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Siemens has selected Broadwind Energy to supply 36 locally manufactured towers for the expansion of the MidAmerican Energy wind project in Iowa and has signed an option for an additional 25 towers. Kevin Hazel, VP of Supply Chain...  more

Toshiba Corp showcased the lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable battery pack used for Mitsubishi Motors Corp's "i-MiEV M" electric vehicle (EV) at Smart City Week 2011. SmartCity Week 2011 is a trade show that took place from Oct 26 ...  more

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced it will host a con...  more

First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced that construction has commenced on the 10-megawatt AC Greenough River Solar Farm, located 50km south of Geraldton. Once completed, the solar farm will be the first utility-scale photovolta...  more

Since October 2011, the Austrian customers of Donauer Solartechnik have had a direct partner on location: Andreas Wimplinger heads the new sales office in the Upper-Austrian district of Waldzell. Donauer Solartechnik has been ...  more

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) the world's largest manufacturer of advanced, thin-film solar photovoltaic modules, today inaugurated its second manufacturing plant in Frankfurt (Oder) and celebrated the production of the new pla...  more

Siliken solar modules have been granted a TÜV certificate in accordance with the IEC 61701:1995 standard, which made them suitable for installation in coastal areas where high concentrations of saltpetre in humid air are fr...  more

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) announced it has consolidated its manufacturing capacity plan and accelerated progress toward its module conversion efficiency and production throughput targets. The company will postpone commissio...  more

Fujitsu Semiconductor America (FSA) issued a new technical backgrounder describing how hybrid (HEV) and electric (EV) vehicle motors operate, and how the MB91580 series motor control microcontrollers (MCUs) simplify hybrid and ele...  more

GE (NYSE: GE) will supply 28 2.5-100 wind turbines to the French renewable energy asset management company Eolfi Asset Management for two wind park projects in France. The 2.5-100 wind turbines feature outputs of 2.5 megawatts (MW...  more