Abound Solar and Solarsis Announce Commissioning of Solar Plant in Andhra Pradesh, India

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Abound Solar, a leading manufacturer of next-generation thin-film photovoltaic modules, and Solar Integration Systems India Private Limited (Solarsis), a leading solar system integration company in India, today announced the commissioning of a 1MW solar photovoltaic plant in Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh, India. The commissioning officially took place on January 14, 2012 and comes less than a [...]

Record $260 Billion Invested in Clean Energy in 2011

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Global investment in clean energy reached a new record of $260bn in 2011, up 5% on 2010 and almost five times the total of $53.6bn in 2004. Investment in solar far outstripped that in wind, and perhaps of most note, US clean energy investment moved back ahead of China for the first time since 2008, [...]

Two Solar Companies Poised for Growth as EU Debt Negotiations Turn Positive

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NEW YORK, NY. Solar stocks have been crushed in recent months as worries regarding the Eurozone’s debt raised concerns on solar’s growth prospects. Solar stocks are finally showing signs of recovery this week as EU debt negotiations are showing some progress towards an agreement. Based on a study looking at five major solar markets — [...]

Bank Supports U.S. Renewable-Energy Jobs by Financing Solar-Power Projects in India

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WASHINGTON. – Solar-energy companies – including a small business – in Washington State and Ohio are benefiting from Ex-Im Bank financing of their exports to customers in India. Ex-Im Bank has approved two transactions financing solar-energy exports to India that will support more than 100 American jobs at the production facilities of Infinia Corporation in [...]

The World’s First Self-recharging Fuel Cell System for Backup Power

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Electro Power Systems SpA is officially launching in India ElectroSelf, the world’s first entirely self-recharging fuel cell system for backup power at India Telecom, New Delhi (stand in hall 14). A preview of ElectroSelf was presented in February 2010 at Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona and, after being successfully trialed in Europe, Americas and [...]

India Power Company Signs 54 Companies for 537MW Of Solar Generation

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Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) has entered into power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 537MW with 54 companies involved in the field of solar power generation, Business Standard reported. The PPAs were signed as the Gujarat government, in a second round of allotment, has given an additional 565MW of solar capacity to the developers.

Agreement to Develop Hybrid Solar Thermal Energy Solutions to Reduce India’s Carbon Footprint

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Anne Lauvergeon, AREVA CEO and Professor Prem Kumar Kalra, Head of India’s Institute of Technology (ITT) in Rajasthan located in Jodhpur, signed a research and development cooperation agreement in the field of solar thermal. This works aim to develop hybrid energy solutions (gas/solar thermal), which are key to helping reduce India’s carbon footprint. AREVA intends [...]

Investing Heavily in Hybrid Solar Thermal Energy for Utility,Commercial and Residential

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The President of Bergamo Acquisition Corporation, Mr Hillard Herzog announced that it has posted the $1.1 Million swift banking fees which represents the final step towards the completion of a $100 Million equity funding facility. Confirmation of the transfer has been wired to its banking partners. All regulatory compliance and governance procedures have been completed. [...]

Utility Scale Concentrated Solar Thermal Power the “Indian way”

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With the New Solar Mission ambitious goals that the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy brought out on the 25th of July stipulating hard budgeting restrictions per MW as well as a firm schedule for starting construction of plants. With capital costs coming just over $3 million per MW, the New Solar Mission might [...]

Annual Award Winners for Sustainable Development for Cities utilizing Clean Energy

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The U.S. Department of Energy recently honored the winners of the 2010 Lou Wozar Annual Awards at the Sister Cities International annual conference in Albuquerque, N.M. These awards recognize some of the most effective international city-to-city partnerships that advance the use of clean energy and drive innovations in sustainability. On July 31, 2010, DOE’s Office [...]

Analysis of Solar Energy Industry in India & Its Future Prospects – New Report Released

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“The Indian solar energy sector has been growing rapidly, in the past few years, majorly due to Government’s initiatives such as tax exemptions and subsidies and depleting energy sources”. Due to technical potential of 5,000 trillion kWh per year and minimum operating cost, Solar Power is considered the best suited energy source for India. Today [...]

Photovoltaic Installations Poised to Grow at a Rapid Pace in India

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The Indian solar photovoltaic industry has been growing at a fast pace for the past four years. However, India’s share in the global photovoltaic production is less than 2%, but the country has enormous potential for PV installations According to our research report “Indian Solar Energy Market Outlook 2012″ PV installations in India are expected [...]

Solar Energy Prospecting in India – New Tools for the Intrepid Energy Miner

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3TIER, a provider of renewable energy information services, has introduced a suite of solar prospecting and assessment products for India. The products are based on 3TIER’s proprietary solar data set. The products enable project developers to quantify the long-term availability and variability of solar resources with or without observational data, 3TIER says. 3TIER’s solar data [...]

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