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It is the furthest away from the sun that solar panels have produced energy, helping NASA’s Juno spacecraft enter the orbit of the solar system’s largest planet, in a groundbreaking mission that highlights the capabilities of solar technology.

The San Diego-based company signed agreements to sell the solar assets, with gross proceeds of up to $61 million expected from the transactions, which will help the company follow its current growth model.

Jinko Solar’s Senior Technical Manager Juan Carlos González joined pv magazine’s Jonathan Gifford to talk about Jinko’s award winning new modules, the Eagle series. The new modules have been optimized by Silicon Valley company Maxim, which has helped them increase performance and eliminate hot spots, among other things.

SolarPower Europe appears to be the driving force behind a letter, signed by 34 European solar and renewable energy organizations, calling on the EU to immediately remove the trade measures that exist against imports of Chinese PV modules and cells.

Power purchase agreements for as much as 975 MW of solar PV have been signed between Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. and a number of PV developers, one of which plans to develop a total of 1 GW of PV within the country.

July 4th marks the third Solar Independence Day in the UK, an annual event organized by the Solar Trade Association (STA), and this year’s celebration is buoyed by a fresh peak generation record of 23.9% and a new STA initiative to raise operation and maintenance standards of PV systems.

Just weeks after Japanese car maker Toyota unveiled its market ready solar-integrated Prius hybrid EV, Chinese solar panel maker Hanergy has announced plans to commercialise four PV-powered – “zero charging” – electric vehicle models of its own design.

Rays Experts India is teaming up with Solarinfinite Europe to form Rays Experts Singapore, a solar developer in South East Asia, which aims to install at least 100 MW of solar projects in the region over the next two years.

DAS Energy’s managing director Matthias Schoft spoke to pv magazine about its innovative new glass-less modules. DAS Energy is a joint venture of Diamond Aircraft Industries and Alternative Energy Solutions, which it believes gives it a unique position for innovation.