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truSolar's Initiative to Characterize Solar Project Benefits and Risks Receives U.S. DOE Support

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and DOE's Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) extend their support for the truSolar® Working Group's efforts to develop uniform open source risk scoring standards and rating criteria for solar projects that will facilitate lower transaction and capital costs, and improve project finance liquidity within the commercial and industrial solar segment.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 17 Apr 2013

Concentrating Solar Power Technology May Help Make Solar Energy Cost Competitive

If the current national challenge to make solar energy cost competitive with other forms of energy by the end of this decade is met, Ranga Pitchumani, the John R. Jones III Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, will have played a significant role in the process.

16 Apr 2013

ReneSola to Provide 7,200 of 250 W Polycrystalline PV Modules for New Mexico Solar Project

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced it has been contracted to provide 7,200 of its 250-watt high-efficiency polycrystalline solar PV modules for a solar project to be built by S&C Electric Company ("S&C"), a Chicago-based provider of equipment and services for electric power systems, in Roswell, New Mexico this year.

16 Apr 2013

SunPower and Yolo County Partner to Construct Two Solar Power Projects

SunPower Corp. announced today that construction is underway on two solar power projects for Yolo County in Calif. The projects are expected to generate 5.8 megawatts of emission-free solar power for county facilities, worth an estimated $1.5 million in electricity costs the first year of operation.

16 Apr 2013

EVSI Announces Successful Installation of Second Solar Tree Array for U.S. DoE’s NREL

Envision Solar International (EVSI), a leading sustainable infrastructure product designer and developer, is pleased to announce the successful installation of a second Solar Tree® array for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at their Vehicle Testing and Integration Facility (VTIF).

12 Apr 2013

Concentrating Solar Power System Helps Reduce Greenhouse Emissions in Natural Gas Power Plants

Natural gas power plants can use about 20 percent less fuel when the sun is shining by injecting solar energy into natural gas with a new system being developed by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The system converts natural gas and sunlight into a more energy-rich fuel called syngas, which power plants can burn to make electricity.

12 Apr 2013

REC Solar Now Offers Turnkey Residential Solutions to Hawaiian Market

REC Solar, a national leader in solar electric system design and installation, now offers turnkey residential solar solutions on the island of O’ahu. Thanks to REC Solar’s partnership with Sunrun, the nation’s leading home solar company, Hawaii residents can now go solar without high upfront cost and lock in low energy rates for 20 years while slashing their electric bill from day one.

From REC Solar 11 Apr 2013

NREL Initiative to Build Open-Source Database of Solar Facilities’ Real-World Performance

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched an initiative to build an open-source database of real-world performance from solar facilities across the country.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 10 Apr 2013

Enfinity Completes 1,987 kWp Solar PV Installations across Ten Sites for Greenfield Union School District

Solar energy project developer Enfinity America Corporation, today announced the completion of a portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations across ten sites for the Greenfield Union School District (GUSD) in Bakersfield, California. All the installations went into commercial operation in mid-December 2012.

10 Apr 2013

IDS Solar Reports Positive Results from Field Testing of Portable Solar Power Generator

IDS Solar Technologies, Inc. reported more positive results from field testing of the Solar Survivor, the Company's first portable solar power generator. The Solar Survivor was initially offered as the Company's entry-level battery-based electric power generator available to both households and businesses.

8 Apr 2013

Solar Energy News

truSolar's Initiative to Characterize Solar Project Benefits and Risks Receives U.S. DOE Support

Concentrating Solar Power Technology May Help Make Solar Energy Cost Competitive

ReneSola to Provide 7,200 of 250 W Polycrystalline PV Modules for New Mexico Solar Project

SunPower and Yolo County Partner to Construct Two Solar Power Projects

EVSI Announces Successful Installation of Second Solar Tree Array for U.S. DoE’s NREL

Concentrating Solar Power System Helps Reduce Greenhouse Emissions in Natural Gas Power Plants

REC Solar Now Offers Turnkey Residential Solutions to Hawaiian Market

NREL Initiative to Build Open-Source Database of Solar Facilities’ Real-World Performance

Enfinity Completes 1,987 kWp Solar PV Installations across Ten Sites for Greenfield Union School District

IDS Solar Reports Positive Results from Field Testing of Portable Solar Power Generator

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