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China Development Bank Grants Canadian Solar RMB270 M Loan for 30MW Solar Project

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has signed a RMB270 million (US$44.1 million) loan agreement with China Development Bank.

From Canadian Solar 3 Jun 2013

Solar Water Heating Systems Installation Company, Skyline Innovations, Closes $2M Financing for Expansion

Skyline Innovations, Inc., a national leader in the financing and installation of solar water heating systems, has closed $2 million in mezzanine financing to fund its continued expansion. CCM US, LLC (“CCM”), a Washington, DC based asset management group investing in clean energy and real estate led the investment.

1 Jun 2013

KYOCERA Solar Modules Generate Electricity for Solterra EcoLuxury Apartments

Kyocera Solar Inc. announced today that its solar modules are providing 100 percent of the power needed by H.G. Fenton Company's recently opened Solterra EcoLuxury Apartments in the Scripps Ranch suburb of San Diego, Calif.

From KYOCERA Global 31 May 2013

Real Goods Solar Chosen to Bring Solar Electricity in Select Massachusetts Communities

Real Goods Solar, Inc., a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, has been selected as a 2013 Solarize Mass Installer by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Green Communities Division of the MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to bring solar electricity to home and business owners in Massachusetts through the Solarize Mass program.

30 May 2013

Xnergy Signs Two Deals with National Energy Partner

Blue Earth, Inc. a renewable energy and energy efficiency services company, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Xnergy Inc. signed two agreements totaling approximately 4 megawatts with National Energy Partners, LLC ("NEP") for the sole purpose of building and providing operational services for custom solar PV rooftop power systems for 24 schools in Hawaii.

30 May 2013

Zircar Zirconia, Inc. Supplies High Temperature Insulation for Solar Thermochemical Redox Reformer

Zircar Zirconia, Inc., a global leader in high temperature insulation products, was chosen to manufacture custom alumina and ceria components by the California State University at Long Beach Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering for the construction this month of a solar powered reformer that will produce hydrogen or syngas from cerium oxide redox reactions.

30 May 2013

Brockville Solar Project in Ontario Enters Commercial Operation

GDF SUEZ Canada Inc. and its joint venture partners Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Fiera Axium Infrastructure today announced that the 10 MW Brockville Solar project in the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds County, Ontario has entered commercial operation under a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Ontario Power Authority.

29 May 2013

Dyesol Achieves Significant Result in Rigorous Photovoltaic Durability Test

Australian “clean-tech” company and Dye Solar Cell industry leader, Dyesol Limited, today announced its solar-enabling technology has exceeded a key international photovoltaic industry standard test for long-term durability by 400 per cent.

29 May 2013

Establishment of Pilot Plant with Soitec’s CPV Systems for Mining Operation in Chile

Minera El Tesoro (MET), part of one of the largest mining groups in Chile, has built the first pilot plant in South America with Soitec Solar technology, installing four of its highly efficient concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems at a site in Chile’s Sierra Gorda district to provide renewable energy for a remote copper-mining operation.

From Soitec 28 May 2013

Workable Solar-Powered Wheelchair for People with Physical Disabilities

An Australian inspired international design challenge has led to the successful creation of a workable solar-powered wheelchair, an invention which could be life changing for people across the globe with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities.

27 May 2013