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First Solar Starts Construction Activity on Barilla Solar Project

published: 2014-01-23 14:18

First Solar has begun construction on Phase I of the Barilla Solar Project in Pecos County, Texas, west of Fort Stockton. The 22 MW AC project is expected to begin commercial operation in mid-2014. First Solar will build, commissi... more

Clean Energy Future Moves Closer as Legal Victory for Cape Wind, FAA Approval Upheld

published: 2014-01-23 14:03

Cape Wind again defeated the efforts of its opponents to block the country’s first offshore wind farm. In a significant decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the FAA’s approval of the Cape... more

JA Solar and Powerway Establish Solar Module Manufacturing Facility in South Africa

published: 2014-01-23 13:41

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. and Powerway PV SA Pty., Ltd. have formed a Joint Venture to establish a solar module manufacturing facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Located in Port Elizabeth’s COEGA Industrial Development Zon... more

MENA Solar Market to be Worth 50 Billion Dollars by 2020

published: 2014-01-23 11:59

Middle East Solar Industry Association reported that the solar industry in the Middle East is set to be worth 50 billion dollars, indicated FC Business Intelligence, a company helps corporations define their strategy and direction... more

Canadian Solar and Silvercreek Partner on 10 MW AC Utility-Scale Solar Power Plant in Ontario

published: 2014-01-23 11:31

Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., has signed a 10 MWac Module Supply Agreement with Silvercreek Solar Park Inc. to provide Ontario-made Canadian Solar modules for a ground-mounted utility-scale so... more

Davos Congress Center Installs PV System Optimized With SolarEdge Technology

published: 2014-01-23 11:19

Just in time for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, Davos Congress Center and swimming hall launches the first phase of its 340 kWp PV system which includes SolarEdge inverters and power optimizers. The PV system launch is... more

Power Generated from Renewable Energy May Exceed Nuclear In Two Decades: BP Energy Outlook

published: 2014-01-22 15:59

BP (British Petroleum) has released the “Energy Outlook 2030” which offers their predictions of future energy trends, factors and influence from 2011 to 2035. In this outlook, BP predicts that electricity generated by renewable wa... more

Germany’s PV System Installation Greatly Decreased in 2013 Due to Substantial Subsidy Cut

published: 2014-01-22 13:24

BSW-Solar (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V., “The German Solar Industry Association” in English) stated that the amount of PV panel installation in Germany increased around 3.3 GW last year, less than half of the highest record ... more

Megawatt-Scale Solar Power Business is More Popular Across the Globe: Nikkei BP

published: 2014-01-22 11:53

Nikkei Business Publications (Nikkei BP) reports on the “Solar Power Plant Business” website that the megawatt-scale solar power generation business is growing across the globe because of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme. Since the... more

Canadian Solar Modules Achieve Highest PTC Rating

published: 2014-01-22 11:14

Polysilicon PV modules produced by Canadian Solar Inc., a global solar power company, achieved the highest PTC ratings amongst all major poly module manufacturers. Established by California Energy Commission (CEC), the PVUSA Test ... more

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