Press Releases

Isofotón is updating its power warranty, guaranteeing annually the minimum power its photovoltaic modules generate during their 25 years of life. The new linear warranty guarantees Isofotón modules against falls in power greater than three percent during the first year, which is very different from the 10 percent given by other manufacturers.

Westpak, Inc., a third party independent testing laboratory, is pleased to kick-off the New Year by announcing the third expansion of its ISO/IEC 17025 Scope of Accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).

Kaiser Permanente’s Santa Clara Medical Center has gone live with solar power, becoming one of the country’s first major medical centers to receive a significant amount of its energy from the sun.

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the promotion of Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu to chief technology officer (CTO) for the company, effective January 24, 2011. Nalamasu will report to chairman and CEO Mike Splinter and will provide critical insight to further enhance Applied’s technology leadership in the industries it serves.

Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. has signed a supply agreement with JinkoSolar Co. Ltd.

Noresco has increased its energy savings performance contract with the State of Hawaii to include USD$2.9 million for a photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation system at the Kalanimoku Building in the downtown Honolulu Capital District. The company is a subsidiary of Carrier Corp., which is a unit of United Technologies Corp.

The first phase of a solar demonstrator with a pilot plant producing 500 kilowatts electricity is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2011 at Qatar Science & Technology Park, executive chairman Tidu Maini has said.

North Jersey Media Group has partnered with KDC Solar to create one of the state’s largest solar facilities, which when operational, will generate approximately 4.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually for its Rockaway printing and packaging facility.

Technic is pleased to announce the appointment of Wilson Xia as technical director for Photovoltaics in the Asia/Pacific region. Xia’s primary responsibilities will involve working closely with R&D, Applications Engineering, and strategic customers in development and distribution of Technic’s TechniSol photovoltaic processing technologies.

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, has been named as the Commercial Technology of the Year at the 2010 Platts Global Energy Awards. Company CEO and chairman John Baumstark accepted the award at a black-tie gala in New York yesterday evening.