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JA Solar Multi-Si Solar Cells Surpass 19% Conversion Efficiency

published: 2014-02-19 10:44

Multi-crystalline silicon (multi-Si) solar cells made by JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, have surpassed 19% conversion efficiency, announced the compa... more

SunPower Awards Engineering Curriculum Grants to California Public Schools by Solar Energy Curricula

published: 2014-02-19 9:57

SunPower awarded schools in four California school districts a total of US $85,000 in grants to support the implementation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curricula for students. The grants were facilita... more

India Plans to Double Its Solar Capacity to 2GW by Four Solar Farms

published: 2014-02-18 17:38

To double India’s PV capacity, the country attempts to build at least 2GW solar farms starting from April this year, Bloomberg Businessweek reported. According to the report, this new proposal would take the form of four so-called... more

Kyocera Reveals an Off-Grid Solar Energy Storage Lithium-ion Battery System

published: 2014-02-18 16:17

Kyocera, a Japanese manufacturer of electronic devices and solar products, revealed a new off-grid solar energy storage Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery system. This product will be unveiled next week and start selling on March 3rd. T... more

Toyota to Test on Wireless Charging Technology for Electric Vehicles

published: 2014-02-18 14:15

In order to charge Japanese company’s electric vehicles / cars automatically, Toyota is testing a wireless system to top up the batteries when those EVs are positioned over a charging coil, according to a CTV News’ report. The new... more

S.A.G. Solarstrom AG Initiates Search for Investors

published: 2014-02-18 11:51

As part of the restructuring process, S.A.G. Solarstrom AG has instructed the international strategy consultancy Roland Berger Strategy Consultants to organize and support an investor process with regard to a commitment to S.A.G. ... more

Sunrun Acquires REC Solar’s Residential Division, AEE Solar and SnapNrack

published: 2014-02-18 11:19

Sunrun and Mainstream Energy Corp. announced that Sunrun has acquired the residential division of REC Solar, AEE Solar and SnapNrack. The companies represent Mainstream Energy’s residential solar sales, design and installation; wh... more

Soitec Announces New Higher Capacity Version of Its Off-Grid CPV Product

published: 2014-02-18 10:59

Soitec, a manufacturer of semiconductor materials for electronics and energy industries, has introduced the Plug&Sun+, a new higher capacity version of its off-grid concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) product. The new Plug&Sun... more

ReneSola Supplies Several Million Watts of Solar PV to Chevron

published: 2014-02-18 10:34

ReneSola Ltd., a brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic products, provided 10,000 of its high efficiency solar PV modules to Chevron Energy Solutions, one of the largest installers of solar power in the United States,... more

Taiwanese Manufacturers Attempt to Defend Their Rights and Interests Against Anti-dumping Duties

published: 2014-02-17 18:03

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made an affirmative conclusion to the injury caused by Taiwanese and Chinese solar products exported to the U.S. last Friday. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will afterwards take... more

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