MEMC Electronics Materials Changes Name to SunEdison

MEMC CHANGES COMPANY NAME TO SUNEDISON St. Peters, Mo SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), recently announced that after obtaining overwhelming stockholder approval at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held earlier today in San Francisco, California, the process of changing the company’s name to SunEdison, Inc., from MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., has been completed. On June 3, [...]

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SMA Solar Technology AG Announces Dividend

SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA/FWB: S92) shareholders granted full discharge to the Managing Board and Supervisory Board for the fiscal year 2012 with a clear majority of over 99 percent at today’s 2013 Annual General Meeting in Kassel. The remaining items on the agenda were also passed with a large majority. More than 450 shareholders [...]

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Ascent Solar Launches Retail Presence in Colorado

THORNTON, Colorado. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc, a manufacturer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, integrated into the company’s new EnerPlexTM series of consumer products, announced today the launch of the company’s retail presence in Colorado. Ascent began operations at Denver International Airport (Concourse B) as well as multiple locations around the Denver metropolitan area; including [...]

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Rooftop and Ground Mount Tracking Solar Power System Provide an Annual Savings of Over $110,000

True Leaf Farms, part of nationwide produce supplier Church Brothers Produce, and SPG Solar, a leading provider of commercial solar power products and services, has completed a combination rooftop solar power system and SunSeeker® tracker ground-mount system to lower operating costs and drive sustainability in agriculture business. The 981.1 kilowatt system will produce almost 1.8 [...]

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First Solar Targets Further Efficiency Gains of Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif. & TEMPE, Arizona, Jan. 7, 2013 Intermolecular, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMI) and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced they have entered into a two-year collaboration and licensing agreement focused on further increases to the conversion efficiency of First Solar’s cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology. Under the new collaborative development program, First [...]

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The first Off-grid Solar Diesel Hybrid Power Plant for South Africa

SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) has equipped the first off-grid solar diesel hybrid power plant generating power in the megawatt range in South Africa with inverters and intelligent system management. The installation, consisting of 4,200 photovoltaic (PV) modules and 63 Sunny Tripower inverters, has been complementing the diesel energy supply of a chrome ore mine [...]

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The Giga-PV Research Project – Optimization of Large Scale Solar Projects

Inverter manufacturer and system specialist, SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA), the worldwide leader in test services in the solar sector, TÜV Rheinland, and the University of Kassel have joined forces on a research project for the optimization of large-scale PV plants for installation in the regions of the earth’s sun belt. The goals of the [...]

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Solar Thin film Technology Developer Announces New Products

THORNTON, Colorado. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today the initial sale of SOLab Basic and SOLab Premium products, as branded by Ascent’s joint development partner, CTC CarTech Company. SOLab is an autonomous solar charger meant for automotive battery cycling & trickle charging. The innovation of integrating [...]

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It is Imperative that We have a Sustainable Energy Source in Place by 2050

SANTA CLARA, California 2012. Applied Materials, Inc. recently announced the results of its fourth annual solar energy survey, which measures consumers’ understanding and awareness of this renewable energy source. Applied Materials, the market leader in solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing equipment, conducted the 2012 survey among consumers in four countries in the northern hemisphere with high [...]

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Conference Highlights Energy Storage, New Solar Technologies During Fifth Event in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, 2012. -SolarThermalMagazine.com Intersolar North America, the premier solar industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, concluded its fifth event in California, the largest solar market in the United States. This year’s exhibition and conference focused on [...]

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How to Achieve Record Solar Thin Film Energy Efficiency

Alta Devices Discloses Key Technologies to Serve a New Class of Solar Applications AUSTIN, Texas, Jun 08, 2012. At this week’s IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC), Alta Devices(TM) disclosed details of key technologies that enabled its latest record module result. Alta described how its thin film solar cells are interconnected into flexible sheets creating a [...]

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Nanosolar Raises $70 Million in New Capital

Nanosolar Inc.has announced that it has raised $70 million in new capital. The financing will be used to expand production of thin film solar cells and panels, support research and development designed to deliver greater efficiency, and drive faster commercialization of the company’s solar technology.

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SoCalGas Accelerates Newest Solar Technology to Co-Produce Renewable Energy and Cooling

To help accelerate the commercialization of new technology that uses the sun’s energy rather than the electric grid or natural gas to power air-conditioning systems while co-producing renewable electricity, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has launched a multi-year demonstration of an advanced concentrated solar cogeneration system to benefit businesses and the region.

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