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New Report Provides In-Depth Analysis of Switzerland Solar PV Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Solar PV Power in Switzerland, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2014 - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy, Equipment Market, Regulations and Company Profiles" report to their offering.

29 Nov 2014

Solarcentury Procures Yingli Solar Panels for Projects across the UK

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, the largest vertically integrated solar panel manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar", today announced that the Company will supply 72 megawatts of multi- and monocrystalline solar panels to Solarcentury Holdings Ltd., a leading solar company in the United Kingdom.

27 Nov 2014

Magnolia Solar Receives US Patent on Roll-to-Roll Process for Fabricating Solar Cells

Magnolia Solar Corporation announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., was recently issued a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

27 Nov 2014

SPI Solar Enters Agreements to Develop Two Rooftop Sites in China

Solar Power, Inc., a vertically-integrated photovoltaic developer, today announced that two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries in China, have entered into agreements to develop two rooftop sites; one in Sheyang City, and another in Suzhou Industrial Park, both in Jiangsu Province, China.

27 Nov 2014

Researchers at Tokyo Tech Develop Efficient Light-Harvesting System Based on Natural Photosynthesis

Scientists have long been trying to emulate the way in which plants harvest energy from the sun through photosynthesis. Now, Osamu Ishitani at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, along with researchers from Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc., has created an efficient, artificial light-harvesting system based on the natural two-step process of photosynthesis.

25 Nov 2014

Algonquin Power & Utilities to Proceed with 10MW Bakersfield II Solar Project

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("APUC") today announced that it intends to proceed with a 10 MW project adjacent to its 20MW Bakersfield I Solar project in Kern County, California, which is currently under construction.

25 Nov 2014

Redavia Rental Solar Power Honored with 2014 Tanzanian Frost & Sullivan Award

Based on its recent analysis of the solar/diesel hybrid power in the mining industry, Frost & Sullivan recognises Redavia Rental Solar Power with the 2014 Tanzanian Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership. Redavia has carved out new market opportunities in Tanzania by making technical improvements to its solar and diesel hybrid power plants in order to provide clean and economical energy solutions.

From Frost & Sullivan 24 Nov 2014

BSI Provides Carbon Footprint Verification for Trina Solar’s PV Modules

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic ("PV") modules, solutions, and services, today announced it obtained Carbon Footprint Verification ("Verification") for the Company's solar PV modules from the British Standards Institution (BSI), a leading international standards and certification body.

From Trina Solar Limited 24 Nov 2014

Panasonic Solar Modules-Powered Tokai University Car Wins Carrera Solar Atacama 2014

Panasonic Corporation today announced a team from Tokai University in Japan won the Carrera Solar Atacama 2014, South America's biggest solar car race, with a solar car that was powered by Panasonic's HIT(R)* solar modules and high-capacity lithium-ion batteries.

21 Nov 2014

Institute of Solar Energy Director to be Honored with Karl W. Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit

Antonio Luque, professor and director of the Institute of Solar Energy at the Technical University of Madrid, Spain, will receive the Karl W. Bӧer Solar Energy Medal of Merit at a ceremony to be held at the University of Delaware on March 13, 2015.

21 Nov 2014