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• Sharp Introduces SmartStorage Energy Management Solution eSolar News (Today) - CAMAS, WA--(eSolarEnergyNews)--Today, Sharp Electronics Corporation announced the launch of Sharp's SmartStorage energy solution, which is immediately available throughout California and will be expanded to other states in the second half of 2014. SmartStorage is a unique energy storage solution, which can dramatically cut utility demand...
• REC Solar Expands Hotel Offerings with Bakersfield Hampton Inn Installation eSolar News (Today) - BAKERSFIELD, CA--(eSolarEnergyNews)--REC Solar, a national leader in commercial solar electric system design and installation, today announced it has completed a 102 kilowatt array for The Hampton Inn & Suites Bakersfield North-Airport, a subsidiary of Hilton Hotels, in Bakersfield, California. The carport-mounted installation will offset 44...
• KYOCERA Solar Modules Tapped by Sierra Nevada to Power New Brewery in Mills River, NC eSolar News (Today) - SCOTTSDALE, AR.--(eSolarEnergyNews)--Nearly everyone enjoys a good beer now and again. A delicious beer sustainably brewed with renewable energy that pours down from the sun might make that happy hour indulgence even more enjoyable. Kyocera Solar Inc. announced today that Sundance Power Systems Inc. has installed...
• Enphase Energy Partners With Technology Credit Corporation on Commercial Solar PV Financing Offering eSolar News (Today) - PETALUMA, CA --(eSolarEnergyNews)--Enphase Energy and Technology Credit Corporation, a privately held financial products and services firm, are working together to offer financing packages for installer-integrators and customers in the small to medium commercial solar photovoltaic market. TCC has more than 300 commercial PV systems under...
• SolarWorld Commends U.S. Government’s Move to Restore Fair Competition in Domestic Industry eSolar News (Yesterday) - HILLSBORO,OR--(eSolarEnergyNews)--SolarWorld today commended the U.S. Department of Commerce’s determination to impose preliminary anti-dumping import duties averaging about 42 percent on crystalline silicon solar panels made by the state-controlled Chinese solar industry from solar cells fabricated in third countries using Chinese inputs and about 36 percent...
• SPCG and KYOCERA Complete 35 Utility-Scale Solar Farms in Thailand eSolar News (Yesterday) - KYOTO, JAPAN--(eSolarEnergyNews)--SPCG and Kyocera Corporation today announced the full operational launch of one of Southeast Asia’s largest solar power projects. Since 2010, 35 “solar farms” totaling approximately 257 megawatts (MW) have been constructed under the project, and connected to the utility grid in Northeastern Thailand....
• SunPower Breaks Ground on 135-Megawatt Quinto Solar Plant eSolar News (Yesterday) - SAN JOSE, CA-- SunPower today announced it has started construction on the 135-megawatt Quinto Solar Project in Merced County, Calif. The system will generate power for Southern California Edison's customers, under a long-term power purchase agreement.  In accordance with the company's recently announced holdco strategy,...
• Worldwide water shortage by 2040 ScienceDaily (Yesterday) - Water is used around the world for the production of electricity, but new research results show that there will not be enough water in the world to meet demand by 2040 if the energy and power situation does not improve before then....
• SolarWorld subsidiaries merge Sun & Wind (Yesterday) - Photovoltaics The SolarWorld production site in Freiberg / Saxony. (Photo: SolarWorld AG) On 22 July 2014, three SolarWorld subsidiaries in Freiberg were merged into one. The entire production process will be based within a single new company in the future. 29.07.2014Read more about SolarWorld subsidiaries...
• First Solar, XSOL Establish Supply Agreement in Japan eSolar News (2 days ago) - TOKYO, JAPAN --(eSolarEnergyNews)--First Solar, the leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic solar energy solutions, and XSOL Co., Ltd., a leading distributor and integrator of solar systems in Japan, today announced that they have signed an agreement to supply First Solar’s cadmium telluride thin film modules...
• AEP Energy Installing Solar Array At Ohio State eSolar News (2 days ago) - COLUMBUS, OH --(eSolarEnergyNews)--  AEP Energy today began installation of a 101-kilowatt (kW) solar array on the roof of The Ohio State University's Student Life Recreation and Physical Activities Center (RPAC). AEP Energy will fund, build, own and operate the approximately 10,000-square-foot array, made up of...
• Efficiency target: EU Commission only wants 30 per cent Sun & Wind (5 days ago) - Review The efficiency targets laid out by the EU Commission are not set in stone. The European Council will define final target in October. (Photo: dpa) The EU Commission has agreed to define an energy efficiency target of 30% by 2030 for Europe. There...
• Solar Trade Association criticizes Contracts for Difference system Sun & Wind (5 days ago) - Photovoltaics (Photo: BPVA) The UK government announced, that under its new Contracts for Difference (CfD) system only £ 50 million will be available per year for hydro, energy from waste, onshore wind, landfill gas, sewage gas and large-scale solar. Even if all of this...
• Steam energy from the sun: New spongelike structure converts solar energy into steam ScienceDaily (5 days ago) - A new material structure generates steam by soaking up the sun. The structure -- a layer of graphite flakes and an underlying carbon foam -- is a porous, insulating material structure that floats on water. When sunlight hits the structure's surface, it creates a hotspot...
• Gamesa doubles net profit (€42 million) and strengthens revenue growth Sun & Wind (5 days ago) - Gamesa ended the first half of 2014 with €42 million in net profit, almost twice the 1H13 figure (€22 million). This increase strengthens the growing trend in profitability, with an EBIT margin of 7.7% at constant exchange rates, and in revenues, which increased by...
• How to power California with wind, water and sun ScienceDaily (6 days ago) - New research outlines the path to a possible future for California in which renewable energy creates a healthier environment, generates jobs and stabilizes energy prices....
• Australia's Sunswift claims new EV distance speed world record Autoblog Green (6 days ago) - Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Solar, Pacific Region With a name like Sunswift, optimism must abound. So let's start with the fact that the team behind it has built a great looking solar-powered car. And Australia has plenty of road and more than enough sun,...
• Spinach could lead to alternative energy more powerful than Popeye ScienceDaily (7 days ago) - Spinach gave Popeye super strength, but it also holds the promise of a different power for a group of scientists: the ability to convert sunlight into a clean, efficient alternative fuel. Physicists are using spinach to study the proteins involved in photosynthesis, the process by...
• Levi’s Stadium Becomes First Pro Football Field to Earn LEED Gold Certification as New Construction Inhabitat (7 days ago) - Read the rest of Levi’s Stadium Becomes First Pro Football Field to Earn LEED Gold Certification as New Construction Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bay area, California, football, hntb, leed certification, LEED gold certification, Levi's Stadium, San Francisco, San Francisco...
• Yingli Green Energy to Supply 32 MWs of PV Modules to a Large Scale Project in Japan eSolar News (7 days ago) - BAODING, China and TOKYO, Japan, --(eSolarEnergyNews)-- Yingli Green Energy,  the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturer in the world, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Japan Corporation, has signed an agreement to supply 32 MWs of multicrystalline PV modules to a...
• Rwanda to Unveil First Utility-Scale Solar PV Power Plant in East Africa eSolar News (7 days ago) - RWAMAGANA, Rwanda, -- (eSolarEnergyNews)-- The Government of Rwanda is preparing to commission in early August 2014 the first utility-scale solar PV power plant in East Africa with a production capacity of 8.5 MWp. The project has commenced testing phase of up to 20% of its...
• Solar One In the News: NYSERDA EDGE Edition Solar One (7 days ago) -   What do you do with a 350+ unit, 52 year old condominium on one of the most valuable corners in Manhattan, when you realize it needs a top-to-bottom modernization and energy efficiency upgrade?   You call the NYSERDA EDGE Team! In this great...
• Combined wind measurements: the key to increase yields Sun & Wind (7 days ago) - Wind Energy The energy-autonomous LiDAR measurement trailer is equipped with PV and fuel cells(Photo: BBB Umwelttechnik) Wind-generated electricity is globally exposed to a growing cost pressure. As a consequence of that the primary concern of every developer and operator must be to search for...
• Stiesdal is leaving Siemens Sun & Wind (7 days ago) - Wind Energy Henrik Stiesdal, a true veteran of the wind industry, is leaving the turbine manufacturer Siemens. (Photo: Siemens) Siemens Wind Power is losing two prominent wind energy managers. The long-time chief technology officer Henrik Stiesdal is leaving the company at the end of the...
• UK renewable energy industry escalates PR efforts Sun & Wind (7 days ago) - Photovoltaics Wind Energy Offshore Wind Energy The UK renewable energy industry is making moves to increase its profile in what can be seen as a major PR push. At least three industry bodies have recently sought the support of public relations agencies. 23.07.2014Read more...
• Silicor builds factory for PV silicon in Iceland Sun & Wind (7 days ago) - Photovoltaics The company's product: polycrystalline silicon. (Photo: dpa) Silicor Materials, Inc. is building its first large factory in Grundartangi, Iceland. The plant will produce 19,000 metric tonnes of silicon for solar modules annually. 23.07.2014Read more about Silicor builds factory for PV silicon in Iceland Log...
• KIC InnoEnergy: New call for proposals for green innovations Sun & Wind (7 days ago) - Review KIC InnoEnergy has announced a new call for proposals dedicated to boosting the effectiveness and speed of the go-to-market process for green innovations in Europe. It is open to public-private consortia that currently have an innovative green technology project and want to accelerate...
• OneRoof Energy and Elevate Partner to Make Solar a "Digital Service" eSolar News (Tuesday, 22 July) - SAN DIEGO, CA-- (eSolarEnergyNews)-- OneRoof Energy, Inc., a provider of comprehensive solar energy services, today announced the inclusion of its rooftop solar services and financing to Elevate's integrated digital services offering.  As one of the leading cloud-based, digital subscription service providers to residential customers in...
• Southern Nevada Water Authority Signs Power Purchase Agreement with SunEdison eSolar News (Tuesday, 22 July) - BELMONT, CA --(eSolarEnergyNews)--  SunEdison, a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, today announced that it has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Southern Nevada Water Authority.  The power purchase agreement enables SNWA to lock in a significant portion of...
• Panasonic Provides Power Supply Container in Indonesia as a Stand-alone Photovoltaic Power Package eSolar News (Tuesday, 22 July) - OSAKA, Japan--(eSolarEnergyNews)--Panasonic Corporation announced it installed the “Power Supply Container,” as a stand-alone photovoltaic power package that it developed, to the National Elementary School Karimunjawa 01 in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara District, Central Jawa Province, Indonesia. On July 17, 2014, a handover ceremony was held jointly...

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