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First Photovoltaic Solar Panel Installed on Largest Solar Project in the World
18 May 2012 8:05 PM | No CommentsDES MOINES, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Less than two weeks after its official groundbreaking ceremony, MidAmerican Solar and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) marked another milestone at Topaz Solar Farms, located in San Luis...
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EnergySource’s First Geothermal Plant in Imperial Valley Lauded for Creating Jobs, Boosting the Economy, Delivering Clean Energy to 50,000 Homes; Second Plant to Follow
18 May 2012 6:30 PM | No CommentsCALIPATRIA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EnergySource, an independent renewable energy generation company that develops utility scale geothermal power plants, today hosted a dedication ceremony in Imperial County...
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Counting Down to Eclipse Live from FUJIYAMA by Panasonic’s Solar Power
18 May 2012 5:00 PM | No CommentsOSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–It’s only days away from a rare solar eclipse and Panasonic is counting down to the special day!http://news.panasonic.net/archives/2012/0419_10352.html For the residents of the main “Honshu”...
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GT Advanced Technologies Announces Orders Totaling $8 Million for DSS™450 MonoCast™ Upgrades and DSS™450HP Furnaces to Taiwan-based Utech Solar Corporation
17 May 2012 9:44 PM | No CommentsNASHUA, N.H.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GT Advanced Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ: GTAT), today announced that it has received two orders totaling $8 million from Taiwan-based wafer manufacturer UTECH Solar. One order is for its new...
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Dow Corning and Hemlock Semiconductor Reaction to Preliminary U.S. Department of Commerce Determination Regarding Solar Tariffs
17 May 2012 8:29 PM | No CommentsMIDLAND, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EDITOR’S NOTE: The following statement can be attributed to Robert D. Hansen, president and CEO, Dow Corning Corporation & Andrew E. Tometich, president, Hemlock Semiconductor Group. ...
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First Photovoltaic Solar Panel Installed on Largest Solar Project in the World
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MEI’s Pura™ Wet Processing System Achieves Breakthrough for Ultra-pure Polysilicon for Solar Cells
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsALBANY, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEI LLC has made a significant process breakthrough to create ultra-pure electronic-grade polysilicon ideal for manufacturing high efficiency photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and semiconductors. “By... -
First Solar Homes Power Electric Car
Posted on November 18, 2011 | No CommentsSIGNAL HILL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–How would you like never having to pay for gasoline? With the just completed “Plug Into History” press event featuring the Nissan LEAF with a City ... -
WGL Holdings, Inc. and Skyline Innovations Team to Develop $30 Million of Commercial-Scale Solar Water Heating Projects
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsWASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, WGL Holdings, Inc. announced its agreement to provide $30,000,000 of project capital to Skyline Innovations for the financing and deployment of commercial-scale solar water heating systems in key ... -
KYOCERA Supplies 2MW of Modules for Solar Power Plant in France
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsKYOTO, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced that is has supplied 8,500 solar modules for a new 2-megawatt (MW) solar power plant which sits over four acres of unused farmland in north-western... -
Edwards New iXH500H Dry Pump Series Delivers Significant Reduction in Cost-of-Ownership
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsCRAWLEY, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Edwards Limited, a leading global supplier of vacuum and abatement equipment and services, today expanded its popular iXH family of harsh process dry pumps with the introduction of the... -
Tendril and WaterFurnace International Partner to Integrate Home Energy Management and Geothermal HVAC Systems
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsBOULDER, Colo. & FORT WAYNE, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tendril, the provider of the cloud platform for the Energy Internet and WaterFurnace International, Inc. (TSX:WFI), a leading manufacturer of ... -
SolarWorld Solar Panels Power Largest U.S. Solar-Equipped Affordable Housing Project
Posted on August 18, 2011 | No CommentsCAMARILLO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A solar installation believed to be the nation’s largest for a government-sponsored affordable housing project features high-performance photovoltaic panels from SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar ... -
Serious Energy Furthers the Strategic Role That Facility Teams Play in Creating More Valuable Buildings
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsSUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Serious Energy today launched a new release of SeriousEnergy Manager enterprise energy-efficiency management platform. This new release especially enhances the pivotal role... -
DelSolar Completes Largest Solar Installation at U.S. Foodservice Facility
Posted on July 13, 2011 | No CommentsFREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DelSolar Development USA, a subsidiary of DelSolar Co. Ltd., completed a 1.15 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project for U.S. Foodservice in La Mirada, CA, which is currently the largest... -
KYOCERA Starts Operation of 230kW Solar Power Generating System at Its Manufacturing Plant in Fukushima, Japan
Posted on July 5, 2011 | No CommentsKYOTO, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that it has significantly increased the size of the solar power generation system at its Tanagura manufacturing plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan by 194kW...