Press Releases

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been selected for an Air Force Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase 2 award to demonstrate a next-generation photovoltaic product that builds upon its award-winning flexible monolithically integrated copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) technology.

The multinational firm Proinso has announced the launch of PROINSO STORE, a pioneering online store targeted at customers in the Australian solar PV industry (http://store.proinso.net/australia/).

GeoGenix, an established industry leader in commercial and residential solar installations in the mid-Atlantic region, has announced that it will be a sponsor at the Worcester Business Journal’s Sixth Annual Massachusetts Energy Summit on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.

Open Neighborhoods announces a regional solar initiative and comparison shopping service for residential, commercial, tax exempt property owners and multi-family communities in greater Los Angeles seeking to reduce utility bills with solar energy.

TenK Energy announced today that it has been selected by the Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant (AMLP) to develop a 3 MW solar electric facility in Ashburnham, Massachusetts.

A groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday to begin construction on the photovoltaic Salinas Solar Park, the first of three solar energy production projects developed and operated in Puerto Rico by partner companies Sonnedix and Yarotek.

Law firm “Metaxas & Associates” was assigned by several Greek and foreign PV investors with the submission of an Action for Annulment before the Greek Council of State against the Ministerial Decision no. ????/?1/2300/???. 16932/9-8-2012, issued by the Deputy Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, titled “Suspension of the licensing procedure and the granting of Grid Connection Quotation for PV stations, due to the fulfillment of the targets set by the decision no. ??/?1/???. 19598/01.10.2010 issued by the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change” (Official Government Gazette ?’, 2317/10-8-2012).

Recently, the business manager from Grace Solar signed the strategic cooperation agreement with the purchasing manager of one large company of South Africa to which to lay the basis of cooperation.

SunEnergy Europe opened 5.3 Megawattpeak solar farm

Hagerstown Community College (HCC) and First Solar, Inc. today announced the start of collaborative initiatives for faculty and students in HCC’s alternative energy technology program to benefit from the construction and operation of the 20-megawatt Maryland Solar facility, a First Solar project currently under construction in Washington County.