SunEdison's president of Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa, Pashupathy Gopalan, was awarded the Solar Power Person of the Year during the Renewable World International Convention in Delhi, India. The award recognizes Mr. Gop...  more
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Solar Frontier Reaches 3GW of CIS Module Global Shipment Milestone |
published: 2015-07-24 15:27 |
Since Solar Frontier sold its first CIS solar module in 2007, the company has shipped more than 3GW of CIS modules, representing approximately 20 million ones, to 47 countries in the world. The milestone not only shows...  more
Saft Wins Over €20 Million Additional Orders for Lithium-Ion Battery Systems for Telecom Base Stations in India |
published: 2015-07-24 10:30 |
Saft has received additional orders for lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery systems worth over €20 million from Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), the only Pan-Indian 4G/LTE operator. Saft will supply Evolion® Li-ion battery systems t...  more
LG to Construct 33MW Solar Power Plant in Japan |
published: 2015-07-24 10:21 |
LG CNS said Tuesday it will build a 33MW solar power plant in Japan. The system solution provider and LG Group affiliate said it has won a 130 billion won ($112.1 million) deal to establish the Imaichi solar power plant in the Oit...  more
Fans of New York Yankees, Go Solar with Sunrun! |
published: 2015-07-23 18:23 |
Sunrun, a U.S. residential solar company, has partnered with the New York Yankees to prompt residential solar systems to the baseball team’s fans. Sunrun will act as the Official Residential Solar Company of the baseball te...  more
TASC Calls for Supporting Solar Workers and Solar ITC |
published: 2015-07-23 18:08 |
On July 21, the Senate Finance Committee voted to extend a package of expiring tax credits. The package did not include a change to a commence construction standard for solar, whose Investment Tax Credit (ITC) has been critical to...  more
PE&G Connects 10,000 Solar Customers to Its Grid in California |
published: 2015-07-23 17:54 |
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) celebrated connecting 10,000 solar customers each in three of California’s largest cities – Bakersfield, Fresno and San Jose – as part of PG&E’s milestone of connecting the 175,000th...  more
Powerstorm Announces the Commercial Availability of Its Modular Energy Storage Solution |
published: 2015-07-23 17:49 |
Powerstorm ESS (Powerstorm or “the Company”) has completed production and testing of its first commercial scale Modular Energy Storage Solution (MESS) unit. The MESS is a small, hybrid “off-grid” system that uses solar and ...  more
City of New Bedford Generates Two Thirds of Electricity from Renewable Sources |
published: 2015-07-23 17:32 |
City of New Bedford, Massachusetts, aims to generate two third of electricity from renewable sources, and the goal has been achieved with the completion of a 4.1MW solar project. SunEdison, TerraForm Power and BlueWave Capital LL...  more
Georgia Power Receives Approval for 46MW Solar Project in MCLB Albany |
published: 2015-07-23 17:05 |
Georgia Power planned to build a 46MWac solar facility at the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Albany, and the project was approved on July 21 by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). The project marks Georgia Power’s fif...  more