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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Statement from Julia Hamm, SEPA President and CEO,Regarding Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative

Washington, D.C. – Late last year, Georgia Power filed a new solar initiative — the Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative (“GPASI”) — with the Georgia Public Service Commission. Through GPASI, Georgia Power would acquire 210 megawatts (MW) of new solar capacity through long-term contracts over a three year period. Julia Hamm, President and CEO of the Solar [...]

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Bentek Solar Has Been Awarded a Contract to Support the 170MW Utility-Scale Centinela Solar Energy Facility Project

SAN JOSE, CA ― December 2012 ― Bentek Solar, a leading designer and manufacturer of PV products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, will supply 170MW of 1000VDC Ungrounded String Combiners and Cable Harnesses for the Centinela Solar Energy Facility project located in Calexico, CA. Shipments are scheduled to [...]

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Steps Down

December 27th,2012. Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced that she will be stepping down from her role after the State of the Union address. Under Jackson’s leadership, the EPA established: *Landmark Protections from Toxic Mercury *Historic Fuel Efficiency Standards for Cars and Light Trucks *Critical Air Quality Protections [...]

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NuLu Partnership Announcement: RegenEn Solar To Become Official Solar Installer For BluegrassGreen Co

LOUISVILLE, KY. BluegrassGreen Co has selected RegenEn Solar as the official solar installer for the NuLu retailer. The partnership will streamline the process for consumers looking for sustainable, energy-efficient homebuilding and remodeling. There will be a new solar display set up at BluegrassGreen Co located at 804 E. Market St. Louisville, Kentucky 40206. The display [...]

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Educational Solar Kiosks being Installed at 30 Arizona Schools

PHOENIX, Jul 31, 2012. As part of the APS Solar for Schools Program, students at more than 30 K-12 Arizona schools will come back from summer break to find their classrooms powered by solar energy. In addition – and perhaps more importantly – the students will have the opportunity to learn about solar power thanks [...]

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Solar Thermal News. SkyFuel Plans Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Market Entry

SkyFuel, Inc. has confirmed plans to enter the solar thermal market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with their high performance parabolic trough collector, and seeks local partners to establish its presence there. SkyTrough® is the optimum technology solution for the recently announced concentrating solar power (CSP) market program promoted by the King Abdullah [...]

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Sunport Phase III Solar Project Completed in Albuquerque

Today Mayor Richard J. Berry and representatives from Affordable Solar, PNM and the Albuquerque International Sunport officially turned on Phase III of a solar array mounted on the airport’s parking structure.

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Konarka Technologies Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Protection

Under chapter 7 proceedings, the company’s operations cease and a trustee is tasked with liquidating the company’s assets for the benefit of creditors. Creditors will be asked to submit their claims to the Bankruptcy Court and are unable to obtain payment from the company.

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SolarBridge Technologies Secures $25 Million in Series D Funding

SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge), a leading provider of microinverter solutions used in AC modules, announced it has secured $25 million in Series D funding. The company has raised more than $71 million to date.

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Largest Commercial Roof Mounted PV System in Utah Completed

The completed array is the largest commercial roof mount PV system in the state of Utah and provides more than 18% of the 675,000 square foot convention center’s power need

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Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Certifies BYD’s Asia Testing Center and First 250 KW Solar Inverter

The BYD 250 KW inverter is the first Chinese inverter with UL certification and the third in the world of its size to be certified by UL. UL awarded BYD’s photovoltaic inverter with “UL witness laboratory and WTDP” qualifications and awarded certificates for BYD’s 3.3 KW On-board EV charger and 5 KW home inverter – all these products are the first to be certified by UL in the Asia-Pacific region.

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South African DOE Awards 88MW Project to a Multi-National Consortium

This award brings the successful consortium’s award to three projects totaling 238 MW and accounting for a 20 percent share of South Africa’s solar energy market

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