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ABB Wins $25 Million Solar Order in Italy

published: 2011-06-10 14:47
ABB, the power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $25 million from Switzerland-based Etrion Corporation to supply a turnkey power and automation solution for two photovoltaic solar power plants with a combined...  more

Boston-Power Unveils Latest EV Battery Offering

published: 2011-06-10 14:17
Boston-Power, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells, modules and systems, today announced its new Swing Key™ blocks. The company is showcasing the new products this week at AABC Europe in ...  more

Canadian Solar Announces New Powerful Solar Cell

published: 2011-06-10 14:16
Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced its new ELPS solar cell technology boasting up to 19.5 percent cell efficiency for the monoc...  more

First Solar Reaches 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing Milestone

published: 2011-06-10 14:14
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced that it has manufactured 4 gigawatts (GW) of thin-film photovoltaic solar modules since beginning commercial production in 2002. A 4GW generation capacity is enough solar electricity to...  more

Price Revealed for 100% Electric Nissan Leaf in Belgium

published: 2011-06-09 15:11
Belgiumis one step closer to an emission-free future: with the price of the award-winning Nissan LEAF now finalised, the order books for the world's first affordable 100% electric family vehicle will soon be opened. The list pric...  more

SunPower Sets New World Record for Efficiency

published: 2011-06-09 15:09
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) launched the SunPower™ E20 series of solar panels, the industry's first commercially-available solar panels to achieve total area efficiencies of 20 percent or more. The new 96-cell E20 solar ...  more