Real Goods Solar Reports First Quarter Financial 2013 Results

Louisville, Colorado, May, 2013 Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSOL), a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Q1 2013 Highlights Deployed solar energy systems totaling more than 4.6 megawatts (MW), up 23% versus Q1 2012.Selected by a leading production [...]

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Energy Department Announces New SunShot Investment in Solar Energy Grid Solutions

WASHINGTON — As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, which is working to make solar energy competitive with other forms of energy without subsidy by the end of the decade, the Energy Department today announced a $29 million investment in four projects that will help advance affordable, reliable clean energy for U.S. families and [...]

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SCHMID Group Welcomes Prof. Dr. Ralf Lüdemann as New Leader of its Energy Storage Business Unit

The SCHMID Group is pleased to announce the arrival of Prof. Dr. Ralf Lüdemann as a new member of the SCHMID Management Team. Starting from November, Ralf Lüdemann will lead the Energy Storage Business Unit and will play a major role as Advisor to the PV related business units. The Energy Storage Division, which was [...]

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Donated Solar Modules Improve Medical Treatment for 85,000 People In Malawi

ZURICH. Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, recently announced the donation of solar modules to three health care centres in Malawi servicing over 85,000 people. Together with partner Innovation: Africa, Trina Solar will make clean energy available to two remote medical centres and a community-based organization offering HIV/AIDS support, [...]

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East Bay Solar Heating Company Green Air Heating & Air Conditioning Splits into Comerford Solar

Pacheo, California. September 2012. Green Air Heating & Air Conditioning has been known in East Bay for its green energy solutions for heating and cooling both residential and commercial venues. Based on its continuous growth, the East Bay solar installation company is now spinning off its renewable energy division, Comerford Solar. “The split is mainly [...]

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Energy Department Launches SunShot Prize Competition to Install Solar Energy Systems at a Fraction of Today’s Price

WASHINGTON — As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, which is working to make solar energy competitive with other forms of energy without subsidy by the end of the decade, the Energy Department today announced the start of a new competition to make it faster, easier, and cheaper to install rooftop solar energy systems. [...]

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Borrego Solar Creates Its Largest Single Fund For Solar Energy Projects

SAN DIEGO, July 31, 2012. Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., a leading designer, installer and financier of grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced that it closed a new $64.4 million fund to finance solar energy projects for corporate, education and municipal customers. Both Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank and Washington, DC-based National Cooperative Bank (NCB) invested in [...]

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GEMCO Solar Inc. Announces Installation Achieved for Kingston Township’s Largest Roof Top Solar Project

GEMCO Solar Inc. (GEMCO), an Ontario based solar developer and EPC Contractor, is pleased to announce the construction of a 250 kW AC, 310 kW DC roof top solar photovoltaic system in Kingston, ON. The solar PV facility is hosted on the rooftop of a building located at 640 Cataraqui Woods Drive, owned by Norsecan [...]

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Solar Projects Selected for Consumers Energy Program in Michigan

Customer-initiated solar projects in Grand Traverse, Jackson, Kent, Ottawa and Saginaw counties have been selected as participants in the next phase of Consumers Energy’s Experimental Advanced Renewable Program.

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Edwards Airforce Base Installs 3.4MW of Solar Panels from Suntech Solar’s Arizona Facility

The solar installation at Edwards Air Force Base was designed, financed, and installed by Borrego Solar, a leading national solar solutions provider, at no upfront cost to Edwards Air Force Base.

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Spire to Locate Solar PV Module Manufacturing Line in Ethiopia

Spire Corporation, a global company providing solar photovoltaic equipment and systems, has announced that it will provide a 20 megawatt photovoltaic module turnkey assembly line to the collaboration of SKY Energy International, Inc. located in Florida and Metals and Engineering Corporation located in Ethiopia.

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DOE Issues Request for Information:Reaching $2/Watt Installed Price for Residential Scale Solar

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SunShot Initiative seeks feedback from installers; utilities; manufacturers; state, municipal, and local governments; financial institutions; and other stakeholders to better understand the potential to dramatically drive down the price of residential solar energy systems. The goal of this RFI is to better understand the actions required to drive down [...]

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Solar-Powered Car on Driving Tour around Globe

A solar-powered car sponsored by SolarWorld,  will visit the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), a research institute of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Cocoa, Fla., today March 19th. “The vehicle’s visit to FSEC, an esteemed research institute that has been promoting America’s energy independence for more than 35 years, is especially fitting. Our [...]

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