Vermont Governor Signs Energy Bill Expanding Solar Registration Program
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Tue, 22 May 2012 12:03 Eastern
Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vt., has signed into law Act 125, which doubles the size of PV projects - from 5 kW to 10 kW - ...
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Maryland Legislation To Accelerate Solar Carve-Out Signed Into Law
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Tue, 22 May 2012 12:02 Eastern
Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., has signed into law the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy and Solar Water Heating Systems bill (S.B.791 and H.B.1187), ...
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Suntech Launches Compact Version Of 60-Cell Solar Module
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Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00 Eastern
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. has developed a new compact frame design for its 60-cell W-Series module. According to the company, the new slim and ...
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Manz Introduces Wet-Chemical PV Processing Tool
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Tue, 22 May 2012 11:58 Eastern
Manz AG has developed new equipment for wet-chemical processing of crystalline silicon solar cells. The company's new tool, IPSG CEI 4800, is designed to remove ...
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SoCalGas Launches Project With Cogenra#039;s Solar Cooling Tech
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Tue, 22 May 2012 11:55 Eastern
Cogenra Solar, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems, is supplying a solar cogeneration project at Southern California Gas Co.'s (SoCalGas) Energy Resource Center (ERC). ...
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Motech Offering Certificates Of Origin For PV Cells
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Tue, 22 May 2012 11:54 Eastern
Motech Industries Inc. says it will provide customers that import laminates, panels and/or modules into the U.S. with a Solar Cell Certificate of Origin. When ...
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GLE Solar Notes Thermal Product Certifications
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Tue, 22 May 2012 11:53 Eastern
GLE Solar says it has obtained Solar Rating and Certification Corp. (SRCC) OG-100 certification for its four series of solar water heater panels. The SRCC ...
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Intersolar Announces 2012 Award Nominees
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Tue, 22 May 2012 11:52 Eastern
Organizers of the annual Intersolar Europe conference, which will be held in Munich, Germany, June 13-15, have announced their nominees for the Intersolar AWARD 2012. ...
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New England Clean Energy Launches New Website
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Tue, 22 May 2012 11:51 Eastern
New England Breeze Solar, a Hudson, Mass.-based installer of PV and solar thermal systems, has changed its name to New England Clean Energy LLC and ...
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Nanosolar Puts 1 MW Of CIGS PV Power Online In California
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Mon, 21 May 2012 11:08 Eastern
Nanosolar Inc., a manufacturer of CIGS thin-film solar cells and panels, says it has completed a 1 MW ground-mounted installation at Camp Roberts in San ...
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Momentive Releases New SilTRUST Products For Solar Module Production
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Mon, 21 May 2012 11:07 Eastern
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. says it has expanded its line of SilTRUST silicone products, which are designed for solar module manufacturing. The new SilTRUST TSE3822-W ...
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PJM Interconnection Putting More Solar Power On The Grid
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Mon, 21 May 2012 11:06 Eastern
PJM Interconnection, the operator of the high-voltage electric power grid on much of the Atlantic coast and in parts of the Midwest, says it procured ...
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Chevron Energy Solutions Completes 1.02 MW Of Solar In California
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Mon, 21 May 2012 11:04 Eastern
Chevron Energy Solutions (CES) and California-based San Lorenzo Unified School District have completed 1.02 MW of solar energy systems that are installed on canopies at ...
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JinkoSolar Supplying 50 MW Of Modules For Project In China
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Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00 Eastern
JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. says it is supplying solar modules for a 50 MW project that will be owned and operated by state-owned renewable energy ...
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BELECTRIC Reaches 1 GW Of Solar Installations
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Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00 Eastern
Germany-based BELECTRIC is marking a significant milestone in its own history, as well as for the PV industry: the cumulative installation of more than 1 ...
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Kyocera Begins Module Shipments For 127 MW Arizona Installation
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Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00 Eastern
Kyocera Solar Inc. says it has begun shipments of 34 MW of its solar modules for the 127 MW Arlington Valley Solar Energy II project, ...
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Petra Solar Inks Deal To Spearhead 5 MW Project In Bahrain
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Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00 Eastern
Petra Solar, the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA), the Bahrain Petroleum Co. (BAPCO) and Caspian Energy Holdings have signed an agreement for a 5 ...
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Chinese Solar Manufacturers React To Commerce Department#039;s Tariff Decision
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Fri, 18 May 2012 12:02 Eastern
Chinese solar manufacturers are speaking out in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce's recent announcement that it will impose significant tariffs on Chinese PV ...
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Virginia Utility Proposes New Solar Energy Program For Residential Customers
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Fri, 18 May 2012 11:57 Eastern
Dominion Virginia Power has proposed a new rate that includes a premium to encourage customers to install solar panels and sell the electricity to the ...
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Apple Planning Solar Installations To Power North Carolina Data Center
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Fri, 18 May 2012 11:54 Eastern
Responding to criticism that its operations relied heavily on fossil fuels, Apple plans to power its main data center entirely on renewable energy by year-end, ...
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PPA In Place For Marine Corps Solar Project
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Fri, 18 May 2012 11:52 Eastern
SunDurance Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the U.S. Marines Corps at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow, Calif. The procurement ...
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REC Plans To Open Applications And Research Center In China
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Fri, 18 May 2012 11:47 Eastern
Renewable Energy Corp. ASA (REC) - a producer of polysilicon, wafers, cells and modules for the solar industry - says it intends to open a ...
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SMA Adds Regional Training Opportunities For Solar Installers
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Fri, 18 May 2012 11:44 Eastern
SMA Group has announced that its Sunny PRO Club, a membership-based professional partnership program for solar installers, has added more dates for its regional forum. ...
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Board Approves Grant For 2013 Solar Decathlon Hosting Location
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Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00 Eastern
The Orange County (California) Great Park Corporation Board has approved an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that provides a #036;1 million grant ...
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Austin Solar Advocates Looking To Find Common Ground On Utility#039;s Plans
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Thu, 17 May 2012 15:50 Eastern
Texas formed the Sustainable Energy Development Council (SEDC) in the early '90s to figure out how to maximize the clean energy potential of the state. ...
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Hanwha Solar Launches Three New Photovoltaic Modules
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Thu, 17 May 2012 12:31 Eastern
Hanwha Solar has introduced three new photovoltaic modules: 48-cell and 60-cell monocrystalline modules and a new mono-like polycrystalline module. The 48-cell monocrystalline module, HSL48M6, ...
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Honeywell Debuts New PowerShield 3W Solar Laminate Film
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Thu, 17 May 2012 12:30 Eastern
Honeywell has introduced PowerShield 3W, its third-generation laminate film designed to protect solar power panels from harsh environments while helping them maintain power output over ...
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GreenVolts Commissions CPV Projects In Arizona
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Thu, 17 May 2012 12:29 Eastern
GreenVolts Inc., a provider of fully integrated concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems, has commissioned three solar projects for the City of Somerton, Ariz. Chosen from a ...
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Magen eco-Energy Acquires Distributor UMA Solar
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Thu, 17 May 2012 12:28 Eastern
Magen eco-Energy, an Israel-based global manufacturer of renewable energy products, has acquired 100% ownership of UMA Solar, a distributor of Heliocol, Solene, SunStar and Heliolectric ...
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DuPont Releases Solamet PV51G Solar Metallization Paste
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Thu, 17 May 2012 12:26 Eastern
DuPont Microcircuit Materials has launched Solamet PV51G, a new back-side silver material for solar cells. According to the company, the metallization paste decreases dependence on ...
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MEMC Names Brian Wuebbels Chief Financial Officer
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Thu, 17 May 2012 12:25 Eastern
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. says it will transition the chief financial officer (CFO) role to Brian Wuebbels from the company's current CFO, Mark Murphy. Murphy ...
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Enlog Enters Distribution Deal With Madico
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Thu, 17 May 2012 12:22 Eastern
Madico Inc., a manufacturer of PV backsheets, has signed a distribution agreement with Enlog LLC. Under the agreement, Enlog will represent Madico's PV backsheet division ...
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Pivot Point Launches Redesigned Website
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Thu, 17 May 2012 12:21 Eastern
Pivot Point Inc., a manufacturer of non-threaded fastener solutions and precision-machined components, has launched a new website at pivotpins.com. According to the company, the site ...
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Trade Tensions Rise: Chinese Solar Modules Hit With Major Tariffs
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Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00 Eastern
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has made its long-awaited preliminary determination in its investigation into whether Chinese solar module manufacturers have dumped their products ...
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Legislation Would Bar Projects With Chinese Solar Modules From Tax Credit
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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27 Eastern
Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, have introduced legislation that would make PV modules manufactured in China ineligible for the 30% federal tax ...
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Schmid Group Introduces TinPad System For PV Cell Busbar Application
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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:26 Eastern
Schmid Group has released the TinPad system, which is designed to reduce the costs of applying busbars to six-inch solar cells. Delivery of the first ...
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Germany#039;s Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen Replaced
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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:26 Eastern
Norbert Roettgen, Germany's federal environment minister, has been removed from his post, according to a Reuters report. Roettgen co-introduced controversial reductions to solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) ...
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Clean Energy Transmission Line Planned In New Mexico
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Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17 Eastern
Lucky Corridor LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Western Area Power Administration, a power marketing administration in the U.S. Department of ...
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Independent Solar Developers Installs CPV At Cattle Feedlot
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Wed, 16 May 2012 12:16 Eastern
Independent Solar Developers, a provider of solar installations to the agricultural industry, has installed and commissioned a 480 kW concentrated PV (CPV) solar field in ...
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Isovoltaic Releases Icosolar APA 3G PV Module Backsheet
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Wed, 16 May 2012 12:14 Eastern
Isovoltaic AG has introduced the Icosolar APA 3G PV backsheet, which the company says provides complete and cost-effective protection to solar modules. The new backsheet ...
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Solectria Supplies Inverters To Alamosa Solar Project
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Wed, 16 May 2012 12:09 Eastern
Solectria Renewables LLC, a photovoltaic inverter manufacturer, has provided its utility-scale inverters for the 30 MW Alamosa concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) project, which recently began operating ...
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Manz Opens PV Equipment Factory In Suzhou
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Wed, 16 May 2012 12:02 Eastern
Germany-based engineering company Manz AG has opened a new production facility in Suzhou, China - two hours west of Shanghai. In the new fab, Manz ...
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Apricus Notes IAPMO Certification On 14 Systems
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Wed, 16 May 2012 12:01 Eastern
Apricus, a designer and manufacturer of solar hot water and hydronic heating products, says it has received Uniform Solar Energy Code (USEC) certification for 14 ...
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Solar Conference Groups Launch Global Network
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Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00 Eastern
China-based SNEC PV Power Expo, Italy-based Solarexpo and U.S.-based Solar Power International have formed the Global Solar Alliance (GSA). The GSA plans to create a ...
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The Solar Demand Shift: Which New Regions Will Boost Global Demand?
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Tue, 15 May 2012 14:05 Eastern
Solar photovoltaic demand during the second half of this year (2H'12) will see increasing contributions from emerging markets in North America and Asia Pacific. More ...
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