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Sony Announces to Transfer Battery Business

published: 2016-07-29 18:13

Sony is the world’s first company that successfully commercialized rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and applied this technology on portable electric devices. However, the world leader announced to transfer its ... more

TBEA Signs MOU with Egypt for 1GW Power Plant Project

published: 2016-07-29 18:11

China’s TBEA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Egyptian government on July 27th. The company will work with the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation and Military Production to develop a 1,000MW PV p... more

SUBWAY Donates Solar-powered Water System in Kenya

published: 2016-07-29 17:47

SUBWAY can do more than making sandwiches, and the restaurant proves it by launching a campaign to help alleviate the global shortage of clean drinking water. By the “Fresh Water 4 All” campaign, SUBWAY will donate US$30 cents for... more

JinkoSolar Signs Three PPAs for 188MW Projects in Mexico

published: 2016-07-29 17:19

JinkoSolar signed three power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (Comision Federal de Electricidad or "CFE") for the three projects totaling 188MWac that was awarded in April 2016 under the Mex... more

Duke Energy Renewables Operates 3,500MW of Wind and Solar in US

published: 2016-07-29 17:07

Duke Energy Renewables announced on July 28 that its control center now serves more than 3,500 megawatts of wind and solar energy plants across the U.S. since it opened in its new location in 2015. As a result of this rapid growth... more

Solar Panels Burned at Taipei Water Department Highlights Importance of System Maintenance

published: 2016-07-29 15:50

Roof-top solar panels were burned at the Taipei Water Department at 2pm on July 27th. It was an autoignition. Temperatures in Taipei reached 38.5 degrees Celsius that day. The preliminary cause of the fire was overheating of the e... more

Partners Group Invests US$200 Million in Solar Development in Taiwan

published: 2016-07-29 14:59

Taiwan’s solar market is now noticeable to the world! Partners Group, Switzerland-based private markets investment manager, is going to invest over US$200 million to control the majority stake in a Taiwanese solar power dev... more

China’s 2016 PV Grid Connection Can Reach Up to 30GW, Target for Thirteen Five-Year Plan May Be Revised Downward

published: 2016-07-28 18:40

China’s PV industry has given a feedback result of more than 20GW of grid connection in the first half of 2016; however, this is a good sign as much as it may be a warning sign. It’s a good sign being that the overall state... more

Hemlock Judges US$793.5 Million Damages from SolarWorld

published: 2016-07-28 17:37

U.S.-based polysilicon manufacturer Hemlock Semiconductor claimed up to US$793.5 million in damages from SolarWorld’s contract violation. SolarWorld therefore is in crisis of filing Chapter 11. Hemlock sued Deutsche Solar, a wafer... more

Alliant Energy to Invest US$1 billion in Wind Energy

published: 2016-07-28 16:40

Iowans will soon see a significant increase in clean, economical wind generation from Alliant Energy. On July 27, Alliant Energy CEO Patricia Kampling and Gov. Terry Branstad announced the utility will invest approximately US$1 bi... more

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