Yingli Singapore Donates Off-Grid System To University In Laos
Yingli Solar’s subsidiary, Yingli Singapore, recently donated a 3-kW off-grid solar power system to a school in Laos that had no prior access to electricity. The project resulted from Yingli’s...
View ArticleFronius Wins Smart Grids Pioneer Award; Receives ISO Certification
Fronius International has been awarded the title of “Smart Grids Pioneer 2014” for its research project “morePV2grid.” The goal of the project was to strengthen the continuing development of...
View ArticleEnphase Energy And Vivint Solar Sign Three-Year Agreement
Enphase Energy has renewed its solar inverter agreement with an affiliate of Vivint Solar, provider of residential solar energy systems in the United States. The multi-year agreement expands on the...
View ArticlePanasonic And Tesla Motors Sign Agreement For Gigafactory
Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors recently signed an agreement that lays out their cooperation on the construction of a large-scale battery manufacturing plant in the United States, known as the...
View ArticleJinkoSolar Agrees To 500MW PV Project In Zhejiang Province
JinkoSolar recently announced that its subsidiary, JinkoSolar Power, has signed a PV project development agreement with the Economic Development Zone of Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, to develop a 500...
View ArticleNatural Power & Energy Provides Three Services In One
Natural Power & Energy (NPE) (No. 52 on the Solar Power World 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractors list)is all at once a developer, contractor and services provider, a fusion of functions the company...
View ArticleCanadian Solar To Power 44 MW North Carolina Solar Farms
Canadian Solar, a global solar power company, executed a 44 MWp module sales agreement with affiliates of Entropy Investment Management and Entropy Solar Integrators. Entropy will construct seven solar...
View ArticleInfographics: 2014 Top Solar Contractors By The Numbers
Sometimes pictures tell the best story. With that in mind, we created this 2014 Top Solar Contractors By The Numbers visual feature, which is based on the responses of 113 Top Solar Contractors,...
View ArticleSolar Power Illuminates Dark Cabin In The Woods
Cecil and Norm finished construction on their family cabin, pictured, in 2002 and installed the solar array in 2004. The problem sounded like the beginning to a bad horror film: A dark cabin in the...
View ArticleHanwha SolarOne Completes Supply Agreement In China
Hanwha SolarOne Co., a global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, signed a supply agreement with Baotou Shansheng New Energy Co. for delivery of 50 MW of Hanwha...
View ArticleSolar’s Coming ‘Round The Mountain And To The Rescue
When Mountain Rescue Aspen, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to saving lives through back-country rescue and mountain safety education, decided to add solar to its new facility in May 2014, the...
View ArticleThird Sun Solar Brings Solar Power To The Forest
The Wayne National Forest array maximizes energy production with its south-facing roof using high-power density modules and mounting clamps that allowed for a non-penetrating installation. In August...
View ArticleSunrun Brings Affordable Home Solar Service To Nevada
As NV Energy starts to offer customers a rebate to install a Solar PV system on their homes or businesses, Sunrun, a dedicated residential solar company, is announcing the availability of its home...
View ArticleQuick Mount PV, SolarWorld, ProSolar Help Teen Center Go Solar
In a community effort led by a local solar installer and supported by several solar manufacturers and local businesses, the Teen Center in Morro Bay, California, now has a rooftop solar system that...
View ArticlePowering The Countryside: Q&A With CB Solar
Solar Power World talks with Todd Miller, business manager for CB Solar (No. 203 on the 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractors list) about installing solar on farms. Solar Power World: How did CB Solar get...
View ArticleSeven-Alarm Solar
Seven fire departments in Missouri are now harvesting the power of the sun, thanks to Wisconsin-based solar developer SunVest (No. 143 on the Solar Power World 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractors list)....
View ArticleA Solar Miracle: My Challenge To Bill Gates
This article originally appeared on SolarWakeup. It is reprinted here with permission. By Yann Brandt, SPW Contributor Yann Brandt is the managing editor of Solar Wakeup and co-founder/EVP of...
View ArticleJinkoSolar Opens Module Factory In South Africa
JinkoSolar recently opened a solar module factory in Cape Town, South Africa. Located in 2 Evans Avenue, Epping Industrial 1, Cape Town, the factory covers an area of 5,000m2 and has annual production...
View ArticleTrina Solar to Develop 49.9MW Solar Power Plant in UK
Trina Solar, a global manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, solutions, and services, acquired a 49.9 MW utility-scale ground-mounted power project in the United Kingdom from Good Energy Group. The...
View ArticleSolarCity Opens First Nevada Operations in Henderson
SolarCity is expanding its Nevada presence with a new 18,000 square foot Henderson Operations Center. SolarCity will use the operations center as its regional hub to install solar for Nevada residents...
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