Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) CSIQ +0.51% , one of the world’s largest solar companies, today updated its guidance for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011. The updated guidance is based on Canadian Solar’s current views with respect to operating and market conditions, its current order book and customers’ forecasts, all [...]
SHANGHAI, China. President Fang Soo Liu is pleased to report that Sunbelt International continues the company objective to protect the environment and ensure resource conservation. The company is growing at a rapid pace while promoting Sunbelt International eco-Energy solutions. Sunbelt is also very excited about the new partnership with a private Chinese bank that will [...]
Ottawa— A new standard for energy efficiency aims at lowering Canadians’ energy costs for new homes while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of State and MP for Carleton–Mississippi Mills, on behalf of the Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, and Ron Olson, President of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, launched [...]
SkyFire Energy Inc. (SkyFire) announced this week that as the standard cost of electricity continues to reach record levels in Alberta, the opposite is true for solar energy which is now, in most cases, better than grid parity. Grid parity is the cost at which solar electricity costs the same as buying power from your [...]
Canadian Solar Inc, one of the world’s largest solar companies, and the Ningxia Electric Power Group has announced the successful completion and grid-connection of a 10 MW ground mounted solar project, a part of a 50MW solar plant, in Hongsibao, Ningxia, in northwest China at the end of 2011. This 10 MW project consists of an [...]
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada. Carmanah Technologies Corporation has been awarded a contract by PowerStream Inc, to supply and install a 350 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the Thornhill Community Centre located in Markham, Ontario. The Carmanah roof top solar PV system, valued at approximately $2 million (CAD), began construction in October 2011. PowerStream [...]
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The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, yesterday opened the Solar Canada 2011 conference in Toronto and highlighted the growing importance of renewable technologies in Canada’s energy mix. Minister Oliver discussed the solar industry’s strong foundation for growth and the Government of Canada’s continued support for research, development and deployment in solar technologies. “Through [...]
It’s a new day for solar technologies in Canada with the official launch today of Toronto and Region Conservation’s (TRCA) Photovoltaic Performance Verification (PVPV) Program, a 3rd party, high-performance evaluation program for testing and showcasing Canadian solar technologies at The Living City Campus at Kortright , Canada’s leading green building and sustainable technologies centre in [...]
SHELTON, CONNECTICUT and TORONTO, ONTARIO- OPEL Technologies Inc, a leading global supplier of high concentration photovoltaic (“HCPV”) solar panels and solar tracker systems and a semiconductor device and process developer, announces it has secured a line of credit for $5 million from Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) in Massachusetts. “We are pleased to add this line [...]
The Energy Globe World Award goes to Alberta/Canada, Drake Landing Solar Community – More than 40 Nations Are Celebrating at the Energy Globe World Award Ceremony in Wels, Austria Austria/Wels – This year’s Energy Globe World Award goes to Alberta/Canada for the project “Drake Landing Solar Community” represented by Doug Mc Clenahan. 52 homes of [...]
Canadian Solar, Inc., one of the world’s largest solar companies, today issued a statement in response to SolarWorld Industries America Inc.’s trade complaint. Canadian Solar is against the petition filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce by SolarWorld Industries America Inc., as we believe the petition is exaggerated and [...]
Today celebrated the grand opening of its new central logistics center for renewable energy components in Olive Branch, Miss. The facility is part of GE’s strategy to further improve customer response times throughout North America as more wind and solar energy projects are developed and existing power facilities require maintenance. Olive Branch is located 23 [...]
CanSIA expects some 5,000 attendees at Solar Canada 2011 being held Dec. 5-6 once again at the Metro-Toronto Convention Centre. “SkyPower is pleased to be returning for a fourth year as Diamond Sponsor of CanSIA’s Solar Canada Conference and Exposition,” said Kerry Adler, President and Chief Executive Officer of SkyPower Limited. “Our solar industry has [...]