The city of Tucson Water Department, Tucson, Ariz. and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) has recently announced that, with assistance from the Trico Electric SunWatts renewable energy program, SunPower will design and construct a 1-megawatt, ground-mounted solar power system on city-owned, former agricultural land located within Tucson Water Department’s underground water storage and recovery facility, [...]

German solar system manufacturer Conergy AG, has recently announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its German and French wind development and operating assets to an investment fund managed by Impax Asset Management (“Impax”), one of the leading specialist managers of listed and private equity funds dedicated to the renewable sector in Europe. [...]

806kW Installation Ranks among the Largest School-Related Installations in the Southwest Kinney Construction Services, Inc. and Kyocera Solar, Inc. has recently announced the completion of a major solar electric system at Sedona Red Rock High School in Sedona, Ariz., which will be unveiled this afternoon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School [...]

Group of Greek investors invests in a photovoltaic plant Construction work in Central Greece under way   Phoenix Solar E.P.E., the Greek subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), an international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, has signed its largest contract to date for the construction of a grid-connected photovoltaic plant. Phoenix [...]

  Westinghouse Solar, (Nasdaq:WEST), a manufacturer and distributor of solar power systems, has announced last week that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the company another patent for its unique solar panel technology. The new patent (U.S. 7,832,157), issued November 16, 2010, provides additional protection for the Westinghouse Solar panel’s design, and [...]

Roof-integrated photovoltaic systems offer a double advantage: they replace the roofing tiles and generate electricity at the same time. SOLON SE now presents its newest roof-integrated system, SOLON Blue 250/05, the latest generation of an award-winning predecessor model. The system is an ideal solution for providing a 3–5 kWp roof-integrated system on the roofs of [...]

The companies signed an agreement to install an "intelligent charging network". The first charging points will be installed in car parks on the Madrid-Valencia AVE (high-speed train) line before the end of the year. In 2011, ACCIONA will install two charging points in the more than 60 railway car parks managed by COMFERSA. ACCIONA Energy [...]