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Shams 1 Solar Project Secures Financial Close

published: 2011-03-10 14:54

Shams Power Company announced the financial close of Shams 1, one of the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) projects and the first of its kind in the Middle East. The US$600 million closing marks the largest sola... more

SunPower Signs 48-Megawatt Solar Power Supply Agreement with Toshiba

published: 2011-03-10 14:51

SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) announced that, under a strategic supply agreement, Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) will order 48 megawatts of high-efficiency solar panels from SunPower during the 2011 Japanese fisca... more

Vestas Signs Agreements with Iberwind for the First Repowering Project in Portugal and 225 MW Service Renewal

published: 2011-03-10 14:49

Vestas signs agreements with Iberwind for the first repowering project in Portugal and 225 MW service renewal Vestas has signed a service renewal contract for 75 units of the V90-3.0 MW turbine representing a total capacity of 22... more

Yingli Green Energy to Host Mathare Football for Hope Center 'Switching on' Ceremony

published: 2011-03-10 14:46

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the bran... more

New Vestas Sailrocket 2 Aims For Speed Sailing Record

published: 2011-03-09 11:44

et team launches its second-generation speed sailing boat from the Isle of Wight on 8 March, 2011. Vestas Sailrocket 2 is designed to be significantly faster than its predecessor, with the ultimate aim of breaking the ‘Outright Wo... more

GT Solar Receives $41.6 Million Order for Sapphire Crystallization Furnaces from New Asia-Based Customer

published: 2011-03-09 11:30

GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR), a global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets, today announced... more

Alstom Teams Up with Rotem and Gefen in Israel to Promote Innovative Start-Ups in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

published: 2011-03-09 11:13

Alstom has teamed up with Rotem Industries Ltd and Gefen Biomed Investments - two Israeli firms specialising in cutting-edge technology - in creating a joint venture to finance and support the growth of innovative start-ups in the... more

ABB Wins $50 Million Solar Order in Italy

published: 2011-03-09 11:09

ABB, the power and automation technology group, has won a $50 million order from Phenix Renewables to deliver a 24 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Lazio, central Italy. Once connected to the grid, the Phenix s... more

Hanwha Solarone will Continue to Focus on Vertical Integration

published: 2011-03-08 15:54

EnergyTrend recently had the honor to interview the vice president of technology of Hanwha Solarone, Dr. Mohan Narayanan, at SNEC, one of the largest PV exhibitions in the world. In the interview, Dr. Mohan Narayanan explains thei... more

California’s Alta Wind Energy Center Beats Deadlines, Exceeds Expectations

published: 2011-03-08 15:36

Construction Manager Pepé Ramirez has worked on 31 construction projects in his 16 years at Vestas. None have been as large as the Alta Wind Energy Center — Phases II-V — in California’s Mojave Desert, comprised of 190 V90-3.0 MW ... more

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