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Preferred Technologies Group, maker of Cartell gate openers and vehicle detection systems, is pleased to announce compatibility with any solar automatic gate opener.

GCL-Poly organised a successful work conference for 2014 in Xuzhou on January 17 and 18.

Social media campaign will show U.S. support for the industry.

Beijing, China, Jan. 18, 2014 On Dec. 31, 2013, the No. 27 Chinese national standard of 2013 was jointly issued by AQSIQ(1) and SAC(2), including GB/T 30427-2013: The Technical Requirements & Test Methods of Grid-Connected PV Inverters which was leadingly drafted by Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd., and it will take effect on Aug. 15, 2014. This standard is a clarified regulation to the technical requirements, test methods and inspection rules of grid-connected PV inverter which is key equipment of the whole PV power generating system, and provides authoritative criteria to PV inverter’s design, manufacture, test, certification and other processes. As early as in 2005, Sungrow had already undertaken the major responsibility of writing the national standard of grid-connected PV inverter entrusted by CNIS(3), owing to the company’s leading position in the field of renewable energy power supply. In 2007, SAC officially launched the plan (No. 20074654-T-339) of developing this standard. Along with some other professionals in China, Sungrow was authorized to fulfilling this standard by means of repeated discussion and numerous tests according to the latest PV technology development at home and aboard. Thanks to all the great support from CEC(4), EPRI(5) and other relevant institutions, the standard was finalized after several rounds of expert review and successfully received approval from MIIT(6), AQSIQ and SAC recently. At present, China becomes increasingly strict of PV power generation with regard to feeding into the grid to meet the advanced level of international market. Bothof GB/T 19964-2012: The Technical Regulation of PV Power Plants Connect to the Power System and GB/T 29319-2012: The Technical Regulation of PV Power Generating Systems Connect to the Power Distribution Grid have been issued and implemented. Those national standards will promote the technological development of PV inverter industry and adjust the market’s structure accordingly. Chinese PV inverter companies, such as Sungrow, show a significant improvement of technical merit and will ultimatelybenefit from this standardization in global competition. (1) General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (2) Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China (3) China National Institute of Standardization (4) China Electricity Council (5) China Electric Power Research Institute (6) Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China About Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. manufactures power supply equipment for solar PV and wind power projects, including PV inverters, wind power converters, and distributed power supply. Founded in 1997, Sungrow employs approx. 1,000 people globally. By Q4 2013, Sungrow has over 7,000MW of inverters installed worldwide. According to IHS/GTM Research, Sungrow was ranked the 3rd largest PV inverter manufacturer in the world in 2012 by MW shipped. More information: www.sungrowpower.com/en
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According to a Middle East Solar Industry Association report launched today, the solar industry in the Middle East is set to be worth 50 billion dollars.

In 2013 an industry alliance for thin-film solar (China Thin-Film PV Industry Alliance & Thin-Film PV Committee of CNECC) was established in Beijing, China.

A new campaign engages candidates, policymakers and voters.

Just in time for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, the Davos Congress Centre and swimming hall has launched the first phase of its 340 kWp PV system that includes SolarEdge inverters and power optimizers.

After the Stade de Suisse in Bern, Switzerland, it is Kyocera Solar’s second major project in the European sporting world: The installation of the 2,900 Kyocera solar modules at the KYOCERA Stadium in The Hague will begin this year.

The island group of Vava’u, in the Kingdom of Tonga, is now a world leader in offsetting diesel powered electricity with solar energy.