Robert Bosch withdraws from Solar Photovoltaics Business

Solar AG today was informed by its majority shareholder Robert Bosch GmbH that Bosch intends to withdraw from the solar energy market and therefore will be disposing of its stake in aleo solar AG. Bosch currently holds a 90.7% stake in aleo solar. Independently of this sale, Robert Bosch GmbH has assured aleo solar AG [...]

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Company’s Full Year 2012 Solar PV Module Shipment Exceeds 2.2 GW

BAODING, China, January, 2013. 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 that, according to preliminary data, the Company expects its module shipment [...]

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Outline of The Economic Value of Concentrated Solar Thermal Power with Storage

December 2012 The Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA), an advocacy organization dedicated to educating U.S. regulators, utilities and grid operators about the unique benefits of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and of thermal energy storage, recently issued a technical report titled, “The Economic and Reliability Benefits of CSP with Thermal Energy Storage: Recent Studies and Research [...]

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JinkoSolar to Jointly Invest and Develop 200 MW PV Project with Jinchuan Group in Gansu Province

SHANGHAI, December,2012. JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, has announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd. (“Jinchuan Group”), a Chinese state-owned enterprise, to jointly invest and develop a 200 MW photovoltaic (“PV”) solar power plant in Jinchang, [...]

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The largest German Solar Thermal Evacuated Tube Collector System Planned to District Hot Water Heating

Hamburg, November 2012 – The largest German evacuated tube collector system is to be located in Hamburg Wilhelmsburg. In its capacity as general contractor, Ritter XL Solar is planning and realizing the collector surface spanning approx. 1,350 m² (1,614 yd²) which is to contribute to supplying the suburb with district heating. Positioned on a building [...]

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Martifer Solar Signs Contract for First Project in Ukraine with 4.5MW Capacity

Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has signed an EPC contract for construction of a 4.5 MW photovoltaic project in Ukraine with Green Agro Service LLC, a company of Rengy DevelopmentMore news. Source: http://www.martifersolar.com/en

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Heraeus Strengthens Commitment to the Future of Solar Photovoltaic Power Technology

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit reaffirms its commitment to the industry in 2012 through significant investment in new products, new facilities, increased production capacity, R&D resources, and additional personnel. While the photovoltaic market has slowed down in recent months, Heraeus stands by its mission to reduce the cost per watt of solar [...]

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Ascent Solar Regains Nasdaq Stock Market Compliance

THORNTON, Colorado. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc, a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today it has regained compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Rules that require maintenance of a minimum $1.00 bid price. On August 17, 2012, the Company received notification from The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications department that the Company had regained [...]

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ReneSola’s Solar Modules Obtain Certification from Standards Institution of Israel

JIASHAN, China, Aug. 17, 2012. ReneSola Ltd, a leading global manufacturer of solar modules and solar wafers, today announced it has formally obtained certification from the Standards Institution of Israel (“SII”) for the Company’s solar modules, including its Virtus series, monocrystalline series and multicrystalline series of solar modules. SII certification is required by the Israeli [...]

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Chinese Solar Imports to the U.S. Drop for Three Consecutive Months

WASHINGTON, Aug 13, 2012. For the third straight month, imports of Chinese solar cells and panels into the United States decreased year-over-year, according to the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM). In June, Chinese solar imports totaled $99.6 million, down almost 60 percent from $241.5 million in June 2011, according to the Department of Commerce’s [...]

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ReneSola to Provide Insurance Coverage for their Solar Energy Products

ReneSola to Provide Specialty Solar Product Insurance through PowerGuard JIASHAN, China, Aug. 10, 2012. ReneSola Ltd, a leading global manufacturer of solar wafers and solar modules, today announced it has reached an agreement with PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services (“PowerGuard”) to provide a range of long-term insurance and warranty-related coverage for the Company’s high-quality solar products. [...]

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Major Sales Success for Donauer Solartechnik Flat Roof Solar Systems

LGA structural type analysis – Over 2.5 MWp already sold for commercial buildings Gilching, 09 August 2012. Thanks to LGA certification via type testing/structural type analysis of the Donauer Flat Roof and Flat Roof Duplex mounting frames by the LGA Test Office for Structural Analysis, Donauer Solartechnik has already achieved sales of 2.5 MWp in [...]

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ARRA Funded Solar Power Project for California Senior Center

SAN DIEGO, Aug 08, 2012. Kyocera Solar, Inc., a leading supplier of reliable solar modules and renewable energy, today announced that it is providing 47 direct current kilowatts (kW) of photovoltaic solar modules to Delta Solar Electric ( www.deltasolarelectric.com ) to power the Gloria E. McClellan Senior Center in Vista, CA. The U.S.-made modules were [...]

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