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Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced that is has supplied 8,500 solar modules for a new 2-megawatt (MW) solar power plant which sits over four acres of unused farmland in north-western France. The plant was officia...  more

Walney Windfarms Limited announced that it has completed the sale of transmission assets at the offshore wind farm Walney 1 to Blue Transmission Walney 1 Limited, which is the licensee entity incorporated by the consortium of Macq...  more

Dow Kokam unveiled its state-of-the-art global research and development (R&D) center located in Lee’s Summit, Mo. The world-class R&D center will enhance Dow Kokam’s ability to provide customers with cutting-edge energy st...  more

General Motors said it will invest $325 million in tools and equipment to support production of future electric vehicle components, creating or retaining 418 jobs. Timing for the project was not disclosed. The plant in suburban De...  more

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Goldwind) recently has begun mass production of its permanent magnet direct drive (PMDD) 1.5MW wind turbines customized for high altitude areas. This marks one step further in ...  more

United Solar, the global manufacturer of UNI-SOLAR® lightweight, flexible solar modules exhibited this week at Solar Power International 2011 (SPI) in Dallas, Texas, showcasing its newest products and programs, including the groun...  more

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced that it has donated $50,000 to both the Stanford Solar Car Project and the University of California, Berkeley’s CalSol teams in order to help fund the teams’ participation in the 2011 Wo...  more

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) issued the following statement in response to petitions filed by SolarWorld Industries America Inc. ("SolarWorld America") with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Intern...  more

A photovoltaic system is supplying a newly founded training centre in Haiti with solar power. The centre covers 2,000 square metres and provides training for mechanics and construction workers. Most of the modules were donated by ...  more