500 Construction has begun on a 500 kW solar energy system at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C. According to the companies, the rooftop system [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9632 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:42:52 -0500 Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) have developed a crystalline solar cell with efficiency greater than 20% using Heraeus metallization [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9631 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:41:56 -0500 Corning Inc. says it has received its first commercial order for photovoltaic glass substrates. This milestone order follows three years of development work and extensive [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9630 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:41:01 -0500 Element Power, a developer, owner and manager of wind and solar power projects, says it has closed its co-investment fundraising process, raising an additional $183 [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9629 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:40:12 -0500 Shmuel Fledel has been appointed CEO of the solar thermal energy business unit in the solar and hydro division of Siemens Energy. Until 2005, Fledel [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9628 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:39:26 -0500 Alpha-Omega Power Technologies LLC, a provider of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar simulators and test systems, says that Solapoint Corp. has selected its GEN2 solar simulator. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9627 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:38:32 -0500 The state of Colorado has established itself as one of the U.S.' leading markets for PV installations, ranking No. 7 in a recent report from [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9626 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:03:22 -0500 PPG Industries' flat-glass business will expand production capability at its Fresno, Calif., plant in order to accommodate the manufacture of Solarphire glass, an ultra-low-iron glass [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9624 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:41:48 -0500 BrightSource Energy Inc., a solar thermal technology company, says that South Africa-based Sasol has selected BrightSource's power tower solar thermal technology, following a worldwide review [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9623 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:40:55 -0500 The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), in partnership with SunPower Corp., Joint Venture Silicon Valley and Wells Fargo, have installed solar parking canopy systems [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9622 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:39:58 -0500 Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, has supplied its modules for a 1 MW solar farm at the Chattanooga Airport [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9621 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38:51 -0500 RLS Logistics, a temperature-controlled logistics provider, has partnered with HelioSage Energy, a solar project developer, and Dynamic Solar, a solar integrator, to install a 257 [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9620 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37:22 -0500 Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer of flexible copper indium gallium diselendie solar panels, says that Victor Lee, executive director of TFG Radiant Group Ltd. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9619 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:36:29 -0500 MiaSole, a manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, says it has achieved a 17.3% champion device result, while the manufacturing [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9618 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34:27 -0500 Germany-based Centrosolar AG says that testing agency TUV Rheinland has certified that its modules are resistant to voltage-related performance degradation. This effect, which is referred [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9617 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:33:41 -0500 Photon Energy, an integrated PV development company based in the Czech Republic, has launched an updated website. Among other features, the site offers a world [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9616 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:32:46 -0500 A new survey of more than 400 buyers of PV inverters has revealed a growing acceptance of Chinese products, with close to 30% of respondents [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9615 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:40:36 -0500 Sandia National Laboratories and solar integration firm Solar Power Electric have released PV Value, an electronic form designed to standardize appraisals. Funded by the U.S. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9614 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:39:25 -0500 Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has selected AREVA Solar as a technology partner for its concentrating solar power (CSP) addition to TEP's H. Wilson Sundt Generating [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9613 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:37:50 -0500 Real estate development company HRI Properties is installing solar arrays at six of its developments in Louisiana for a $10 million solar energy project totaling [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9612 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:36:19 -0500 Austria-based Fronius International GmbH plans to open a subsidiary in Shanghai, China, in March. The Chinese market is the fastest-growing photovoltaic market in the world, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9611 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:35:20 -0500 SMA America says select Sunny Central solar inverters for commercial- and utility-scale projects requiring compliance with the Buy American clause in the American Recovery and [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9610 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:34:18 -0500 Energy-buying consortium PowerOptions has partnered with SunEdison on a new solar program for nonprofit institutions and government entities in Massachusetts. PowerOptions' program is designed to [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9609 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:33:05 -0500 The Danfoss Group, a provider of PV inverters and power electronics, has launched the TLX 6 kW photovoltaic inverter, which is now available in the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9608 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:32:01 -0500 Q-Cells SE says it has achieved an agreement in principle on the restructuring of three outstanding convertible bonds, through a single transaction. The company announced [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9607 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:31:10 -0500 DuPont and Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. have signed a strategic agreement focusing on technology advancements, supply chain optimization, cost reduction initiatives, and DuPont Tedlar [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9606 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:29:49 -0500 The U.S. Commerce Department has determined that a "massive surge" of Chinese solar imports were brought into the U.S. at the end of last year [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9605 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:13:54 -0500 The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Large-scale Solar Association (LSA) say they have submitted comments on the supplemental draft programmatic environmental impact statement [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9604 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:46:44 -0500 Semprius Inc., a developer of high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, says it has set a new record for photovoltaic module efficiency, at 33.9% (active area). [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9603 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:44:33 -0500 Arlington Valley Solar Energy II LLC (AVSE II), a member of LS Power Group, has awarded Fluor Corp. an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9602 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:43:06 -0500 It is well known that California is a leader when it comes to solar energy, but which city leads the pack? The Environment California Research [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9601 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:40:36 -0500 Conergy France, together with its local partner Soligest, has completed three rooftop solar installations with a total power rating of 6.1 MW. The three projects [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9599 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:35:58 -0500 Salamon Group Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Sunlogics Power has become the senior secured creditor of PV cell developer ARISE Technologies Corp. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9598 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:34:41 -0500 FirstEnergy Corp. has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to secure 10-year contracts for solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) to enable its utilities - Ohio [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9600 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) have formed a partnership to explore how renewable energy can help the U.S. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9597 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:42:05 -0500 U.S.-based Onyx Service and Solutions Inc. says it has executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acquire 25% of China-based Optimum Solar. The financial terms [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9596 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:39:40 -0500 The Spanish government has suspended subsidies for new renewable energy projects in an attempt to cut the nation's budget deficit, Bloomberg reports. The new law [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9595 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:35:10 -0500 GT Advanced Technologies Inc. has announced the commercial availability of its DSS450 MonoCast crystal growth system, as well as its Acuity performance management solution. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9594 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:33:00 -0500 Kyocera Corp. and Nichicon Corp. have signed an agreement under which Kyocera will sell a new energy-management system that combines Kyocera's solar power generating systems [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9593 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:31:06 -0500 A clean energy coalition in Maine is seeking to boost the state's renewable portfolio standard from 10% by 2017 to 14% by 2017 with incremental [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9592 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:29:39 -0500 GS Battery (USA) Inc. says it has begun supplying its ECO R model SLC 70-4 and SLX246-12 batteries for use in Suniva's balance-of-system solutions (BOSS). [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9591 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:26:50 -0500 Southwest Solar Technologies Inc. has launched a development program for a solar thermal technology that will serve industrial needs for process heat and steam. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9590 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:24:42 -0500 Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. has entered into a supply agreement with IBC SOLAR AG. Under the terms of the agreement, Yingli will supply [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9589 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:22:34 -0500 Gehrlicher Solar America has completed two additional commercial solar installations in the U.S. The first solar project - a 151 kW, ground-mounted system located in [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9588 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:21:02 -0500 With the solar energy industry maturing rapidly and expanding to newer markets, the focus of innovation and investment has shifted from panels to installations - [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9587 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:08:56 -0500 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu has announced the 20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the DOE Solar Decathlon 2013, as well [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9586 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:07:56 -0500 Eastman Chemical Co. and Solutia Inc., whose solar-related product offerings include fluids for concentrating solar power plants and encapsulants for PV modules, have entered into [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9585 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:06:52 -0500 Solar Solutions International Inc. (SSI) has introduced a full line of solar racking products called LevelOne. Available for immediate order, LevelOne racking products are produced [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9582 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:01:01 -0500 SunMaxx Solar, a manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, and Intelligent Green Solutions (IGS) have installed a solar thermal system at Moody Air Force [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9581 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:58:12 -0500 Energy Solutions Group Inc. (ESG), a Vermont-based provider of renewable energy products and services, says its solar products distribution arm, Sundeavor Inc., based in Proctorsville, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9580 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:56:32 -0500 National Solar Power has entered into a solar farm development agreement with Liberty County, Fla. Under the agreement, the company will build a solar energy [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9579 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:55:18 -0500 SolarWorld and its partners in the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) have unearthed new PV module import data that, according to the coalition, proves [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9578 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:09:26 -0500 EDF EN Canada, an EDF Energies Nouvelles company, says it has reached commercial operation on the second 11.8 MW installation of the St. Isidore solar [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9583 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Schletter Inc. and Quick Mount PV, both manufacturers of solar photovoltaic mounting systems, have unveiled the Gator Mount, a new product that makes Quick Mount [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9584 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The market for solar installations based on copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film panels will nearly double in size to $2.35 billion in 2015, according [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9577 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:18:13 -0500 The recent announcement from Italian energy agency GSE (Gestore dei Servizi Energetici) that large-scale PV plants will no longer receive feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives in the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9576 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:16:02 -0500 Flextronics Industrial, a Singapore-based manufacturer that had entered into a manufacturing partnership with concentrating PV (CPV) solar provider Amonix, has cut approximately 200 workers at [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9575 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:13:06 -0500 Annabelle Candy, based in Hayward, Calif., has inaugurated a new PV system at its Hayward facility. The installation is expected to offset more than 90% [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9574 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:10:42 -0500 Germany-based Conergy AG has introduced a new warranty for its PowerPlus modules called PremiumPlus. As of Feb. 1, the product warranty will be extended to [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9572 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:05:41 -0500 Canadian Solar has entered into an agreement with the Al Fahad Group, a diversified conglomerate in the United Arab Emirates, to supply PV modules for [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9571 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:03:52 -0500 Although President Barack Obama's Jan. 24 State of the Union address contained only a singular mention of solar energy, he reiterated his commitment to expanding [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9570 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:02:43 -0500 The U.K.'s Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's ruling that reductions in PV feed-in tariffs (FITs) introduced by the Department of Energy and [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9569 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:04:59 -0500 SolarEdge Technologies, a provider of solar power optimization systems and monitoring products, has introduced a new line of single-phase solar inverters for the North American [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9568 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:49:09 -0500 Wells Fargo & Co. and Atlanta-based Enfinity America Corp. have created a joint program through which Wells Fargo will provide up to $100 million for [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9567 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:48:15 -0500 Sol Systems, a solar renewable energy credit (SREC) aggregator, has introduced Sol Annuity 10, a new product for Massachusetts solar photovoltaic projects. Sol Annuity 10 [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9566 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:46:45 -0500 GreenVolts Inc., provider of an integrated concentrated PV system, has entered into a strategic partnership with Independent Solar Developers (ISD), a turnkey solar system developer, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9565 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:45:40 -0500 Renesas Electronics Corp., a provider of semiconductor products, has introduced three silicon carbide (SiC) compound power devices: the RJQ6020DPM, the RJQ6021DPM and the RJQ6022DPM. Each [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9564 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:44:33 -0500 Germany-based Soltecture, a provider of copper indium sulfide (CIS) modules, has teamed with altPOWER, a New York-based company focusing on building-integrated PV (BIPV). "The Soltecture [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9563 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:43:40 -0500 Solar energy lease provider American Solar Direct (ASD) says it is now serving residential customers in Northern California through the opening of a new regional [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9562 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:42:25 -0500 Vistrian, a provider of manufacturing software, has been selected by thin-film PV developer NuvoSun to provide its FactoryLOOK and VistrianMES software systems to NovaSun's manufacturing [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9561 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 PV module prices increased by 7% in December 2011 due to a temporary pickup in demand ahead of feed-in-tariff (FIT) reductions in a number of [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9560 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:07:41 -0500 The Italian government has announced a new rule and a new development governing PV installations in the country. Both will affect the large-scale project market. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9559 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:41:37 -0500 Germany-based solar manufacturer Q-Cells SE plans to restructure its financial liabilities in two steps. As a first step, following negotiations with various creditor groups, the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9558 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:40:36 -0500 Deutsche Bank has completed a 122.4 kW rooftop-mounted solar photovoltaic system at its Americas headquarters in New York, located at 60 Wall St. The building [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9557 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:39:50 -0500 Mortenson Construction says it has been selected as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor by San Francisco-based MP2 Capital to construct a 2.4 MW [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9556 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:39:04 -0500 Wells Fargo & Co. says that equity financing is complete for a 53.5 MW solar project in New Mexico. The project was fully activated in [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9555 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:37:54 -0500 PowerPlay Solar Development, an integrated solar development and finance company based in Ridgefield, Conn., has commissioned a 2 MW, nine-acre photovoltaic solar plant developed by [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9554 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:37:03 -0500 ESA Renewables has commissioned a 500 kW DC solar photovoltaic system in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. ESA developed and constructed the array, installed its monitoring system and [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9553 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:35:59 -0500 Distributor Airline Hydraulics and PV Racking LLC, based in Southampton, Pa., have entered into a strategic partnership. PV Racking designs, manufactures and distributes solar racking [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9552 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:35:02 -0500 Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a shooting last January, has announced she will step down from Congress in order [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9551 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:36:11 -0500 Researchers from the University of Buffalo (UB) have developed a new, nanomaterials-based technology that they believe has the potential to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9550 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:29:45 -0500 Southern Energy Management (SEM) has designed and installed a 198.24 kW PV array for zipper manufacturer IDEAL Fastener Corp. The array is sited on the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9549 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:28:41 -0500 GCube, an underwriter for renewable energy initiatives, says it has underwritten Australia's first utility-scale solar power project. The 10 MW Greenough River Solar Farm, near [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9547 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:26:01 -0500 Home builder KB Home says it will include solar power systems as a standard feature of its custom-built homes in select communities in central Florida. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9546 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:24:37 -0500 Germany-based solar module manufacturer Solarwatt AG says its modules have been tested to perform as designed in heavy snowfall and with extreme snow loads. Specifically, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9545 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:23:36 -0500 Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs - a coalition of Michigan businesses, agricultural groups, healthcare professionals and labor organizations - is pushing for a ballot proposal that [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9548 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Following a recent jump in PV installations in Germany, representatives from the country's industry association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar) met with Federal Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9544 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:39:54 -0500