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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Renewable Operation Centers Run Over 1GW of Solar Energy Assets Worldwide

BELMONT, California. SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE:WFR), recently announced a global milestone in the company’s solar operations as it now has more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of global solar PV (photovoltaic) assets under the management of its Renewable Operations Centers (ROCs). The facilities [...]

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Astrum Solar Teams with DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions to Increase Solar Adoption

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. Astrum Solar, the leading full-service home solar provider based in the eastern United States, today announced it has reached an agreement with DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) to collaborate on standards for solar installation offerings and ensure the continued use of premium quality system components. The agreement is designed to speed home solar [...]

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Globe, Arizona Celebrates Largest Renewable Energy Project in City’s History

SolarCity®, a national leader in clean energy services, and the City of Globe today announced the city’s largest renewable energy project to date, a 495-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at the Pinal Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility. The project is expected to offset 80 percent of the facility’s electricity needs with clean power and bring the [...]

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More Solar Financing Options for Residential Rooftop Solar Installations Announced

Escondido, California. October 30, 2012 Baker Electric Solar (BES), a full-service solar integrator specializing in green technology design / build for residential solar and commercial solar installations, has partnered with Clean Power Finance to expand its solar financing options for residential rooftop solar installations. According to a Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) survey, despite the [...]

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Providing Homes, Businesses and Schools with Solar Power that Connects Directly to Existing Distribution lines.

GUELPH and TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 16, 2012. Canadian Solar Inc, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has expanded its relationship with Penn Energy Renewables Ltd. with an additional 10MW (AC) turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) contract and operations and maintenance (“OM”) agreement for [...]

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Phoenix Launches Formal Protest against Solar Panel Tariffs on China

PHOENIX, Jul 26, 2012. www.SolarThermalMagazine.com The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) announced today that it is filing a formal letter of protest to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC) against the tariffs on Chinese-manufactured photovoltaic cells and modules. The proclamation was made in Beijing, China at a GPEC-hosted event with [...]

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Hertz Launches Solar PV Projects at Two New York Airports

PARK RIDGE, N.J., July 9, 2012. SolarThermalMagazine. The Hertz Corporation HTZ -2.32% announced the upcoming construction of two new solar pv installationsites this year as the initial launch of Phase Two of the company’s solar energy program: Newark International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. Combined, the new locations will generate more than 800,000 [...]

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Largest Solar Installation in Africa to be Built in Ghana

Siginik Energy Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Episolar Inc., has signed a definitive power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd. (ECG), the country’s second largest utility, to build a 50MW ground mounted tracking solar installation with the power produced to be purchased by the ECG for a period of 25 years.

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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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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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Moose Power Purchases Heliene Solar Panels

Moose Power Inc., a leading rooftop solar developer in Ontario,Canada has announced that Heliene Inc. has been chosen to supply one megawatt of solar panels for MPI’s rooftop solar installations in Ontario.

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First Landfill Solar Farm Dedicated in New Jersey

Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) today joined the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) and SunDurance Energy to dedicate the Kearny Landfill Solar Farm, the first solar project on a state-owned landfill. The 3-megawatt (MW) installation is part of PSE&G’s Solar 4 Allâ„¢ program and was built on a 13-acre capped section of the closed NJMC 1A Landfill.

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