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Canadian Solar Completes 1.2 MW Solar PV Power Plant at Shibushichocho in Japan

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced the completion of the 1.2 MW (DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at Shibushichocho, Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.

From Canadian Solar 25 Sep 2014

New SolarCity GigaFactory Complex to be Built at RiverBend in South Buffalo

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new, one million-square-foot site for the future SolarCity GigaFactory facility, which will manufacture solar panels at the RiverBend site in South Buffalo. The Governor was in Buffalo today to officially break ground on the project, which will create more than 3,000 jobs in Western New York alone and a total of nearly 5,000 jobs in the state.

24 Sep 2014

Richmond Football Club Installs 99.77kW Solar System with Enphase Microinverters and Yingli PV Panels

Enphase Energy, Inc. and Yingli Green Energy Australia Pty Ltd* have announced the installation of a 99.77kW solar system using Enphase Energy® microinverters and Yingli Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, at Richmond Football Club. At the time of installation, the system was the largest solar system using Enphase Microinverters in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere.

24 Sep 2014

Yingli to Provide 24MW of Solar PV Modules for ENERBASA Pavana Solar Park in Honduras

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar," today announced that it will supply over 24 megawatts (MW) of solar PV modules for the Pavana Solar Park, which is the largest solar power plant to break ground in Honduras.

23 Sep 2014

Cornell Snyder Road Solar Farm Goes Live

Procuring the sun’s vital energy, Cornell has electrifying news: The Cornell Snyder Road Solar Farm – teeming with 6,778 freshly installed photovoltaic panels on an 11-acre plot that adjoins the Tompkins County Regional Airport – is set to go live Sept. 19.

19 Sep 2014

Capital One's Chester Facility to House Dominion Virginia Power’s Ground-Mounted Solar Energy System

Dominion Virginia Power announced today that it has selected Capital One's Chester facility to house the first ground-mounted solar energy system in Central Virginia. The installation of nearly 2,500 solar panels will generate about 500 kilowatts of electricity at peak, enough to power about 125 homes.

17 Sep 2014

Innovative Solar Systems Signs 15 Year PPA with Duke Energy for 48MW Solar Farm Project

IS 41 was one of the Duke Energy's qualifying RFP projects and after months of negotiations the purchase power agreement (PPA) was executed by ISS representatives just this week.

17 Sep 2014

Duke Energy to Acquire and Construct Three Solar Facilities in North Carolina

Duke Energy today announced a $500 million commitment to a major expansion of solar power in North Carolina.

16 Sep 2014

REC Solar Completes Solar Energy Systems for Hawaii’s Dole Plantation and W.M. Keck Observatory

REC Solar, a national leader in commercial solar system design and installation, today announced growing momentum across the state of Hawaii, with the completion of six solar energy systems for Hawaii’s historic Dole Plantation and W.M. Keck Observatory.

16 Sep 2014

American Solar Energy Society National Solar Tour to Take Place in October 2014

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is proud to announce that the largest annual grassroots solar event in the nation will be taking place at the beginning of next month - October 4-5, 2014.

15 Sep 2014