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NRG Energy, Inc., has entered commercial operation at its El Segundo Energy Center, a natural gas–fueled, combined-cycle generating facility located near Los Angeles, CA. The plant produces 550 megawatts (MW) of efficient and flex...  more

The giant Ivanpah solar plant in the Mojave Desert approximately 110 miles east of Barstow and five miles west of the California-Nevada border will soon go online. Construction on the $2.2 billion project is 95 percent complete an...  more

Solectria Renewables, LLC, a U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced that its SGI 500 inverters will power an 8MW solar system, the largest college solar installation in North America, at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in...  more

Saft, the world’s designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry, has been awarded a contract by MJ EcoPower Hybrid Systems to supply leading-edge lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for four new hybrid-powered...  more

With the hottest weather and highest power demand on record in Shanghai, BrightSource Energy, Inc., a concentrating solar thermal power technology (CSP) company, announced that it has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) wit...  more

Bandgap Engineering, Inc. announced on July 31st, 2013, that its proprietary and patented nanotextured silicon solar cells demonstrated a 0.3% absolute efficiency boost over industry-standard solar cells. The Bandgap nanotextured,...  more

Kyocera Corporation announced that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, its joint venture with Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation, has begun operation of a 2.4 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The Takamatsu Ikushima M...  more