Pecan Street Project Goes Live

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 17:17 (Renewable Energy World)

Pecan Street Project Inc. has completed systems installation and has gone live with the first phase of its smart grid demonstration project in Austin's Mueller community. Read more

Louisiana PUC Orders Limited Feed-in Tariff

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 16:41 (Renewable Energy World)

The Louisiana Public Utility Commission (PUC) has ordered utilities in the state to implement an undifferentiated feed-in tariff for a limited contract term of five years. Read more

Sanyo HIT modules receive MCS accreditation

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 15:43 (PV-Tech)

Sanyo Component Europe has become the latest solar module manufacturer to receive the British government?s Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation. Read more

Sanyo HITs the UK with high efficiency solar modules

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 13:22 (Solarpowerportal)

Sanyo Component Europe has announced the microgeneration certification of several of its high efficiency solar modules, including the HIT range. The newly accredited modules include the new N series, including the 240W module which has a cell conversion efficiency of 21.6% and a world’s top level module... Read more

Power-One opens 1GW facility inverter production facility in Phoenix

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 2:22 (PV-Tech)

Power-One?s opening celebration for its Phoenix-based wind inverter manufacturing facility brought out not only the company?s CEO, but State and city officials as well, who came together to sign the front panel of the first 100kW central inverter. The 122,000 square foot plant, which will have a 1GW production capacity by the end of this year, actually began its operations in October 2010 with 40 employees. In time the new facility will not only expand its employee base to 350 people, but also its site capacity, which is capable of holding 4GW. Read more

Siemens and Enphase collaborate for supply and distribution deal

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 23:52 (PV-Tech)

Siemens Industry has signed a supply and distribution agreement with Enphase Energy for the sale of Enphase?s solar microinverters systems through Siemens electrical equipment distributers network. The agreement will see Enphase furnish Siemens with its solar microinverters and Enlighten, a web-based monitoring service. Read more

Southern Sky moves closer to development of 5.6MW solar plant on landfill in Massachusetts town

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 23:34 (PV-Tech)

What?s being called the largest solar PV power plant in New England may soon be built on the site of a closed landfill in Canton, MA. Southern Sky Renewable Energy has been granted access to the location and plans to develop a 5.6MW system that will be connected to the NSTAR grid. Read more

First Solar buys Ontario PV project from Helios, then sells it, another site to Enbridge

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 22:44 (PV-Tech)

In a tale of two deals, First Solar bought Helios Energy?s pair of Amherstburg II 15MW (combined) solar power plant projects and then sold them to Enbridge, packaged with another 5MW array located in Tilbury. The project sites are located about 70km apart in Ontario. Enbridge will invest approximately CAN$90 million in the two projects. Read more

DC Power, Solar Depot join forces to create new distribution company, SolarNet Holdings

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 21:28 (PV-Tech)

DC Power Systems and Solar Depot have joined forces to a new solar PV distribution company?SolarNet Holdings, LLC. The two companies will together serve more than 5000 renewable energy dealers throughout the Americas, forming what is being called the largest distribution company in the industry. Read more

REgeneration Finance helps build 3.1MW solar project for Douglas County, CO, school district

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 21:02 (PV-Tech)

Thirty-one sites across the Douglas County School District (DCSD) in Douglas County, CO, will soon be generating solar-powered electricity. Construction is under way on systems totaling approximately 3.1MW in a project funded and financed by REgeneration Finance under the terms of a power purchase agreement with the school district. Read more

FERC, DOE and SolarReserve weigh in on issues affecting the solar industry

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 20:24 (Renewable Energy World)

With only a few weeks remaining until IntertechPira's 3rd annual Concentrating Solar Thermal Power conference, FERC, DOE and SolarReserve representatives provided insights into their presentations and the future of the concentrated solar industry. Concentrating Solar Thermal Power 2011 will be held February 23-25 at the FireSky Resort in Scottsdale, AZ, US and will address opportunities and challenges for large scale solar electric generation through concentrated solar power thermal (CST) technologies. Read more

Order Focus: Meyer Burger bags another new customer in Asia

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 20:03 (PV-Tech)

Not as big as Meyer Berger?s last announced equipment order, however the CHF 45 million deal for wire saws from another new unidentified customer based in Asia, highlights the continued capital spending to increase wafer capacity in the solar industry. Read more

Coming Soon; World's First NightSolar® System

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 16:32 (Renewable Energy World)

The inventors of the highly acclaimed SolarWall® air heating technology are preparing to launch their highly anticipated NightSolar® system. This duel action roof-mounted system will still provide day-time heating, but can now also be used in reverse from sunset to sunrise for nighttime cooling; chilling incoming air by as much as 10 F (5 C) below ambient air temperature. The ability of one technology to generate both heating and cooling energy for buildings represents a tremendous technological achievement that will produce substantial year-round energy savings. Read more

DyeTec Solar secures US$1-million grant for technology development

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 11:49 (PV-Tech)

DyeTec Solar has secured a US$1 million Ohio Third Frontier Commission grant to help it develop technology for the mass manufacture of glass-based BIPV, BAPV and AIPV products. Read more

BioSolar reveals that its BioBacksheet is almost complete with the UL certification process

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 2:35 (PV-Tech)

BioSolar has advised that the production samples of its BioBacksheet technology have finished most of the Underwriter?s Laboratories (UL) material property tests and is on its way to receiving full UL certification. Tests on the product have included: material identification, partial discharge test and resistance to catching fire among other UL led testing. The last test, a measurement of relative thermal index (RTI) will soon be conducted. Read more

Unirac forms new subsidiary, partners with Canadian Solar for 30MW turnkey solar power systems

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 0:35 (PV-Tech)

Unirac and Canadian Solar Solutions have come together to offer its residential and commercial customers 30MW of Canadian Solar?s PV systems coupled with Unirac?s mounting solutions for rooftop installations in Canada. Canadian Solar will provide the engineering, procurement and construction services for the projects, while Unirac will supply its racking technology. Both companies look to their partnership as a way for their customers to further take advantage of Ontario?s FIT program. Read more

Order Focus: Celestica signs 180MW supply agreement for Recurrent?s Ontario solar power plants

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 0:11 (PV-Tech)

Recurrent Energy entered into an 180MW supply agreement with Celestica for the delivery of its crystalline silicon PV modules to nineteen of Recurrent?s Ontario-based solar power projects. The solar projects are part of the Ontario FIT program and will have the Celestica manufactured solar panels delivered under a multi-year agreement.  No financial details were revealed, although full production is expected by this summer. Read more

East Africa Sees a Flurry of Geothermal Activity

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 18:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The Great Rift Valley, an area of Eastern Africa with strong tectonic activity, offers immense potential for large-scale geothermal projects. Some estimates put the resource potential along the rift at 15,000 MW. Read more

Order Focus: GCL-Poly signs supply contract for AEG?s Thyrobox M system

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 14:37 (PV-Tech)

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has signed a ?36-million supply contract with AEG Power Solutions for its Thyrobox M power supply system. GCL hope the Thyyrobox will help it consolidate its position as one of the world?s leading polysilicon and wafer suppliers. Read more

Excellence in Renewable Energy Award Finalists Announced

Tuesday, 2.1.2011 - 6:44 (Renewable Energy World)

For the second year, the editors of the Renewable Energy World network of publications are recognizing leading companies, people and projects in the clean energy industry. Read more