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NTPC Selects Saft’s Extreme Temperature Battery Energy Storage System for Arctic Circle Community

Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of high technology batteries for industry, was selected by Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) to develop and install an extreme temperature Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for use as part of a hybrid micro-grid that will deliver cleaner, more reliable and less expensive power to a community located 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Canada.

20 Feb 2015

Operations Begin at SunEdison’s Regulus Solar Facility in Kern County

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced the successful completion and start of operation of the Regulus solar facility in Kern County, California.

19 Feb 2015

Canadian Solar Enters the UK Market with Acquisition of Six Solar Power Projects

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has acquired six solar power projects totaling 46 MW in the United Kingdom.

From Canadian Solar 19 Feb 2015

Akrion Solar Joins US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium

Akrion Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Akrion Systems, has joined the US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) and will provide advanced texturing and etching processes developed for solar cells from crystalline silicon wafers for the consortium. Joseph McManus, Akrion Systems Vice President of Sales and Marketing said, “We are looking forward to participating in this key program.

19 Feb 2015

Prototype Tree Harvests Solar Energy and Converts it into Electricity

Scientists at VTT have developed a prototype of a tree that harvests solar energy from its surroundings - whether indoors or outdoors - stores it and turns it into electricity to power small devices such as mobile phones, humidifiers, thermometers and LED light bulbs. The technology can also be used to harvest kinetic energy from the environment.

18 Feb 2015

Solar Data Systems Commences Shipment of Solar-Log & GE Meters Manufactured in America

Solar Data Systems, Inc., a market leader in PV monitoring, is now shipping its first American-manufactured Solar-Log & GE Meters. The Solar-Log 350 was officially launched at Solar Power International (SPI) in Las Vegas last October and will be on display this March at NESEA Building Energy 2015 in Boston.

17 Feb 2015

SunEdison Completes 677kW Solar PV System in Lancaster for AT&T

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced the completion of a 677 kilowatt ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) system that will provide energy for the AT&T materials distribution facility in Lancaster, Texas.

16 Feb 2015

Major Chinese Thin Film Module Manufacturer Places Order for Spire’s Solar Simulator

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing capital equipment and turnkey manufacturing lines to produce photovoltaic modules and optoelectronics thin film services, today announced receipt of a contract from a major Chinese thin film module manufacturer with facilities in Europe, China and the United States, for the delivery of a custom solar simulator.

From Eternalsun Spire 13 Feb 2015

Novel Concentrating Photovoltaic/Concentrating Solar Power Hybrid System Utilizes Waste Dissipated Heat

In concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems only a small part of the incident solar energy can be converted into electricity and the majority of the incident energy is dissipated as waste heat. Although the waste heat could be utilized in conventional CPV/thermal systems, the applications are seriously limited due to the low temperature accompanying the waste heat.

12 Feb 2015

Study Examines Financial Viability of Solar-Heated Biomass Gasification Technologies to Produce Natural Gas Substitute

Even at historically low natural gas prices, bioenergy may not be out of the running -- it just may need a little help from the sun. A new study from researchers at the University of Minnesota examining the financial viability of solar-heated biomass gasification technologies that produce a natural gas substitute product concludes that combining these renewable resources can make economic sense.

10 Feb 2015