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Installation of 9.3MW of SunPower Solar Power Systems at 21 District Schools

Today at Olympian High School, Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) and SunPower Corp. are celebrating the installation of 9.3 megawatts of high efficiency SunPower solar power systems at 21 district schools. The district estimates that the systems may offset about 60 percent of its utility grid demand.

From SunPower Corporation 10 Nov 2014

DMM Procures 5MW of JinkoSolar Modules for PV Project in Japan

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company"), a global leader in the PV industry, today announced that it has supplied 5MW of highly efficient, salt and mist resistant solar modules to DMM, a Japanese digital content distributor and solar installation company, for a ground mounted solar PV project in Mie Prefecture, Japan. The project has been connected to the grid and is operating.

10 Nov 2014

Abengoa to Construct 20MW Hydroelectric Power Plant in Peru

Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, is to construct a 20 MW hydroelectric power plant in the Mamacocha River in Arequipa (Peru) for the owner, Hidroelectrica Laguna Azul. The project will require an investment of more than 50 million dollars. Abengoa will not maintain any ownership interest in the assets it constructs.

10 Nov 2014

Trina Solar’s PV Modules Delivered for Ten Commercial Rooftop Projects in Thailand

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic ("PV") modules, solutions, and services, today announced it completed the supply of 7.8 MW modules to power ten rooftop solar power plants in Thailand, which are developed by subsidiaries of Nathalin Welstar Energy Ltd.

From Trina Solar Limited 10 Nov 2014

Canadian Solar to Develop 114 MW of Solar Power Plants in Brazil

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has won 3 solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 114 megawatts (MW) In Vazante, in the state in Minas Gerais in Brazil.

From Canadian Solar 10 Nov 2014

Pattern Development Enters JV with Henvey Inlet First Nation to Develop 300MW Wind Project

Pattern Energy Group LP today announced it has entered into a joint venture partnership with Henvey Inlet First Nation to jointly develop, own and operate the 300 megawatt (MW) Henvey Inlet Wind project to be built in Parry Sound District, Ontario.

7 Nov 2014

Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Childhood ADHD

Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAH, a component of air pollution, raises the odds of behavior problems associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, at age 9, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health. Results are published online in the journal PLOS ONE.

7 Nov 2014

Research Reveals Recent Increase in Ozone-Depleting Atmospheric Hydrogen Chloride

Research from the University of Leeds and an international team of scientists has shown a recent increase in atmospheric hydrogen chloride (HCI), a substance linked to destruction of the ozone layer.

7 Nov 2014

Moderate Ocean Acidification and Warming Can Enhance Growth of Reef-Building Coral Species

Researchers from Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that moderate ocean acidification and warming can actually enhance the growth rate of one reef-building coral species. Only under extreme acidification and thermal conditions did calcification decline.

7 Nov 2014

Bioengineers Boost Ability of Bacteria to Produce Biofuels

An international team of bioengineers has boosted the ability of bacteria to produce isopentenol, a compound with desirable gasoline properties. The finding, published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, is a significant step toward developing a bacterial strain that can yield industrial quantities of renewable bio-gasoline.

7 Nov 2014

Self-Sustaining Microgrid Energy Islands

When Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Yan Xu talks about “islanding,” or isolating, from the grid, she’s discussing a fundamental benefit of microgrids—small systems powered by renewables and energy storage devices. The benefit is that microgrids can disconnect from larger utility grids and continue to provide power locally.

7 Nov 2014

Hanwha SolarOne and Yantai Municipal Bureau to Develop Distributed Generation PV Projects

Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd., a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Yantai Municipal Bureau of Commerce to establish a long-term strategic partnership with the aim to develop distributed generation (DG) PV projects.

6 Nov 2014

SunPower Plans to Operate Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility in Cape Town, South Africa

SunPower Corp., a leading solar technology and energy services provider, today announced plans to own and operate a solar panel manufacturing facility in Cape Town, South Africa, to meet the growing demand for solar in that region.

6 Nov 2014

Etrion Completes Construction of 70MW Salvador Solar Park in Chile

Etrion Corporation, a solar independent power producer, today announced that it has completed construction of the 70-megawatt Salvador project in the Atacama region of Chile. Project Salvador is the world’s largest solar power plant based on spot market electricity revenues and is the second-largest solar park connected in Chile.

6 Nov 2014

Burton School District to Install SolarCity’s Combined Solar and Energy Storage Systems

Burton School District, in the heart of California's sundrenched San Joaquin Valley, will house combined solar and energy storage systems from SolarCity.

From Tesla Energy Foster City 6 Nov 2014