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Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, is now offering solar panels that satisfy local content requirements for solar projects in Ontario, Canada. Using 100% Ontario-refined sili...  more

In partnership with SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB), the California School Boards Association, a non-profit organization representing nearly 1,000 school districts and county offices of education throughout California, has l...  more

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell efficiency, reaching 17.3 percent with a test cell constructed using commercial-scale manufacturing equ...  more

LG Chem, Korea’s leading chemical maker, said that it has clinched a $10 million contract to develop a lithium-ion battery for U.S. automakers. Under the deal with U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), LG Chem will develop a h...  more

Nordex UK has obtained an order to supply 21 N90/2500 wind turbines. The customer is a joint venture company, majority owned by Statkraft, Europe´s leader in renewable energy. The 21 turbines are to be installed in the Scottish Ba...  more

THINK Global AS, a manufacturer of pure electric cars, has been purchased by a prominent international technology entrepreneur who is committed to maintaining the company’s key role in global transportation electrification. A cour...  more

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and KGAL GmbH & Co. KG (KGAL) on Thursday announced the purchase of a 9.9 megawatt (MW) (DC) solar power plant near Zamora, Spain by European Solar Power Fund — a renewable energy-focused fund ...  more

The trade publication Photon tested the SolarMax 13MT three-phase string inverter and awarded it with the prized "very good" seal of approval for its efficiency. The Sputnik Engineering AG device functions "not only precisely, but...  more