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China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Forms Chinese JV to Develop Solar and Wind Power Projects

Wind turbine manufacturer China Ming Yang Wind Power Group’s subsidiary, Guangdong Mingyang Wind Power Group and China Huaneng Group’s subsidiary, Huaneng Renewables, a major Chinese pure-play renewable energy company specializing in wind power production, have established a joint venture to develop solar and wind power projects in China and international markets.

1 Sep 2012

Soluxe Solar Honors Solvatten Water Purifier with Solar Flare Award

Soluxe Solar, a Connecticut-based company that leverages solar power to help small business owners and homeowners fulfill their energy needs, is honoring a Swedish-designed water purifier that can instantly change polluted water into clean, safe drinking water using the sun’s free energy. The company will honor the solar water purifier, The Solvatten, this week with the Solar Flare award.

1 Sep 2012

Solea Renewables Selects JinkoSolar Panels for Off-Grid Utility Scale PV System in South Africa

JinkoSolar, a provider of solar power products, and EPC partner Solea Renewables will team up to deliver a off-grid utility scale photovoltaic system to a chrome mine in Limpopo province, South Africa. This is the first ever kind of a system in the country.

1 Sep 2012

Gehrlicher Solar Completes Perleberg Solar Park in Record Time

Gehrlicher Solar, a global photovoltaics company, has announced that it has completed the 35 MWp Solarpark Perleberg. The power generated will help save around 32,000 t of CO2 annually.

31 Aug 2012

Researchers Explore Ways to Design More-Efficient, Affordable Dye-Sensitized Solar Panels

A team of researchers from The University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University is working on to design more-efficient, long-lasting and low-cost photoelectric cells using nanotechnology and mathematical modeling.

31 Aug 2012

Solar Universe and Sunrun to Promote Low-Cost Solar Power in America

One of California’s top five consumer solar company, Solar Universe Network declared that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Sunrun, through which homeowners in America can have wider access to solar. Through Solar Universe's vast network, consumers in six states can select the solar service to eliminate increased upfront cost of solar installation.

30 Aug 2012

Hawaii's Coconut Island to be Powered by Solar Energy

The Coconut Island in Hawaii which became famous due to the popular television series of the 1960s, Gilligan’s Island, is set to be powered by solar energy. The University of Hawaii’s Institute of Marine Biology is located on this island also known as Moku o Lo’e.

From Tesla Energy Foster City 30 Aug 2012

Canadian Solar Secures Deal for Two 18.7 MW AC Solar Farms

Canadian Solar Solutions, the subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract in addition to an agreement to operate and maintain two solar energy farms of capacity 18.7 MW AC each for Penn Energy Renewables in Ontario, Canada.

From Canadian Solar 30 Aug 2012

MyEcoGardens Launches Dragonflies Solar Outdoor Light System

MyEcoGardens, the website that offers products for gardening needs, has launched a new solar lighting product that would make an ideal garden installation and provides a perfect complement to patios or decks.

30 Aug 2012

Watsonville Coast Produce Completes Installation of 739.2kW Solar Power System

Watsonville Coast Produce in conjunction with The Solar Company has completed the installation of a 739.2 kW solar power system at its agricultural distribution center at Watsonville in California.

29 Aug 2012