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23-10-2014Standard Solar Completes 1.8MW Solar Project in New Mexico
Standard Solar, Inc. continues to expand westward with the completion of another solar project in New Mexico. The 1.8MW, ground-mounted solar array for the Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, co-developed by Standard Solar and Ute Peak Solar, will provide approximately 5 percent of the Cooperative's load with locally produced clean energy. -
23-10-2014Trina Solar Opens First Warehouse in South Africa
Trina Solar has opened its first warehouse in the Republic of South Africa. -
23-10-2014
Amtech To Acquire BTU International
Amtech Systems, Inc. and BTU International, Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amtech will acquire all the outstanding stock of BTU in an all-stock transaction. BTU stockholders will receive 0.3291 shares of Amtech common stock for every share of BTU common stock and will own approximately 23.9% of the combined company. The combined company will own an attractive and diverse portfolio of technology solutions and products and generated pro forma revenues of $94.7 million based on the results for the twelve month period ended June 30, 2014 and June 29, 2014 for Amtech and BTU, respectively. -
22-10-2014Hanwha Q CELLS and Astrum Solar Reach Solar Module Supply Agreement
Astrum Solar and Hanwha Q CELLS have concluded a module supply agreement to serve the US residential market in 2015. Under the agreement, Hanwha Q CELLS will deliver its high yield polycrystalline and monocrystalline modules for full-service installer Astrum Solar's residential and commercial rooftop installations throughout its footprint. -
22-10-2014
Borrego Solar and sPower Break Ground on 6.3MW Solar Project
Borrego Solar Systems Inc. and sPower (Sustainable Power Group) today announced that they are commencing construction on a solar project located in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. -
22-10-2014OPDE Gains Approval for New 18MW Solar Farm in UK
OPDE has obtained planning consent for a new 18MW solar farm located near the town of Iwade in Kent, England. -
22-10-2014
Sunpreme Demonstrates the World's First 500W Bifacial Double Glass Module
Sunpreme announced that it has demonstrated the world's first Bifacial double glass module with a measured STC output of 503W. With a 15% bifacial power boost, the effective panel wattage can be enhanced to 575W with an effective module efficiency of 22.2%. A second performance bonus comes from a record low thermal coefficient of module efficiency of 0.28%/C. The product is designed to achieve an unsurpassed BOS (Balance of System) cost reduction for distributed power generation applications. -
22-10-2014
Hanwha SolarOne Supplies 17MW Modules for O2 Energies in North Carolina
Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. has signed a deal with O2 Energies to supply 17MW of solar photovoltaic modules for three solar projects in North Carolina. The supply deal will include Hanwha SolarOne's new S Series modules. -
21-10-2014
SPI Solar Announces EPC Agreements for 100MW Solar PV Projects in China
SPI Solar today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Xinyu Xinwei New Energy Co., Ltd. has signed EPC agreements for 100MW of solar PV projects in Julu County, Hebei Province, China. The three separate agreements call for the development of two rooftop sites (consisting of 50MW and 30MW, respectively) for ecological agricultural farm rooftop installations, as well as a distributed grid ("DG") project (consisting of 20MW). -
21-10-2014Focusic to Build 20.5MW PV Plant in China Using Soitec’s Modules
Focusic New Energy Holding Co., Ltd. and Soitec announced that the second phase of the Hami concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) power plant project has started. It will be completed by the end of 2014, while the third and last phase of the project will be installed in 2015. With a final capacity of 20.5MW.