Google, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, "KKR"), and Recurrent Energy announced an investment in a portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities serving the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). The portfolio of projects is financed with a … [Read more...]

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company will acquire a 49% interest in the Agua Caliente solar project from NRG Energy. (picture: Desert Sunlight Solar Farm) The 290-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Yuma County, Ariz., will generate enough electricity to offset about 5.5 million … [Read more...]

ABB, the global power and automation technology group, announced today that it has agreed to invest approximately $20 million as part of a $35 million financial round, for a substantial minority stake in California-based GreenVolts, a leading provider of turnkey concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) … [Read more...]

Delta Energy Systems (Germany) GmbH presented at the COMPAMED exhibition in Düsseldorf its latest product developments within the medical sector. From November 16 to 19, 627 exhibitors welcomed more than 16,000 visitors at COMPAMED that is held in parallel to the Medica exhibition. The … [Read more...]

SunPower Corp. announced that it will supply NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., with a total of 54 megawatts (dc) of SunPower solar power technology. Under a supply agreement, SunPower will deliver 24 megawatts (dc) of high efficiency solar panels to NRG by year-end 2011. The balance … [Read more...]

Eclipsall announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Tigo Energy® for ongoing supply of Tigo Energy’s Maximizer™ solution. Eclipsall will incorporate Tigo Energy’s module-level technology into its high performance 60 and 72 cell photovoltaic (PV) modules that Eclipsall … [Read more...]

Tata Power, India's largest private power company, which is developing a 25 MW solar photovoltaic power project at Mithapur, Gujarat, under the state’s Solar Power Policy 2009, through its subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy, announced the completion of the signing of financing … [Read more...]

Canadian Solar Inc. announced it has entered into a sales contract with Siemens. (picture: Burbank,CA , USA) Under the agreement, Canadian Solar supplied 2.5 MW of solar modules for two solar projects -- a rooftop system and a carport -- constructed by Siemens for the University of … [Read more...]

Intersolar China, China's international exhibition for the solar industry, drew to a close on Friday, December 9, 2011. In total, 130 exhibitors from 13 countries attended the inaugural exhibition, which took place at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. The organizers welcomed about … [Read more...]

The Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC) expects China´s new solar capacity to quadruple from last year to more than 2.0 gigawatts (GW) this year. In addition, according to the forthcoming 12th Five-Year-Plan for Renewable Energy Development, the … [Read more...]