Suntech’s Quality Lab Certified for PV Module VDE Test Data Acceptance Program

First PV Testing Lab in Asia to Be Certified for VDE Test Data Acceptance Program in Accordance with IEC 61215 WUXI, China, Dec 21, 2009 /PRNewswire-Asia via COMTEX/ — Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, today announced that it is the first solar company in [...]

First Solar and NRG Energy Open Largest Solar PV Power Plant in California

Blythe Photovoltaic Solar Project Generates Renewable, Clean Electricity for Southern California Edison PRINCETON, N.J., Dec 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) today announced the start of commercial operation for the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar project in California. First Solar developed and built the 21-megawatt (MW) [...]

New Research Project On Laser-Based Blade Sensory Systems For Wind Turbines

LM Glasfiber, the world’s leading independent manufacturer of blades for wind turbines, enters into a new three-year research project supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation to develop laser-based wind sensory systems as an integrated part of future wind turbines. The project, which is a joint venture with Risø DTU and NKT Photonics, aims [...]

KYOCERA Supplies 40 MW at Large-Scale Solar Power Plants in Spain

Harnessing the limitless, clean energy of the sun for a sustainable future December 17–Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba) today announced that it has supplied roughly 190,000 solar modules, equivalent to approximately 40 megawatts (MW), for two newly completed large-scale solar power plants in Spain. Kyocera supplies its high-efficiency multicrystalline solar modules to Avanzalia — a [...]

IBERDROLA With Network Of Charging Stations For Electric Cars In Corporate Buildings

The company has set up charging stations in Madrid and Bilbao that will enable it to begin adapting its fleet to electric cars This IBERDROLA initiative is in line with the company’s focus on electric mobility and underlines its firm commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and sustainable development IBERDROLA is on the verge of signing [...]

Phoenix Solar AG With Subsidiary in Oman

  Gulf region with high potential for photovoltaics Strategic partnership with Silver Circle Overseas Phoenix Solar AG, has recently founded Phoenix Solar L.L.C. in Muscat which is the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman. Phoenix Solar AG holds 70 percent and Silver Circle Overseas L.L.C. (SCO), its local partner in Oman, 30 percent in [...]

Deubach Solar Park Starts Operation With 3 Megawatts Rated Capacity in the Swabian Town of Wettenhausen

Biel, 18. December 2009. Today, the planning company Vento Ludens is handing over the Deubach solar park to the operator, PV Deubach GmbH & Co. KG. The PV system in the Swabian town of Wettenhausen is Vento Ludens´ first plant on open land and the largest in the region with a capacity of 2.8 megawatts. [...]