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CALIFORNIA NEWS
A Solar Plant That’s Worth its Salt
The mineral is a key part of a Santa Monica firm’s proposed alternative energy project in the desert. The technology was proved workable in a pilot project near Barstow in the 1990s.
Acterra Honors SolarCity’s Green Business Practices
Acterra has announced the winners of the prestigious 2009 Business Environmental Awards, identifying SolarCity® as a company that has demonstrated extraordinary environmental leadership.
Rent or Own Making Solar Power Affordable
The San Francisco Bay area has historically been a leader on emerging technology, yet despite the unprecedented interest in solar power in California and beyond, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., has just 30,530 solar installations in its territory.
NATIONAL NEWS
Schott New Mexico Plant Commissioned
Schott Solar AG has opened a new manufacturing facility for photovoltaic modules and receivers for solar thermal power plants in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
SPG Solar Completes First of Seven Solar Projects for the City of Tucson
City of Tucson to Dedicate Solar Installation at El Pueblo Activity Center.
FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
Trina Solar Announces First Quarter 2009 Results
Trina Solar’s net revenues in the first quarter of 2009 were $132.1 million, a decrease of 38.9% sequentially and an increase of 9.5% year-over- year.
Chinese Solar Stocks Soar as Earnings Plummet
Chinese solar equipment manufacturers have taken a big hit in the economic downturn.
TECHNOLOGY
Intersolar Roundup: Shading Solutions, Thin-Film News and Awards
Some 60,000 solar insiders from around the world have gathered in Munich this week for the annual Intersolar conference.
Prism Solar Technologies Releases Real-time Test Data of Solar Modules Power Enhancement Capablity
The testing, made possible through the monitoring component of the Enphase Microinverter System, allows interested parties to log on to the website (link shown below) to view real-time comparison testing of equivalent PV modules for their energy producing capacity over a day, week, month and year’s time.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Renewable Energy Holdings to Buy Sicilian Solar Energy Assets
Renewable Energy Holdings (REH) has entered into an exclusive non-binding letter of intent with PVStrom with regard to REH acquiring PVStrom’s existing solar photovoltaic developments.
ABB Completes 1MW Totana PV Plant
ABB, the power and automation technology group, has completed delivery and commissioning of the 1-megawatt Totana photovoltaic power plant located in the region of Murcia in Spain.
S.A.G. Solarstrom AG to Build 13MW PV Plant in Czech Republic
S.A.G. Solarstrom is planning to build a free-standing plant comprised of polycrystalline modules at a former military site spanning approximately 30 hectares in Stríbro, around 30 kilometers west of Plzen.
BP Solar and RGE Energy to Build 46MW PV System
BP Solar has entered into a partnership agreement with RGE Energy to develop one of the world’s largest solar projects.
Pfalzsolar Signs Multi-Year Supply Contract with First Solar
First Solar and Pfalzsolar, GmbH, a German solar project developer owned by Pfalzwerke AG, a public utility in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, today announced the signing of a new long-term supply agreement.
Lidl Teams with Enfinity NV and SolarMarkt AG on Rooftop Solar Plants throughout Europe
Neckarsulm based, Lidl Stiftung has entered into a framework agreement with Enfinity N.V. from Waregem, Belgium, and with SolarMarkt AG from Freiburg, Germany. The agreement relates to the installation and maintenance of solar systems on logistics centres of Lidl in Europe.
SEMI Recommendations for China’s PV Policy
Solar industry organization the SEMI PV Group has released a preliminary report containing specific recommendations for a Chinese photovoltaic (PV) policy roadmap.
CSA International Opens Solar Pael Lboratory to Service $37 Billion Market
The Vancouver-based CSA International solar photovoltaic laboratory will better serve the certification and testing needs of North American and international clients.
