The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency (F-PACE), has awarded a $300,000 grant to an associate professor of computer and electrical engineering at Old Dominion University (ODU), Sylvain Marsillac. The funding will support Marsillac’s research work to enhance the efficiency of solar energy cells.
Kyoto City has selected the Kyocera Group and SB Energy, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, to develop and manage a 4.2 MW solar power plant. This mega solar power project will be the newest one in Kyoto Prefecture.
Two manufacturing giants in the automobile industry, Honda and BMW have turned green by installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at its facilities.
Natcore Technology announced the opening ceremony of a research and development center at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York. The center has been constructed and fully equipped at a cost of approximately $1 million.
Oerlikon Group has signed an agreement with Japan-based Tokyo Electron, a global semiconductor production equipment supplier, to divest its solar business based in Trübbach, Switzerland.
Suncore Photovoltaics, a joint venture of EMCORE and San'an Optoelectronics, has commenced production at its facility in Huainan, China. The joint venture was established in July 2010 and it started the construction of the Huainan facility in February 2011.
American Solar, a design-build firm specializing in solar electric power and solar hot water systems and roofing, has extended its partnership with Keystone Homes, a privately-owned company dedicated on building new homes, to install solar systems at the Rancho Madera community in Cave Creek, Arizona. Both the companies have collaborated earlier on Ironwood Village solar installation project in Casa Grande, Arizona.
Juhl Renewable Energy Systems (JRES) is a new subsidiary that has been established by Juhl Wind, a wind power development and management company, to meet the growing demand for smaller-scale on-site solar and wind systems in the small or medium business market.
MAGE SOLAR will showcase its high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) modules, mounting solutions, inverters and services at PV America 2012 event, which will be held from March 19 to 21 in San Jose, California.
Longsol, an owner and operator of solar power projects in Spain, France and the U.S., and MetLife, a global provider of insurance, allowances and employee benefit programs, have acquired SunEdison’s 30 MW solar farm in Webberville, Texas. The solar project has commenced its operations in December 2011.
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