Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) reported revenue of NOK 2,160 million in the third quarter 2009, an increase of 13 percent from NOK 1,919 million in the third quarter 2008. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to NOK 429 million in the third quarter 2009, a decline of 40 percent from NOK [...]

  Hydro Wind Price up to 5 MW commissioned before 1 January 2005: 65.98 €/MWh commissioned after 1 January 2005, up to 1 MW: 79.84 €/MWh commissioned after 1 January 2005, above 1 MW: 93.04 €/MWh for increased output of refurbished installations, after 1 January 2005: 83.14 €/MWh commissioned before 1 January 2005: 86.77 €/MWh [...]

  Prototype Developed Using Funding From the DOE Solar America Initiative SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, has recently announced that it has produced a world-record, full-sized solar panel with a 20.4 percent total area efficiency. The prototype was successfully developed using funds [...]

ARLINGTON, Wash. and WILMINGTON, Del., October 27, 2009 – Silicon Energy, LLC and DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions announce the world’s first glass-glass polycrystalline silicon (cSi) photovoltaic (PV) power-generating modules made with advanced DuPont™ PV5300 series ionomer-based encapsulant for added module strength and durability. "By combining the high efficiency of crystalline silicon with the new, stronger encapsulant [...]

The Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC), one of the world’s largest solar technology test facilities, powers up Abengoa Solar, one of the six developers, will set up a parabolic trough collector experimental site linked to an assembly plant located within the facility for testing and validating the company’s new technological designs. Following a meeting held [...]

Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to Become Largest Solar-Powered Community in the Continental U.S. to Date Solar power will provide an estimated 75 percent of the total energy needed to power Davis-Monthan’s Soaring Heights Communities TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 26, 2009—Housing developer Actus Lend Lease, SolarCity®, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and financing parties [...]

Megawatt System Produces 115% of Expected Electrical Output Since Feb. 2007 Installation SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.– If you’re considering investing in a large-scale solar electric generating system, but need assurance about the economics or reliability of solar power, please read on. Kyocera Solar, Inc. has recently announced that its 1.135-megawatt (MW) solar array at the Alvarado Water [...]