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Vestas investigation into the cause of the V112-3.0 MW turbine fire in Germany on March 30 continues. This investigation involves Vestas experts and two external experts inspecting the nacelle and modeling possible root causes.  O...  more

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, recently supplied 3.4 megawatts (MW) of solar panels for a solar installation at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. The solar ...  more

AREVA Solar, an AREVA subsidiary, has been awarded a contract by the Indian group Reliance Power Limited to build a 250 megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power (CSP) installation in India, which will become the largest in all of As...  more

ACCIONA Windpower, a subsidiary of the ACCIONA Group dedicated to the design, manufacture and sale of wind turbines, has won its first contract in Brazil. The company will supply, install and maintain forty 3-MW wind turbines for ...  more

Down the road from the offices of Bosch Solar Energy, Spotlight Solar and Southern Energy Management, people are stopping to look at a remarkable new solar installation on the parking lot of Discovery Place. Two 20-foot, brightly ...  more

Ikea said it has officially plugged in the solar energy system installed at its location in Paramus, N.J. Ikea contracted with REC Solar for the development, design and installation of the customized solar power system. The 132,00...  more

Kyocera Corporation (headquarters: Kyoto; president: Tetsuo Kuba; herein “Kyocera”), IHI Corporation (headquarters: Tokyo; president: Tamotsu Saito; herein “IHI”) and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (head office: Tokyo; president &...  more

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) today announced that it has achieved a new quality and safety milestone, receiving 1,000 volt UL certification with the introduction of its Silvantis line of multi-crystalline 290W PV mo...  more

Satcon Technology Corporation® (NASDAQ CM:SATC), a provider of utility scale power conversion solutions for the renewable energy market, provided a business update and certain preliminary unaudited financial results for its first ...  more

Underscoring President Obama’s commitment to energy security for America’s warfighters, and to a sustained, comprehensive strategy to ensure a secure energy future for all Americans, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a $3...  more