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In 2011 SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA/FWB: S92) maintained its strong position in a very competitive market and recorded the second biggest annual profit in the company’s history. Thanks to strong international growth and project b...  more

T3 Motion, Inc., a producer of clean/green technology, announced an order from the South African Police Service (SAPS) for seventeen T3 Series Electric Stand-up Vehicles and 34 patented battery pack systems. Three vehicles are ant...  more

SunEdison, a worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), announced it has completed a euro 155 million non-recourse debt financing arrangement with IFC, a member of the W...  more

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems today announced that its third generation SunPower® Maxeon™ solar cell (Maxeon) is now in commercial...  more

A new administrative building for RENA GmbH is being constructed in Gütenbach/Germany. The equipment manufacturer, which produces machines for the wet chemical processing of substrates used in solar, semiconductor, medical and cir...  more

SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, today announced it has received its final 1041 Permit from the Saguache County Board of County Commissioners for its two 100 megawatt solar thermal energy facilit...  more

Suniva, Inc., an U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced its panels will soon be helping to meet more than 75 percent of the electric needs of Bonnie Brae’s campus in Berna...  more

Maui Brewing Co. plans to install a solar cogeneration system by Cogenra Solar that will provide the Hawaii craft brewer with solar hot water and electricity. The 24-panel, 60-kilowatt system will occupy less than 2,400 square fee...  more

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announce that they have signed an agreement on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells and have begun said research. The agreement follows the m...  more

Sumitomo Corp. of America (SCOA), part of Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corp., will become a 50-50 equity partner in two large-scale wind farms Duke Energy Renewables is building in Kansas, the companies announced. SCOA is buying a 50 perc...  more