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China to Revise Distributed PV Generation Installation Target Down to 5GW

published: 2014-08-21 13:59

By the end of July, the new PV installation in China was 3.3GW, still 10.7GW to go in the rest five months to complete this year’s 14GW target. The 8GW distributed PV Generation (DG) target seems even difficult to achieve as the i... more

Apple’s New iPhone Glass to Adopt VC-Funded Solar Technology

published: 2014-08-20 17:13

An ion-implant machine that would allow solar makers to produce super-thin PV cells from crystalline silicon is attempted to be commercialized by the VC-funded startup. It was a wildly ambitious bet, and the company went from unst... more

SPI Solar Increased Its Net Sales in the Second Quarter of 2014

published: 2014-08-20 16:24

SPI Solar announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. The company has completed the previously announced private placement of $21.75 million and entered into a new private placement agreement for an additiona... more

SunPower Introduces Pilot Lease Program to Finance Residential Solar Projects in Melbourne, Australia

published: 2014-08-20 16:03

SunPower has launched SunPower® Choice, a new pilot leasing program to help residential customers in Melbourne, Australia, finance a SunPower solar system for no money down. As part of the program, SunPower will install its so... more

SMA Supplies Inverters and Battery Storage System to PV-Diesel Hybrid Power Plant in Bolivia

published: 2014-08-20 14:55

The world’s largest PV-diesel hybrid power plant with battery storage system is currently being built in the Bolivian province of Pando. SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) is not only supplying PV inverters for this project, but ... more

Solectria Renewables to Power 45MW Entropy Solar Projects in North Carolina

published: 2014-08-20 14:03

Solectria Renewable has agreed to supply solar power inverters to Entropy Solar Integrators for seven projects in North Carolina. These projects are part of a portfolio being built by Entropy Solar Integrators and financed through... more

Yingli to Power FC Bayern Munich with Renewable Solar Power

published: 2014-08-20 11:45

Yingli Green Energy (Yingli Solar) has installed a 29.2kWp solar power system on the roof of FC Bayern Munich's training facility on Sabener StraBe, bringing more than 31,000 kWh of clean electricity every year. With the ne... more

Sungrow and Samsung Partner to Form Energy Storage JV in China

published: 2014-08-20 11:08

China’s Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd. and South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. has signed a preliminary deal to form a joint venture for making energy storage systems in China. According to the deal signed on August 17th, the two co... more

China Suspend Imports of Processed Polysilicon Possibly for Trade Talks

published: 2014-08-19 18:16

Last week, China’s Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs announced to suspend imports of processed polysilicon since September. This move is generally interpreted as a bargain chip in future trade negotiations... more

Center for Sustainable Energy Examines Energy Efficiency Actions of California Solar Homeowners

published: 2014-08-19 15:18

The energy efficiency actions of California homeowners who installed rooftop solar electric systems are providing insights into the connection between solar adoption and energy upgrades that could help in the design of futu... more

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