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Canadian Solar Receives Contract to Supply 1.78MW to KAPSARC Solar Project, Saudi

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply 1.78MW to Saudi Aramco's KAPSARC ("King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center") solar power project in Saudi Arabia.

From Canadian Solar 22 Oct 2013

Suntech to Showcase its 1500V Frameless PV Module at Solar Power International

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., ("Suntech" or the "Company"), one of the world's largest solar companies, will showcase its 1,500V frameless photovoltaic module at the Solar Power International (SPI) Exhibition in Chicago, Illinois. This higher voltage module, engineered for utility-scale and commercial applications, lowers balance of system costs. Suntech's 1,500V frameless PV module will be on display at booth #243.

From Suntech 22 Oct 2013

JinkoSolar Holding Signs Strategic Agreement to Develop 120MW Distributed PV Power Plant

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company"), a global leader in the solar PV industry, today announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with the local authority in Electromechanical Industrial Park, Zhenjiang New Area, Jiangsu Province, to develop 120 MW distributed PV power plant within 3 years. It will be the largest distributed PV power plant in China upon its completion.

19 Oct 2013

International Geothermal Workshop Held in Lake Arrowhead in San Bernardino Mountains

Wilfred Elders, a professor emeritus of geology at the University of California, Riverside, convened the “International Geothermal Workshop” in Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains, Oct. 13-16, to discuss developing new ways to produce electrical energy from geothermal fields.

19 Oct 2013

Waste Management Celebrates Ground Breaking of Renewable Natural Gas Facility

Waste Management today announced it is building a facility that will create pipeline-ready natural gas from its Milam Landfill in Fairmont City, Ill. At a ceremony at the landfill, state, county and local officials joined the company to celebrate the groundbreaking.

19 Oct 2013

Broward County Adopts Property Assessed Clean Energy Program

The Broward County Commission unanimously voted to move forward with an innovative “open market” approach to financing for residential and commercial energy retrofits for its more than 1.8 million county residents.

17 Oct 2013

Construction Begins on 100 MWac Grand Renewable Solar Project Utility-Scale Solar Farm in Haldimand County

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has begun construction of the 100 MWac Grand Renewable Solar Project utility-scale solar farm.

From Canadian Solar 17 Oct 2013

Major Leaders Discuss Tidal Power Developments in Normandy

West Normandy Marine Energy president François Piquet and Ports of Normandy chief executive Jean Michel Sevin discuss developments at France’s foremost tidal power hub. This November’s West Normandy Marine Energy Conference, at the International Tidal Energy Summit, promises to be a key industry gathering.

15 Oct 2013

Number of Patents for Renewable-energy Technologies Increases Significantly

The number of patents issued for renewable-energy technologies has risen sharply over the last decade, according to new research from MIT and the Santa Fe Institute (SFI). The study shows that investments in research and development, as well as in the growth of markets for these products, have helped to spur this dramatic growth in innovation.

11 Oct 2013

Researchers Examine Long-term Impacts of Growing Perennial Grasses on Marginal Lands

As biofuels become an increasingly viable alternative – thanks in part to Cornell scientists – researchers here are making sure that growing grasses for biofuel won’t face inadvertent snares.

11 Oct 2013