Press Releases

The fact that in 2011 Italy was positioned in front of, solar world leader, Germany had its reasons, in particular the strong large scale segment. However, due to the fact that the Italian government has now cut support at that exact point, small plants are now believed to become the more important segment in the future. However, this will require a shift in attitudes within the Italian community regarding clean technology. National and international Italian experts came to these results at the 3rd PV Briefing and Networking Forum Europe, on May 10th in Verona, Italy.

The second phase of the nation’s largest city-sponsored residential solar financing program launched today thanks to the infusion of a $25 million commitment from National Bank of Arizona (NBA).

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a new repeatable test protocol that simulates real shade conditions and can predict with much greater precision the effects of shade on a solar array.

Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) today announced that Tim Polega has been named vice president of Sharp’s Solar Energy Solutions Group (SESG), a division of SEC.

Today, Scottsdale Unified School District and SunPower Corp. are celebrating the installation of 5.5 megawatts of high efficiency SunPower solar power systems at 11 District schools. The systems are expected to reduce the District’s electricity costs by $25 million over the next 25 years.

Kaco new energy has announced a partnership with Ampt to offer commercial and utility-scale inverters that decrease system cost and lower the levelized cost of energy (LCOE).

Heraeus will be showcasing its new SOL315 paste at this year’s SNEC 6th International Solar Industry and Photovoltaic Exhibition & Conference in Shanghai, China, May 16 – 18, (Booth 250 in hall W3). SOL315 low activity silver paste for new passivation layer cell designs, an advance cell design that helps improve a cell’s efficiency.

Skyline Innovations and WGL Holdings, Inc., today announced the completion of solar water heating systems for three multifamily buildings in southern California, owned by Williams Holdings, Inc.

Trina Solar Limited announced that it has entered into a supply agreement with Longyuan (Tibet) New Energy Co., Ltd. to supply an off-grid solar system project in the Northern Tibetan region of Naqu.

Awaiting a key U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) decision, American solar manufacturers are speaking out against SolarWorld’s campaign to raise tariffs on imported Chinese solar cells.