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| May 28, 2014 |
 Canadian Solar Supplies PV Modules to Power South Carolina's First Solar Farm San Ramon CA (SPX) May 28, 2014 - Canadian Solar has announced that it was selected to power South Carolina's first solar farm. The Colleton Solar Farm, located near Walterboro, South Carolina is owned and operated by TIG Energy I, LLC, a member of The InterTech Group, Inc. The Colleton Solar Farm utilizes 10,010 Canadian Solar CS6X-300P "Max Power" modules producing a 2.5 MW (AC) output capability. The Solar Farm is expec ... more |  |
SunPower Passes TUV Rheinland's Rigorous Sand and Dust Testing Tempe AZ (SPX) May 28, 2014 - TUV Rheinland and SunPower have announced that SunPower has successfully passed TUV Rheinland's rigorous sand abrasion testing for photovoltaic (PV) modules, system components and mounting structures. TUV Rheinland experts have researched different desert conditions such as sand grain size and wind speeds, and identified a set of parameters that can be used as a benchmark for PV modules an ... more |  |
Xcel Energy and SunPower to Build 50MW Solar Power Plant in Colorado San Jose CA (SPX) May 28, 2014 - Xcel Energy and SunPower have signed a power purchase agreement to build a 50-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Colorado's San Luis Valley. Xcel Energy estimates that the plant will generate enough electricity to serve the needs of approximately 13,500 average Colorado homes. "This expansion of our renewable portfolio in Colorado is yet another example of how Xcel Energy brin ... more |  |
Southern and Turner acquire New Mexico's largest solar facility Atlanta GA (SPX) May 28, 2014 - Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy has announced the acquisition of the largest solar facility in New Mexico - the 50-megawatt (MW) Macho Springs Solar Facility. The Southern Power-Turner Renewable Energy partnership's seventh solar project and its second-largest overall, the facility is expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 18,000 homes. ... more |  |
Water Wheel Removes Tons Of Trash From Baltimore's Inner Harbor Baltimore MD (SPX) May 28, 2014 - Trash and debris polluting America's waterways is a critical problem in major cities across the world...and Baltimore is no exception. The EPA declared Baltimore's harbor "impaired" by aquatic litter - the third water body in the nation to earn such a designation - under the Clean Water Act. Each year, tons of trash wash into the harbor and are then dumped into the Chesapeake Bay. By examp ... more |  |
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JinkoSolar Unveils 'Eagle + Series' of Solar Modules Shanghai, China (SPX) May 26, 2014 - JinkoSolar Holding has announced that it has unveiled its new 'Eagle+' series of solar modules at the SNEC PV POWER EXPO on May 21, 2014 in Shanghai. Like its predecessor, the world's first potential induced degradation ("PID") free modules certified under weather conditions of 85 Degrees Celsius and 85% relative humidity, which were launched in January 2013, the 'Eagle+' series which is compris ... more |  |
Sunlight Photonics Launches Solar UAV Product - SUNLINK-5 Edison NJ (SPX) May 26, 2014 - Sunlight Photonics has announced the launching of a new product, SUNLINK-5, a small solar UAV (unmanned airborne vehicle) for commercial and civil applications in the low to medium altitude range. Its primary power source comes from sunlight, which enables SUNLINK-5 to perform day-long missions. Sunlight Photonics' UAVs are suitable for a variety of applications, including wireless communi ... more |  |
What if Roads Were Made of Solar PV Panels? Sandpoint ID (SPX) May 26, 2014 - Four years ago, Scott and Julie Brusaw announced their provocative concept of "Solar Roadways," a system of modular 'pavement' solar panels that could be installed directly onto roads, parking lots, driveways, bike paths, and "literally any surface under the sun." The idea got traction (no pun intended) and since then, the Brusaws have received two rounds of funding from the Federal Highway Admi ... more |  |
Abengoa builds world's largest single-axis PV plant Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2014 - Abengoa has completed construction of Mount Signal Solar, the 206 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic plant in the city of Calexico, south east of California. Abengoa was responsible for the engineering, construction and commissioning of the plant for Silver Ridge Power, one of the largest photovoltaic operators in the world. The project covers 801 hectares and includes more than three million phot ... more |  |
Bendygo Partners with PURE to Provide Solar Panel Installations Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 26, 2014 - Bendygo is announcing it is partnering with PURE Energies to provide solar panel installation all across Ontario. Bendygo is pleased to announce a business partnership with PURE Energies, an internationally recognized solar power panel installer. Bendygo has been tasked by PURE Energies with providing its solar panel installation expertise in an effort to help it keep up with increased bus ... more |  |
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India urges solar anti-dumping duties on US, China New Delhi (AFP) May 23, 2014 - India's commerce ministry called Friday for the imposition of anti-dumping duties on solar equipment imported from the United States, China, Taiwan and Malaysia, saying it was underpriced and hurting local industry. The countries were selling the solar equipment at "below its normal value" and should face duties ranging from 11 US cents to 81 cents per watt of electricity generated, the comm ... more |  |
Planting the 'SEEDS' of solar technology in the home Albuquerque NM (SPX) May 22, 2014 - In an effort to better understand what persuades people to buy photovoltaic (PV) systems for their homes, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are gathering data on consumer motivations that can feed sophisticated computer models and thus lead to greater use of solar energy. A primary goal of the project is to help increase the nation's share of solar energy in the electricity marke ... more |  |
Main Street Breaks Ground on 5MW Solar Project in Virgin Islands Boulder CO (SPX) May 22, 2014 - On May 13, 2014, Main Street Power Company and the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a 5MW solar project to be built on the island of St. Thomas. The solar project, engineered and built by System 3 Inc., will be the largest in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 5MW array will be completed by late 2014, and is expected to generate approximately 7 ... more |  |
Solar energy prospects are bright for Scotland Edinburgh, UK (SPX) May 21, 2014 - Installing state-of-the-art solar panels on a quarter of a million roofs could meet one-sixth of Scotland's electricity demands, experts say. Scientists say the strategy could ease the plight of one in three Scottish households, which currently struggle to provide themselves with adequate heat and hot water. Researchers, business leaders and public sector experts have contributed to a repo ... more |  |
Chemists challenge conventional understanding of how photocatalysis works Riverside CA (SPX) May 21, 2014 - Photocatalysis-catalysis assisted by light-is a promising route to convert solar energy into chemical fuels. Particularly appealing is the possibility to use photocatalysis to split water molecules into molecular hydrogen. Although photocatalysis has been around for many years, the search for viable photocatalysts to facilitate the splitting of water molecules continues to date. Photocatal ... more |  |
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Resurgent house building risks being a 'missed opportunity' for renewable energy Changzhou, China (SPX) May 20, 2014 - Trina Solar has called on the construction industry to give the development of solar energy more attention as the latest house building figures show a 28 per cent rise in registrations in 2013 compared to 2012. 133,670 new properties were registered with the National House Building Council by the end of last year but too many construction companies treat installing solar panels as a box-ticking ... more |  |
Georgia Power to bring 90 megawatts of solar generation to Georgia Army bases Atlanta GA (SPX) May 20, 2014 - Georgia Power has announced plans to build, own and operate three separate solar generation facilities on U.S. Army bases in Georgia. The generation facilities, each capable of producing approximately 30 megawatts (MW) AC of solar energy, will be located at Fort Stewart near Savannah, Fort Benning near Columbus and Fort Gordon near Augusta. Scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016, the ... more |  |
TBEA SunOasis Set to Overtake First Solar as World's Largest Solar EPC Company Barcelona, Spain (SPX) May 20, 2014 - U.S.-based First Solar delivered on expectations in 2013 to become the leading Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company in the global photovoltaic (PV) industry, even though it is likely to be surpassed in 2014 by Chinese EPC TBEA SunOasis, according to a new report from IHS Technology. First Solar installed a total of 1.1 gigawatts of solar capacity last year, up from 516 m ... more |  |
One Million Solar Panels Later, Ecoppia Robots Keep On Cleaning Herzeliya, Israel (SPX) May 20, 2014 - Ecoppia has announced that its commercially-deployed E4 robotic cleaning system has now cleaned over one million panels. Soiling - the accumulation of dirt and dust on photovoltaic solar panel surfaces - is one of the greatest impediments to solar energy production efficiency, and can reduce solar panel energy output by up to 35%. Ecoppia - the only market player deployed at this sca ... more |  |
Handi-Hut offers low cost Solar Powered Outdoor Shelter Light Kit Clifton NJ (SPX) May 15, 2014 - Handi-Hut is introducing a unique solar light kit that provides nighttime safety for passengers waiting in shelters for buses or trains that up to now has been virtually non-affordable. The ultra-compact (8" x 19") solar panel provides dusk to dawn operation of up to 36 hours, or 3 nights of light with its quick charge lithium battery pack built into the solar panel. Each 24" light fixture ... more |  |
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