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Unirac, Inc., a Hilti Group Company and a PV mounting solution firm in North America, was selected by Cobalt Power Systems Inc. to provide a 397.5 kW Roof Mount (RM) mounting system recently installed at the Oshman Family JCC (OFJ...  more

GE Energy Financial Services and Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt. Ltd. (WREPL) partnered to expand solar energy generation in India. GE Energy Financial Services is making it’s the first investment in a solar power project in India,...  more

China National Building Materials Group Corp. (CNBM), a Chinese building materials and glass manufacturer, acquired AVANCIS GmbH’s, a German PV producer of CIS solar PV modules, solar business and stated that it will restart PV pr...  more

Rumors had it that Apple requested two battery suppliers, Taiwan based Simplo Technology and Shenzhen Desay, to challenge the limit for flexible thin battery in order to respond to iPhone 6’s larger screen size and one-third of iP...  more

UQM Technologies Inc. and Kinetics Drive Solutions Inc. are collaborating to offer an efficient and robust integrated electric motor and multi-speed transmission system for commercial vehicle applications that will benefit from a ...  more

Alaska Power & Telephone announced that it has filed a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permit application for the West Creek Hydropower project. The proposed 25 MW project would be located on West Creek...  more

SunEdison has closed on financing for two solar power plants to be built in Ontario, Canada. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. is providing construction financing. The plants will provide employment for skilled manufacturing and const...  more

Google and SunPower Corp. launch a program to provide approximately $250 million of financing in residential solar lease projects. Both companies are investing in the program, with Google committing up to $100 million and SunPower...  more

By the end of January 2014, capacity of Japan’s solar energy-based power generation facilities has exceeded 16GW, announced METI. The data also explained that capacity of certified non-residential PV facilities increased by ...  more