Suntech Introduces 255-Watt Polycrystalline Module at Intersolar Europe 2012

The new 60-cell module, which utilizes optimized metallization technology to boost efficiency, is one of the most powerful in its class and can be incorporated into almost any kind of solar application.

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World’s First Cattle Feedlot Solar Field Completed

Independent Solar Developers, a provider of solar installations to the Agricultural Industry, today announced that they are the first company to install, commission and operate a 480kW CPV solar field that provides both energy and shade to a cattle feedlot.

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Petra Solar and Enviromena Announce Partnership to Develop Solar and Smart Grid in the Middle East and North Africa

Petra Solar and Enviromena Power Systems today announced an alliance agreement that enables the two market leaders to join forces to develop solar and smart grid projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Combining Petra Solar’s innovative smart energy technology with Enviromena’s expertise in development of renewable energy projects in MENA will advance [...]

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Tyco Electronics Launches UL 1741-Listed, 5 String, Pre-wired Combiner Box for 30-Second Terminations for Residential Solar Panel Installations

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Tyco Electronics (TE) launches the UL 1741-Listed pre-wired SOLARLOK combiner box for faster, error-free residential solar panel installations. The five-string combiner box offers 30-second, error-proof terminations through factory pre-wired TE SOLARLOK connectors, which have polarity keyed housing to help prevent mismating. Additionally, its light-weight, low-profile design, which includes four pre-drilled knock-out selections, [...]

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Developing the World’s Most Advanced High Efficiency Solar Stirling Engine

SHEC Energy Corporation and Cleanergy have signed an MOU for the joint development of a high-efficiency solar Stirling engine. SHEC Energy’s high-efficiency solar receiver technology will be coupled with Cleanergy’s proven Stirling Engine technology to develop the world’s most advanced Solar Stirling Engine offering. Engineers from both SHEC Energy and Cleanergy gave design approval to [...]

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New CEO for Canadian Solar Inc.

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar companies, today announced the appointment of Andrew Chen as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Arthur Chien, who previously served as Chief Financial Officer, will continue as a special advisor to the CEO’s office until the end of the year. The Company also reiterated its financial outlook. [...]

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Should Solar Development Companies have Access to Public Lands or Rely on Investment in Private Land?

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has responded to industry concerns over its bureaucratic and convoluted project licensing process. Despite recent concerns that new regulations are pricing some solar development companies out of the game, the editors of Concentrated Solar Power Today have discovered that private land does not necessarily offer the easy alternative. Despite [...]

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U.S. Homeowners still have time to Take Advantage of Rebates for Solar Thermal High Efficiency Water Heating and Storage

Lochinvar Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency water heaters, boilers and pool heaters based in Lebanon, TN, and TiSUN, a global leader and specialist in solar heating technology with headquarters in Austria, have joined forces to bring new solar thermal systems to the commercial market in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company claims [...]

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India on it’s way to 20,000 Mwatts of Solar Energy Generation by 2022?

Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Shri SushilKumar Shinde , Union Minister for Power today jointly unveiled the guidelines for selection of new solar power projects under the 1000 MW solar power scheme in the first phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. This would put India in league [...]

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What is the National Solar Thermal Test Facility?

Operated by Sandia National Laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) is the only test facility of this type in the United States. The primary goal of the NSTTF is to provide experimental engineering data for the design, construction, and operation of unique components and systems in [...]

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Commercial Solar Thermal Generator Uses Sterling Engine Technology

Cool Energy, Inc., developers of clean energy heat and electrical power generating systems has announced the completion and operation of its third Stirling Engine platform. The engine, called the SolarHeart® Engine converts low temperature heat into electrical power. “We are excited to have achieved this major technology milestone,” said Sam Weaver, CEO and President of [...]

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Solar Thermal System for Home Power Generation-Low Temperature Stirling Engines

Cool Energy, Inc., a developer of clean energy heat and power generating systems, today announced the performance of its Stirling engine, called the SolarHeart® Engine, has surpassed its specified electrical power output of 1,500 watts. “It is very satisfying to have achieved this major milestone,” said Sam Weaver, CEO and President of Cool Energy. “To [...]

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