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Gigawatt Global and Power Africa Starts Construction on 7.5MW Solar Project in Burundi

published: 2017-01-20 17:46

Amid the lush and rolling hills of Mubuga, 100 km outside the Burundian capital of Bujumbura, 2,500 people came on January 18 to celebrate the festive ground-breaking for a 7.5 MW solar field that will add 15% to the East A... more

Solar-Tectic Patents Perovskite Solar Cell Technology

published: 2017-01-20 17:40

Solar-Tectic LLC (ST) announced that a patent application for a germanium perovskite thin film tandem solar cell has been allowed by the US Patent and Trademark Office. Recently perovskite materials have gained much attention as a... more

China’s Cumulative Amount of Grid-Connected Installation Surpassed 77GW by 2016

published: 2017-01-20 15:16

China’s grid-connected installation grew significantly in 2016. According to the relevant data published by the National Energy Administration (NEA), the amount of grid-connected installation in 2016 increased 81.6% from 2015. Th... more

Canadian Solar Connects Two Solar Projects in Japan and Two in California

published: 2017-01-19 18:44

Canadian Solar announced new solar project completions during this week, two in Japan and two in California, USA. The sum capacity of the four projects reaches 243.7MWp. Japan portfolio expanded On January 18, Canadian Sola... more

Coronal Energy, powered by Panasonic, Break Ground on 120MW of Solar Projects

published: 2017-01-19 18:42

Making its new entrance into utility-scale solar project business, Coronal Energy, power by Panasonic, has broken ground on a 120MWac solar portfolio for U.S.’s military facilities. The portfolio comprises three projects an... more

New Fast-Charging Solution for EVs to be Released

published: 2017-01-19 17:26

The Franklin-Thomas Company (FTC) and Carino Energy Renewables Limited (Carino) would together provide unique StarPower™ fast charging stations for electric vehicles. FTC's CEO Joe Shepard's recently patented split rotor generator... more

RES Completes 198MW Wind Project, Starts Selling Electricity to Google

published: 2017-01-19 17:20

Renewable Energy Systems (RES), announced substantial completion of the Bluestem Wind Project located in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The project, which consists of 60 Vestas V117-3.3 MW™ turbines, will distribute power via OG&... more

Longroad Energy Starts Solar Business by Acquiring 3GW Portfolio

published: 2017-01-19 17:04

Longroad Energy Holdings, LLC (Longroad) announced the acquisition of a 3GW solar development portfolio from 7X Energy, Inc. (7X). The acquired portfolio includes projects located across the U.S. in several of Longroad’s ta... more

Famous Golfer Installs PV Panels for His House

published: 2017-01-17 17:38

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. Ambassador Tom Watson has saved more than US$15,000 in electricity costs since installing solar panels on his Hawaiian home in February 2016 and is on track to meet an expected US$16,000 in savi... more

d.light Raises Funding to Bring Off-grid Solar to Remote Places

published: 2017-01-17 17:29

d.light's work to empower lives through clean, safe and affordable off-grid solar solutions has garnered another US$10.5 million in funding. Coming off recent US$22.5 million Series D and US$7.5 million debt fundin... more

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