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LG’s Mono X NeoN Module Wins Outstanding Performance 2013 Intersolar Award

The efforts of LG Electronics in the development of its high-performing solar modules is paying off. LG’s module Mono X™ NeoN won the ‘Outstanding Performance’ 2013 Intersolar Award at this year’s ceremony, for it’s innovation in combining design and performance. This victory was in spite of strong competition, with more than 100 other competitors vying for the prize.

28 Jun 2013

Samsung and Canadian Solar Partner to Open New Manufacturing Facility in London, Ontario

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) announced today that it has reached a partnership agreement with Canadian Solar Inc. (Canadian Solar) to open a new manufacturing facility in London, Ontario. This plant will bring 200 local manufacturing jobs to London by the end of 2013, as promised in the Green Energy Investment Agreement (GEIA) between Samsung and the Government of Ontario.

From Canadian Solar 27 Jun 2013

Wind and Solar Energy can Provide Greater Benefits to Ohio, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania

You may think the best place to build a wind farm would be on the Great Plains, and the prime spot for a solar plant would be in the Southwest. But that's not the case according to Carnegie Mellon University researchers.

26 Jun 2013

TSF Confers Solar Foundation Awards at Summer Solstice Event

The Solar Foundation (TSF), an independent nonprofit solar research and education organization, conferred its first-ever "Solar Foundation Awards" to companies and organizations making significant contributions to advancing the use of solar energy worldwide.

26 Jun 2013

ET Solar Completes Delivery of Solar Modules for Projects in Apple Valley Unified School District

ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), a leading solar one-stop solution provider, announced that it has completed the delivery to Apple Valley Unified School District in Southern California for its 2.3 MW solar projects installed by DS Energy Solutions.

25 Jun 2013

Solar Flow-Through’s 70 Projects in Final Review Stage with Ontario Power Authority

Solar Flow-Through 2012-I Limited Partnership ("Solar Flow-Through"), a limited partnership with offices in Vancouver and Toronto, reports that 70 applications with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to develop solar power projects totaling 16.82 MW AC in the Province of Ontario have moved to final Stage 4 assessment.

25 Jun 2013

Kyocera’s Solar Modules Installed on PV Carport at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Baja California

Kyocera Solar Inc. today announced that its solar modules have been installed on a new photovoltaic (PV) carport at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Baja California (TMMBC). The system was inaugurated today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Tijuana Mayor Carlos Bustamante; Federico Serrano Banuelos, president of the Maquiladora Industry Association of Tijuana (AIM); Joe Da Rosa, president of TMMBC; and David Hester, president of Kyocera Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.

From KYOCERA Global 24 Jun 2013

Ashalim Concentrating Solar Plant to be Built by Abengoa and Shikun & Binui

Abengoa, the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, and Shikun & Binui, an Israeli based global infrastructure group, have been nominated by the State of Israel as successful bidders in the BOT tender of the Ashalim concentrating solar plant.

24 Jun 2013

Silevo Announces Production of 355 W Solar Module

Fremont, California-based solar cell innovator and photovoltaic (PV) solar module manufacturer, today announced the industry’s first greater than 350 Watt-peak (Wp) solar module made with 72 of Silevo’s proprietary Triex 156-millimeter (mm) solar cells.

21 Jun 2013

Walgreens to Build New Solar Installations at Over 200 Stores

Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, together with Chicago-based solar developer SoCore Energy, today said they will build more than 200 new solar installations at Walgreens drugstores throughout California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.

21 Jun 2013