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Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Grant Approved For Solar PV Installation
The Connecticut Clean Energy Investment Committee has approved a grant of $128,100 to help defray costs of installing a 27.72 kW DC solar...
Solar Systems In Senegal Face Growing Challenges
According to a recent report by IRIN News, numerous planning, maintenance and support problems have threatened an effort to utilize solar energy systems...
N.J. Meadowlands Commission Sets Plans For Solar Array
The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) has announced plans to expedite the first phase of a planned 5 MW solar array with a...
Oerlikon Solar Introduces New Module Technology
Oerlikon Solar, a Pfaffikon, Switzerland-headquartered supplier of thin-film production equipment, has announced the development of a transparent conductive oxide process.The fully developed transparent...
Xantrex Introduces Battery-Based Solar Power System
Vancouver, British Columbia-based Xantrex Technology Inc. has released the Xantrex XW System, a fully integrated battery-based system designed for residential and commercial solar...
Blue Square Energy Wins DOE Solar America Initiative Grant
Blue Square Energy (BSE), a North East, Md.-headquartered developer and manufacturer of silicon solar cells, has been chosen to participate in the U.S....
Stion Raises $15 Million Series B Financing
Stion, a Menlo Park, Calif.-headquartered developer of thin-film solar modules, has raised a $15 million Series B financing led by Lightspeed Venture Partners....
Unity Opto Begins Production Of Solar-Powered LED Street Lights
Taipei, Taiwan-based Unity Opto Technology has started producing solar-powered street lamps that use light-emitting diode (LED) technology. According to the company, Unity Opto's...
SunPower Secures Morgan Stanley Financing Agreement For Wal-Mart Solar Systems
SunPower Corp., a San Jose, Calif.-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced that New York-headquartered Morgan Stanley has...
Applied Materials Acquires HCT Shaping Systems
Applied Materials Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based nanotechnology developer, has agreed to acquire HCT Shaping Systems SA (HCT), a precision wafering supplier based...
Evergreen Solar Introduces New 195 W PV Panel
Marlboro, Mass.-based Evergreen Solar Inc., a manufacturer of solar power products using string ribbon wafer technology, has unveiled its new 195 W photovoltaic...
SOL Acquires Electronic Manufacturer Advanced Science And Technology
Palm City, Fla.-headquartered SOL Inc. (formerly Solar Outdoor Lighting Inc.), a manufacturer of solar lighting products, has announced the acquisition of Advanced Science...
SCHOTT Solar Introduces Universal Thin-Film Solar Module
Germany-based SCHOTT Solar has introduced the new framed version of its ASI F-90 thin-film module. According to the company, the module is particularly...
Ascent Solar Names Two New Board Directors
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a Littleton, Colo.-headquartered developer of PV materials and modules, has announced plans to expand its current board of directors...
Installation Of Solar Array Begins At Austin Ronald McDonald House
Austin, Texas-headquartered Green Mountain Energy Company and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central Texas (RMHC-ACT) have begun installation of a 10.8...
DOE Issues Nearly $60 Million For Solar Energy Research
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman has announced the awarding of nearly $60 million to increase the municipal use of...
Coast Guard Becomes More Energy-Efficient
Morris Township, N.J.-based Honeywell International has announced the company will upgrade its building systems and cut energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions at...
CanSIA Supports Ontario Solar Initiative
The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) recently announced its support for the Ontario government's Home Energy Retrofit and Solar Power Initiatives.The pilot project,...
Sanyo Electric Achieves Highest Solar Cell Efficiency Rate To Date
Tokyo-headquartered Sanyo Electric Co. has broken its own worldwide record for the highest energy conversion efficiency in practical-size, crystalline silicon-type solar cells by...
Silicon Valley Solar Completes Series A Funding And Acquisition
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Silicon Valley Solar recently completed its Series A funding - totaling $10.2 million - and the acquisition of NuEdison, a...