Solopower Announces New Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility in Oregon

According to the press release, “SoloPower, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of flexible, thin film solar cells and modules, announces it will locate a high volume manufacturing facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. The initial phase of this expansion will be the construction of a 75 MW manufacturing line which will create 170 new jobs. Upon completion, the [...]

Trina Solar Announces Three-Year $800 Million Investment in Changzhou Trina PV Park

The press release states, “Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced that it intends to invest approximately $800 million over three years in Changzhou Trina PV Park. The [...]

Trina Solar Announces India Solar Power Plant Completion with Lanco Solar

According to the press release, “Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced today through its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd., the completion of a 5 MW [...]

Abound Solar closes $400 million loan guarantee from US DOE and $110 million equity investment

Press release states, “Abound Solar, a manufacturer of next-generation, cadmium telluride, thin-film photovoltaic solar modules, today announced that it has closed on a $400 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fund the expansion of the company’s manufacturing capacity. The company also announced that it has raised an additional $110 million [...]

DOE Finalizes $1.45 Billion Loan Guarantee for One of the World’s Largest Solar Generation Plants

The DOE Press Release states, “U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a $1.45 billion loan guarantee has been finalized for Abengoa Solar Inc.’s Solana project, the world’s largest parabolic trough concentrating solar plant. Located near Gila Bend, Arizona, the 250-megawatt (MW) project is the first large-scale solar plant in the United States capable of [...]

Soladigm Secures $30 mil from investors

The press release states, “Soladigm, a developer of highly energy-efficient Dynamic Glass for next-generation buildings, announced today that it has secured $30 million in Series C equity financing. Combined with previously announced Mississippi state manufacturing financing and other arrangements, the funding will allow Soladigm to build and launch high-volume commercial operations and develop sales and [...]

MEMC and Flextronics to Produce Solar Panels for SunEdison in Ontario

Press release states, “SunEdison, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), announced today that its affiliate, MEMC Singapore, is partnering with Flextronics (Nasdaq: FLEX), a multi-billion dollar electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, to produce solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at Flextronics’ facility in Newmarket, Ontario. Located in York Region, production of the solar panels [...]

Boeing has started mass production of its Newest Terrestrial Solar Cell

Press release states, “The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Spectrolab, a wholly owned subsidiary, has started mass production of its newest terrestrial solar cell, the C3MJ+. With an average conversion efficiency of 39.2 percent, C3MJ+ will be the industry’s highest-efficiency cell. The concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells — used for renewable energy — draw [...]

Etrion and SunPower Partner on Italian Solar Power Plants Totaling 10 Megawatts

Press release states, “Etrion Corporation (TSX: ETX) (OMX: ETX), an independent solar power producer, and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), a US-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced an agreement to build two solar power plants, totaling 10 megawatts, in the Puglia region of Italy. Etrion will own the [...]

Borrego Solar Systems Completes 2nd Fund to Finance $36 Mil of New Projects

According to the press release, “Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., a leading designer and installer of grid-tied commercial and public-sector solar electric power systems, today announced that it closed its second fund with U.S. Bank and East West Bank to finance new solar energy projects worth approximately $36 million including a 1.2 megawatt (MW) system at [...]

NRG Energy and BrightSource Energy Partner on Ivanpah Solar Electric

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), through its wholly owned subsidiary, NRG Solar, executed a letter of intent to partner with BrightSource Energy to construct, finance, own and operate the largest solar thermal project in the world, the 392-megawatt (MW) Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in southeastern California’s Mojave Desert. NRG Solar plans to become the [...]

Salazar Approves Sixth and Largest Solar Project Ever on Public Lands

According to the press release, “The U.S. Department of the Interior today approved the largest solar energy project ever to be built on U.S. public lands. When constructed, the Blythe Solar Power Project will produce up to 1,000 megawatts of solar power, or enough to power 300,000 – 750,000 homes. The project, proposed by Palo [...]

1366 Technologies raises $20 million series B financing round

According to the press release, “1366 Technologies, whose innovative approaches to solar manufacturing have the potential to halve the cost of solar energy, announced today the close of a $20 million Series B financing bringing the Company’s total amount raised to $37.55 million. Korea’s Hanwha Chemical and Ventizz Capital Fund IV L.P., one of Europe’s [...]

Yingli Green Energy Announces New 700 MW Capacity Expansion Projects

According to the press release, “Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand “Yingli Solar,” today announced its new 700 MW capacity expansion projects to be located [...]

Enel has green light for Europe’s biggest 2010 IPO

According to Reuters, “Italy’s market regulator has cleared Enel’s plans to list its Enel Green Power (EGP) renewables unit, paving the way for Europe’s biggest initial public offering so far this year. In a statement on Wednesday, Enel said it received the go-ahead for the publication of its EGP IPO prospectus from market regulator Consob, [...]

US Bur. Land Mgmt approves Brightsource Energy’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System

According to the press release, “BrightSource Energy, Inc., developer of utility scale solar power plants, today announced that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its Record of Decision (ROD) for the company’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. With today’s BLM decision, the Ivanpah project now has all of the necessary permits to commence [...]

Cal Energy Commission Licenses Brightsource Energy’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System

According to the press release, “The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the construction of BrightSource Energy Inc.’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. The approval brings BrightSource, a developer of utility-scale solar thermal power plants, one major step closer to commencing construction of the 370 nominal (392 gross) megawatt project. When constructed, Ivanpah will nearly [...]

Germany could see solar power cap: BlackRock

Reuters reports that, “Rising costs for solar power in Germany could either trigger a further large cut in sector subsidies or a cap on new installations in the world’s No.1 solar market, a BlackRock fund manager said. Power transmission grid operators are obligated to pay feed-in tariffs (FIT) to producers of solar power, which are [...]

Carbon Trust and the Univ. Cambridge secure investment into new UK solar company

The press release states, “Cambridge Enterprise, the University of Cambridge’s commercialisation office, and the Carbon Trust today announced the launch of Eight19 Limited, a new solar energy company which will develop and manufacture high performance, lower cost plastic solar cells for high-growth volume markets. Spun-out from the Carbon Trust’s Cambridge University-TTP Advanced Photovoltaic Research Accelerator, [...]

Q-Cells and ATS Partner to Accelerate Solar Growth in Ontario

According to the press release, “Q-Cells SE, one of the largest photovoltaic (PV) companies in the world providing solar power plants, modules and cells, and ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (TSX: ATA), a leading global provider of innovative, custom designed, turnkey manufacturing solutions, and through Photowatt, an integrated manufacturer and developer of solar systems, today [...]

Yingli Green Energy Announces a 7.9 MW PV Module Sales Agreement with Cegelec

According to the press release, “Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE), (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand “Yingli Solar,” has signed a 7.9 MW PV module sales agreement with Cegelec, a [...]

SunPower Awarded $1.8 Million Research Grant from the California Solar Initiative RD&D Program

According to the press release, “In a second round of funding by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), will receive a grant of approximately $1.8 million from the California Solar Initiative Research, Development, Deployment and Demonstration (CSI RD&D) Program. This grant will enable SunPower to research photovoltaic (PV) energy storage [...]

enXco and Solaria Sign Supply Agreement

The press release states, “enXco – an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company (PARIS: EEN) and Solaria Corporation announced today a five year global supply agreement under which module manufacturer Solaria will supply their patented solar module to enXco as well as a small equity investment from enXco in Solaria. The agreement, which is a combination of [...]

Ford, Detroit Edison, Xtreme Power to Build One of Michigan’s Largest Solar Energy Systems

According to the press release, “Ford Motor Company is teaming with Detroit Edison, Xtreme Power and the state of Michigan to establish one of the largest solar power generation systems in the state at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant. The renewable energy captured by the project’s primary solar energy system will help power the production of [...]

Yingli Green Energy to Collaborate with Innovalight, Aiming to Boost Multicrystalline Cell Efficiency

According to the press release, “Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand “Yingli Solar,” today announced that it has signed a technology, research and production collaboration agreement with Innovalight, [...]

« Previous Page — Next Page »