Alstom has teamed up with Rotem Industries Ltd and Gefen Biomed Investments - two Israeli firms specialising in cutting-edge technology - in creating a joint venture to finance and support the growth of innovative start-ups in the... more
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ABB Wins $50 Million Solar Order in Italy |
| published: 2011-03-09 11:09 |
ABB, the power and automation technology group, has won a $50 million order from Phenix Renewables to deliver a 24 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Lazio, central Italy.
Once connected to the grid, the Phenix s... more
Hanwha Solarone will Continue to Focus on Vertical Integration |
| published: 2011-03-08 15:54 |
EnergyTrend recently had the honor to interview the vice president of technology of Hanwha Solarone, Dr. Mohan Narayanan, at SNEC, one of the largest PV exhibitions in the world. In the interview, Dr. Mohan Narayanan explains thei... more
California’s Alta Wind Energy Center Beats Deadlines, Exceeds Expectations |
| published: 2011-03-08 15:36 |
Construction Manager Pepé Ramirez has worked on 31 construction projects in his 16 years at Vestas. None have been as large as the Alta Wind Energy Center — Phases II-V — in California’s Mojave Desert, comprised of 190 V90-3.0 MW ... more
Enphase Energy Opens Two Offices in France and Italy for Expansion of Microinverter Business |
| published: 2011-03-08 15:32 |
Enphase Energy’s two new European offices, located in France and Italy, have been established in order for the company to better accommodate growing demands of its microinverter system. Both France and Italy have been cited as ar... more
GT Solar Settles IPO Securities Litigation for $10.5 Million |
| published: 2011-03-08 15:29 |
GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR), a global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets, announced that ... more
KYOCERA Helps Bring Solar Energy Solutions to Phoenix Area Schools |
| published: 2011-03-08 15:15 |
Kyocera announced the completion of two solar electric systems in partnership with SolarCity at Phoenix area schools: Copper Ridge in Scottsdale and Cholla Elementary in Casa Grande. Featuring Kyocera solar modules, the two photov... more
SkyFuel Enters Chinese Solar Market with Parabolic Trough |
| published: 2011-03-08 14:59 |
SkyFuel has signed an agreement for the construction of a 50 MWe concentrating solar power (CSP) plant at a site near Huludao in China. The plant will use SkyFuel’s advanced, low-cost parabolic trough concentrating solar collector... more
U.S. Department of Energy and Masdar Collaborate in Testing Cutting-Edge Solar PV Coating Technologies |
| published: 2011-03-08 14:55 |
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Masdar, Abu Dhabi's multifaceted renewable energy initiative, announced that they will collaborate to test the performance of specially coated solar photovoltaic modules designed to avoid th... more
Solar Millennium AG Issues New Corporate Bond for the Development and Realization of Major Solar Power Plants in The U.S. |
| published: 2011-03-07 15:00 |
Starting on 7 March 2011, Solar Millennium AG is issuing a corporate bond with a volume of € 100 million. By subscribing to this bond with an attractive fixed interest rate of 6.0% p.a., a term of five years and annual interest pa... more
