Saft and Dietrich Carebus Group (DCG) have signed a partnership agreement at the Busworld Kortrijk Exhibition in Belgium (16-21 Oct., 2015) that aims to equip electric buses manufactured by Yutong, China’s major bus brand, with li...  more
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China Adds 9.9GW of Solar from January to September |
| published: 2015-10-21 19:06 |
China’s National Energy Administrative (NEA) unveiled the latest solar installation data of the nation. During the first three quarters of 2015, approximately 9.9GW of solar PV systems were added nationwide, while the cumula...  more
Solar Frontier Plans to Cut Production Cost by New Module Structure |
| published: 2015-10-21 18:24 |
Solar Frontier, the Japanese CIS (CIGS) thin-film panel manufacturer, is planning to cut the solar panel production cost by 20%. The company will turn to use a more efficient production process so that the material costs could be ...  more
Lockheed Martin Parking Catches Sun Power |
| published: 2015-10-21 17:15 |
Lockheed Martin joined Florida Governor Rick Scott, Duke Energy President of Florida Utility Operations Alex Glenn and other local officials to celebrate the powering up of its 151,400 square foot solar array covering ...  more
OPIC, SolarReserve and ACWA Power to Develop a 100MW CSP Project in South Africa |
| published: 2015-10-21 16:52 |
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has announced a partnership with SolarReserve and ACWA Power to develop the 100MW Redstone Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) project in Northern Cape, South Africa. The agreement is...  more
SunLink Powers Aethercomm Facility with 270kW Rooftop Solar Array |
| published: 2015-10-21 16:02 |
SunLink Corporation and EPC provider RA Power & Light together completed a commercial rooftop solar installation atop the Aethercomm facility in Carlsbad, California. The 270kW solar array utilizes SunLink’s ...  more
Canadian Solar Puts Four Japanese Solar Power Plants Online |
| published: 2015-10-21 15:13 |
Canadian Solar has successfully started the commercial operation of four solar PV power plants in Japan, totaling 8.6MWp. Each of the projects comprises Canadian Solar’s PV panels, and power generated by them will be purchased by ...  more
Over 700MW of PV Operating in Chile, over 2GW under Construction: CIFES |
| published: 2015-10-20 18:30 |
Chile is recognized as the leader in the Latin American solar PV market. It is reported that 741MWac of solar PV projects were becoming operational in the nation by the end of September, while additional 2.11GWac of solar PV is un...  more
JA Solar’s Malaysian PV Cell Plant to Become Operational |
| published: 2015-10-20 17:37 |
JA Solar’s PV cell manufacturing facility in Malaysia is about to start operating. The facility has 400MW of PV cell production capacity and was established as a solution to the U.S.’s punitive tariffs.
PV Tech reports that JA Sol...  more
China Sunergy Now Produce PV Cells in Korean Facility |
| published: 2015-10-20 15:48 |
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (CSUN) has set its solar cell factory in Incheon, Korea into formal operational. The facility has an 200MW annual production capacity.
Located in Incheon, Korea, the factory covers an area of approximately ...  more