http://www.solarindustrymag.com/ en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:01 -0400 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:01 -0400 editors@solarindustrymag.com publisher@solarindustrymag.com Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved, Zackin Publications Inc. Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, have introduced legislation that would make PV modules manufactured in China ineligible for the 30% federal tax [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10321 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:22:41 -0400 Schmid Group has released the TinPad system, which is designed to reduce the costs of applying busbars to six-inch solar cells. Delivery of the first [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10320 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:19:54 -0400 Norbert Roettgen, Germany's federal environment minister, will step down from his post, according to a Reuters report. Roettgen co-introduced controversial reductions to solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10319 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:18:55 -0400 Lucky Corridor LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Western Area Power Administration, a power marketing administration in the U.S. Department of [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10318 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:43 -0400 Independent Solar Developers, a provider of solar installations to the agricultural industry, has installed and commissioned a 480 kW concentrated PV (CPV) solar field in [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10317 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:16:12 -0400 Isovoltaic AG has introduced the Icosolar APA 3G PV backsheet, which the company says provides complete and cost-effective protection to solar modules. The new backsheet [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10316 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:14:51 -0400 Solectria Renewables LLC, a photovoltaic inverter manufacturer, has provided its utility-scale inverters for the 30 MW Alamosa concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) project, which recently began operating [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10315 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:09:47 -0400 China-based SNEC PV Power Expom Italy-based Solarexpo and U.S.-based Solar Power International have formed the Global Solar Alliance (GSA). The GSA plans to create a [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10314 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:07:48 -0400 Germany-based engineering company Manz AG has opened a new production facility in Suzhou, China - two hours west of Shanghai. In the new fab, Manz [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10313 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:02:33 -0400 Apricus, a designer and manufacturer of solar hot water and hydronic heating products, says it has received Uniform Solar Energy Code (USEC) certification for 14 [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10312 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:01:01 -0400 Solar photovoltaic demand during the second half of this year (2H'12) will see increasing contributions from emerging markets in North America and Asia Pacific. More [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10311 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:05:45 -0400 With a decision from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) expected this week on whether to impose tariffs on solar products imported from China, several [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10310 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:05:00 -0400 In 2011, Italy emerged as the world's top PV market, installing more megawatts than previous leader Germany. However, because the Italian government has now reduced [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10309 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:29:46 -0400 Germany-based Sovello GmbH has filed for insolvency and requested that the court allow the company to restructure. After exploring various options, the company concluded that [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10308 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:28:21 -0400 Clean Power Research has unveiled SolarAnywhere FleetView, a tool designed to provide insights into the impact of distributed PV on grid operation. SolarAnywhere FleetView addresses [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10307 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:26:10 -0400 The second phase of the Solar Phoenix program has launched, with the support of a $25 million commitment from National Bank of Arizona (NBA). According [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10306 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:25:12 -0400 Vertically integrated solar energy company Eclipsall has introduced the e-Max 60-cell solar module, a 275 W unit. The e-Max panel's new ribbon technology reduces cell [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10305 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:22:56 -0400 Solar inverter manufacturer KACO new energy has entered into a partnership with Ampt under which KACO will utilize Ampt's technologies in its inverters. KACO says [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10303 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:17:16 -0400 Mage Solar, part of the Mage Group, has supplied its Powertec Plus modules for a 1.05 MW solar project located at various sites in Louisiana. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10302 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:10:14 -0400 Clean Currents, a supplier of green electricity, has unveiled a new clean energy purchasing program that allows Maryland and Washington, D.C., homeowners to pay for [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10301 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:09:12 -0400 REFUsol Inc., a manufacturer of solar inverters, says it has received the necessary safety certificates to begin distribution of its solar inverters produced at the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10304 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Despite global economic troubles, the solar heating and cooling (SHC) market grew by 14% in 2010, with the installed capacity of solar collectors reaching 196 [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10300 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:40:08 -0400 California State Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, has introduced S.B.843, legislation that would establish a framework for shared community renewable energy systems for customers of the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10299 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:38:48 -0400 Ferro Electronic Materials, a supplier of materials for fabricating photovoltaic silicon solar cells, has developed the PS 213X Series, a new family of rear silver [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10298 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:37:44 -0400 Germany-headquartered Singulus Technologies has launched Materia, a new technology for the cleaning of silicon chunks and ingot saw-off cuts during crystalline solar cell manufacture. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10297 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:36:15 -0400 Canadian Solar Inc. has implemented Merck's isishape materials in the mass production of its ELPS (Efficient, Long-term Photovoltaic Solution) solar cells. According to the companies, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10296 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:35:13 -0400 eSolar, a provider of scalable concentrating solar power (CSP) plant technology, and Sanmina-SCI, an integrated manufacturing services company, have entered into a new partnership. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10295 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:34:12 -0400 Satcon Technology Corp. has been selected by China-based GCL Solar Energy to supply 45 of its Equinox 500 kW inverters, along with over 1,900 Satcon [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10294 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:32:51 -0400 DelSolar Co. Ltd., an integrated manufacturing services company focusing on PV cells, modules and systems, will install the DriTech dryer from Despatch Industries at one [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10293 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:30:11 -0400 The sixth SNEC PV Power Expo, held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in China, will open on May 16. The three-day event has [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10292 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:29:04 -0400 With no sign that the oversupply of solar polysilicon is ending, buyers are shifting their purchasing activity to the bargain-basement spot market, contributing to a [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10291 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:14:36 -0400 The bill adopted by the German Parliament for reducing solar subsidies is now expected to come before the government's Mediation Committee, per a decision from [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10290 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:13:31 -0400 The California State Assembly has approved A.B.1703, which will allow K Road Power to seek permission to build its Calico solar plant directly from the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10289 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:12:28 -0400 As challenging conditions continue in the solar manufacturing equipment sector, Applied Materials has announced changes to its PV business segment. Applied's board of directors has [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10288 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:10:46 -0400 Cogentrix Energy LLC says the Alamosa solar plant, a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) project in Colorado's San Luis Valley region, has begun operation. According to the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10287 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:08:58 -0400 Robert Burkle GmbH, a Germany-based provider of PV production equipment, has developed a new lamination technology, SL, for the production of crystalline solar modules. According [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10286 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:07:36 -0400 Pro Pel Plastech, a recycling center in South Deerfield, Mass., has inaugurated a new roof-mounted solar array. Dynamic Solar, a fully integrated solar developer, performed [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10285 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:02:51 -0400 Amtech Systems Inc., a supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells and other products, says its Chinese [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10284 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:48:30 -0400 The City of Milwaukee's solar program, Milwaukee Shines, has partnered with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association to launch a pilot solar purchase program called the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10283 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:47:30 -0400 Germany-based Belectric maintained its position as the world's largest PV system integrator in 2011, with close to 400 MW of new PV capacity developed, according [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10282 Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:36 -0400 Soltecture GmbH, a Berlin-based manufacturer of copper indium selenide thin-film PV products, says it has filed to open insolvency proceedings in a German court. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10281 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:59:49 -0400 Lincoln Renewable Energy (LRE), a developer of solar and wind projects, has inaugurated its 12.5 MW NJ Oak solar project in Cumberland County, N.J. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10280 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:58:09 -0400 BT Imaging Pty. Ltd., a supplier of luminescence-based inspection and quality control systems for the photovoltaic manufacturing industry, has introduced a new product suite. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10279 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:57:12 -0400 Independent solar module test lab PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) has launched a new certification program designed to give solar module manufacturers and project developers a [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10278 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:52:55 -0400 Panasonic Corp. of North America has established Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada Inc., which will provide design, implementation and financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10277 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:51:49 -0400 Eclipsall Energy Group and the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, a First Nation community in Ontario, have entered into a joint venture agreement to develop solar [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10276 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:49:52 -0400 Clenergy, a provider of solar mounting systems with offices in Xiamen, China, and Melbourne, Australia, has debuted the PV-ezRack Trapezoidal, a universal mounting system for [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10275 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:49:01 -0400 Heraeus, a developer and manufacturer of metallization pastes for the photovoltaic industry, has debuted its SOL9600 Series of front-side metallization pastes. The pastes, designed for [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10274 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:47:43 -0400 Moose Power Inc. (MPI), a rooftop solar developer in Ontario, says it has selected Heliene Inc. to supply 1 MW of solar panels for MPI's [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10273 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:46:14 -0400 Solar PV continued its remarkable growth trend in 2011, even in the midst of a financial and economic crisis and as the PV industry entered [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10272 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:02:17 -0400 Westinghouse Solar Inc., a designer and manufacturer of integrated rooftop solar power systems, and CBD Energy Ltd., a diversified renewable energy company, have entered into [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10271 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:59 -0400 SunDurance Energy, Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (PSE&G) and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) have dedicated the Kearny Landfill Solar Project, a 3 [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10270 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:04 -0400 PV power installed in Italy represented more than 33% of the global market in 2011, making Italy the No. 1 market for PV installations, according [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10269 Wed, 09 May 2012 10:59:04 -0400 bSolar has launched its bifacial crystalline-silicon solar cells. Bifacial cells utilize the cells' rear side to collect reflected and diffused sunlight and generate additional electricity, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10268 Wed, 09 May 2012 10:57:56 -0400 Schletter Inc., a provider of solar mounting systems, has expanded its manufacturing capability in its Park@Sol solar carport product line. The Park@Sol is a ready-to-install [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10266 Wed, 09 May 2012 10:54:38 -0400 Convert Italia, an Italy-based renewable energy company, and Solaria Corp., a solar module manufacturer, have inaugurated a 2 MW low-concentrating solar plant in Puglia, Italy. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10265 Wed, 09 May 2012 10:53:43 -0400 Apricus, a designer and manufacturer of solar hot water and hydronic heating products, has signed a manufacturer representative agreement with Jordan-based Mustakbal Clean Tech. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10263 Wed, 09 May 2012 10:51:28 -0400 Munro Distributing, a distributor of renewable energy products, says it has begun selling Enecsys micro-inverters. Enecsys micro-inverters are designed for high reliability to match the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10264 Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Government officials in Serbia have signed a memorandum calling for the construction of a 1 GW PV park in the country. The installation will be [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10267 Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD) and its wholly owned subsidiary United Solar Ovonic LLC (USO) are canceling the auction of USO, which was scheduled for [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10261 Tue, 08 May 2012 12:45:37 -0400 Enbridge Inc. and First Solar Inc. have completed Enbridge's 50 MW Silver State North solar project in Clark County, Nev. U.S. Secretary of the Interior [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10260 Tue, 08 May 2012 12:45:25 -0400 SPI Solar, a vertically integrated photovoltaic solar developer, has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction agreement with a subsidiary of KDC Solar to design [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10259 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:58:26 -0400 Johns Hopkins University has teamed with solar energy development companies Eastlight Renewable Ventures and RGS Energy to install an 818 kW PV project across three [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10258 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:57:13 -0400 Dexter, Mich.-based SIKO - a division of SIKO GmbH, headquartered in Buchenbach, Germany - has introduced a magnetic measurement system featuring flexible solar thermal collectors [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10257 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:56:02 -0400 Meritage Homes, EchoFirst and Southern Energy Management (SEM) have entered into a partnership offering a solar hybrid system to North Carolina homeowners. Meritage Homes is [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10256 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:54:18 -0400 Delta Products Corp. has selected AEE Solar, a renewable energy system and equipment distributor, to become an authorized dealer of its Solivia residential inverters. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10255 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:53:03 -0400 Motech Industries has appointed Eric Kuo president of its U.S.-based solar module business, Motech Americas. He brings to the position more than 15 years of [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10254 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:52:01 -0400 Germany-based RESOL, a provider of solar controllers, will offer a seminar at its booth at the upcoming World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF) in Denver. The [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10253 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:50:41 -0400 With a critical decision looming, solar advocates and local ratepayers have sent more than 38,000 emails to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) over a [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10262 Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Kyocera Solar Inc. has launched Kyocera Solar Finance, a program designed to provide loan and lease options to consumers seeking light commercial and mid-to-large commercial [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10252 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:50:09 -0400 SolarEdge Technologies, a provider of power optimization systems and monitoring products, has released 15 kW, 16 kW and 17 kW three-phase solar inverters and a [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10251 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:48:58 -0400 Amphenol Industrial Global Operations, a provider of interconnect systems, has introduced a molded in-line fuse that is designed to help protect photovoltaic systems from ground-fault [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10249 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:46:25 -0400 Shoals Technologies Group and Ampt LLC have introduced the Shoals MultiLink Accessory Module powered by Ampt, as part of Shoals' MultiLink junction box product line. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10248 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:45:14 -0400 The Town of Sturbridge, Mass., has selected BlueWave Capital LLC, a solar energy project developer based in Boston, to develop solar energy projects for the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10247 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:44:00 -0400 TEAL Electronics, a San Diego-based subsidiary of SL Industries Inc., has expanded its TEALsolar configurable combiner box for commercial- and utility-scale solar systems to now [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10246 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:42:47 -0400 The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) board of directors has completed elections for two of its three officer positions. Ervan Hancock, manager of renewable and [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10245 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:41:48 -0400 SolarCity, a provider of clean energy services, has opened a new 15,000 square-foot operations center in Marlborough, Mass. The company says it has grown [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10244 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:40:35 -0400 Unistrut Energy Solutions, a supplier of solar racking systems and part of Atkore International, says it will now operate under the Unistrut Construction brand. According [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10243 Mon, 07 May 2012 11:39:42 -0400 The Lawrenceville School, a boarding school in Lawrenceville, N.J., has completed a 6.1 MW PV array on 30 acres of school-owned farm land. It will [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10250 Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Louisiana is currently home to approximately 1,832 solar PV installations totaling nearly 11 MW of installed capacity, according to a new report from the Gulf [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10241 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:05:22 -0400 MidAmerican Solar and First Solar Inc. state that they have begun major construction at the Topaz Solar Farm, located in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10240 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:04:12 -0400 A significant majority of voters in Los Angeles support an increase in local solar power, according to a new poll conducted by public research firm [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10239 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:03:03 -0400 North Carolina-headquartered PV project developer O2 Energies has selected National Renewable Energy Corp. (NARENCO), a Charlotte, N.C.-based engineering, procurement and construction contractor, to construct the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10238 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:01:40 -0400 American Public University System, an online higher-education provider focused on the military and public-service communities, has inaugurated a 407 kW PV array at its headquarters [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10237 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:35 -0400 Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. has created a regional headquarters office in Tokyo, Japan. The office will host a wholly owned subsidiary called Yingli [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10236 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:59:26 -0400 Q-Cells says it has received an order for 7 MW of solar modules by home furnishings retailer IKEA. Q-Cells' copper indium gallium diselenide thin-film modules [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10235 Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 First Solar Inc. has appointed James Hughes CEO. Hughes succeeds Mike Ahearn, First Solar's founder and chairman, who has been serving as interim CEO since [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10242 Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 For some solar policy advocates, a recent bill introduced in Congress would appear to represent their dream legislation. After all, its purpose, as summarized simply [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10234 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:47:51 -0400 UPDATED: "Is there a solar time bomb being built in Canton?" asks the website cantonsolarexposed.com. Southern Sky Renewable Energy's (SSRE) PV project under construction in [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10216 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:43:39 -0400 China's new Five-Year Plan for its solar sector will increase the level of government control and financial support of solar manufacturing, while calling for higher [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10233 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:38:14 -0400 Clean Power Finance, MS Solar Solutions Corp. - a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley - and Main Street Power Co. have created MySolar, a [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10232 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:08:48 -0400 Vela Solaris has debuted the 5.9 release of its Polysun software, a simulation tool for PV and solar thermal installations. With the new 5.9 version, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10230 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:06:04 -0400 K Road Power Holdings LLC and SunPower Corp. have entered into an agreement under which K Road has acquired the 25 MW McHenry solar project. [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10228 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:03:40 -0400 Intertek has signed a partnership agreement with Ontario's Local Content Assurance Bureau (LCAB) to provide auditing and inspection services under the Contributor to Ontario Renewable [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10227 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:02:06 -0400 ESA Renewables has executed a letter of intent (LOI) for a 24 MW PV project in Paradise Park, Jamaica. Under the LOI, ESA will design, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10226 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:00:51 -0400 Satcon Technology Corp., a provider of utility-scale power products for the renewable energy market, has finalized a strategic manufacturing agreement with Sanmina-SCI Corp. Under the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10225 Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Sandy Spring Friends School (SSFS), a pre-K through 12 co-ed college preparatory Quaker school in Montgomery County, Md., plans to install a 473.7 kW solar [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10229 Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Duke Energy Renewables has acquired the Black Mountain solar project, a 10 MW solar plant near Kingman, Ariz., from SOLON Corp. The project, under construction [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10231 Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Solar energy is following the same path to commercialization as other traditional energy sources spurred by federal incentives, according to a new study from the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10224 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:35:03 -0400 3M's Renewable Energy Division has teamed with Gossamer Space Frames to unveil a new parabolic-trough solar collector technology that is designed to reduce equipment and [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10223 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:33:22 -0400 Bedminster, N.J-based KDC Solar LLC, through its wholly owned subsidiary KDC Solar ACF, has begun commercial operation of a 2.2 MW PV ground-mounted, single-axis tracker [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10222 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:31:38 -0400 Momentive Performance Materials Inc., a provider of silicones and other materials, has launched the SilTRUST silicone encapsulant for PV modules. According to the company, the [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10221 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:30:23 -0400 Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a provider of solar mounting products, has introduced the Rayport-G, a new ground-mount system. Available now for pre-order, the Rayport-G accommodates [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10220 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:28:46 -0400 Hawaii's State Department of Education (DOE) has partnered with Hawaii Pacific Solar (HPS), Conergy and RC Energy to complete a series of solar electric installations [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10219 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:27:30 -0400 Emmvee, an international PV product manufacturer with offices in India and Germany, says it is expanding its business to include solar project management and engineering, [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10218 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:24:54 -0400 Intersolar China, an international solar conference and trade exhibition, will take place Dec. 11-14 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) and InterContinental Hotel in [...] http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10217 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:23:37 -0400