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Solar electricity News for September 2013
The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal plant, has produced its first output of energy with its Unit 1 station synchronized to the power grid for the first time.
25 September, 2013
Global installations of photovoltaic (PV) storage systems for commercial use, currently the smallest part of the global solar energy storage business, are projected to expand by a factor of 700 in the coming years and become the largest market segment in 2017, from only 3.2 MW in 2012.
23 September, 2013
This white paper from Kimberly-Clark looks at how organisations can adopt ‘Lean’ systems to get to grips with the problem of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions reduction.
23 September, 2013
Abengoa has bought Siemens' concentrated solar power (CSP) assets through its subsidiary Rioglass Solar.
18 September, 2013
Soitec says that its new concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module has a record power-generating efficiency of 31.8%, the highest efficiency of any commercial product available for multi-megawatt installations.
17 September, 2013
WIRSOL has begun construction of the biggest solar park of the Caribbean, in the Dominican Monte Plata province.
12 September, 2013
First Solar Inc and Belectric Holding GmbH have formed a joint venture (JV) to develop photovoltaic (PV) power projects independently acquired or developed by either of the two companies in Europe, North Africa and the United States.
12 September, 2013
The North Pacific Renewable Energy Efficiency Project (North-REP) has been boosted by an investment of almost €2 million from an EU agency.
11 September, 2013
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10 September, 2013
Worldwide market shipments of solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters declined by 5 per cent year-on-year in the Q2 2013, the first such decrease since Q3 2011.
06 September, 2013
SunEdison Inc has approved initial public offering of its semiconductor business to create SunEdison Semiconductor Inc.
04 September, 2013
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) to a group of 22 qualified solar technology contractors.
04 September, 2013
M+W Americas (M+W), a company of M+W Group, acquired 100% ownership of Gehrlicher Solar America Corporation.
03 September, 2013
Bechtel has completed construction of the Catalina solar photovoltaic generating facility, a 110 MW alternating-current solar plant located in Southern California's Kern County.
03 September, 2013
Growing demand in developing regions will create the first increase in industry-wide capital spending in three years in 2014, according to a new report.
02 September, 2013