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Arkados signs letter of intent to acquire SolBright Renewable Energy
Arkados Group, Inc. announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets of SolBright Renewable Energy, LLC, a renewable energy design and development company based in Charleston, SC. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is anticipated to close by March 31, 2017.
Mark Argar appointed new Senior Vice President in Phoenix Solar Asia/Pacific business region
Mark Argar (52) has been appointed Phoenix Solar Senior Vice President for Asia/Pacific. Mark joins Phoenix from Bechtel Infrastructure, leaving his role as Vice-President for Business Development for Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Bechtel he was CEO of a design and build consultancy in Manila delivering civil and military infrastructure in the Philippines and Cambodia. He also assumes responsibility as General Manager of Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd, Singapore, Phoenix Solar Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as well as Phoenix Solar Philippines Inc., Manila, Philippines
Photovoltaics in South Africa: meteocontrol supplies monitoring system
South Africa is increasingly focusing on renewable energies. By 2020, solar energy is forecast to expand to over 5.7 gigawatts. meteocontrol GmbH, one of the world’s leading companies for PV monitoring, offers a manufacturer-independent monitoring and control system for solar systems of all sizes with the blue’Log X series and the VCOM virtual control room. In cooperation with Sustainable Power Solutions (Pty) Ltd., Cape Town, meteocontrol has recently equipped four rooftop systems in South Africa with the monitoring system.
TUV Rheinland releases 2017 White Paper on continuous operation of photovoltaic power plant
From March 13th to 14th, organized by TUV Rheinland, the 2017 Solar Congress and ‘All Quality Matters’ award ceremony was grandly held in Wuxi, Jiangsu. At the venue, Chris Zou, Vice President of Solar / Fuel Cell Technology, TUV Rheinland Greater China, officially released the TUV Rheinland 2017 White Paper on Continuous Operation of Photovoltaic Power Plant (hereinafter referred to as the ‘White Paper’)
Omron and Elettra: together for revamping
Elettra, official distributor for AEG low voltage products in Italy, has announced it will replace old, failed PV invertors with new inverters that have the same technical features as the original – even though the original manufacturer has stopped producing them. Moreover, the replacement inverter offers better performance.
Solar-Tectic LLC develops inexpensive sapphire glass with MOHS 8 for anti-scratch and other purposes
In 2015 Solar-Tectic LLC announced plans to develop sapphire glass. Today ST announced that it has succeeded in developing this sapphire glass using its patent pending technique which was reported on in Materials Letters, a peer reviewed journal.
New solar energy plant to be installed on Barbuda
The government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) further strives toward the realisation of generating 20 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy resources by the year 2020. The installation of a 150 kWp clean power project on the Caribbean twin islands state, to be implemented shortly by the clean energy provider PV Energy Limited, marks the first step in Barbuda towards the final goal of 1MWp.
First Florida nstallation of Envision Solar Tree® Product
Envision Solar International, Inc. announced today that the first Florida installation of its Solar Tree® product has been successfully completed at 1810 West Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa.
NTPC installs India’s largest floating solar PV Plant at RGCCPP Kayamkulam, Kerala
A 100 kWp Floating Solar PV plant, the largest of its kind in India as on date, indigenously developed as a part of ‘Make In India’ initiative, was inaugurated by Shri A. K. Jha, Director (Technical) in presence of Shri V. B. Fadnavis, RED (SR), Shri R. K. Srivastava, ED (NETRA) at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (RGCCPP) Kayamkulam, Kerala.
SolAmerica Energy partners with Collum’s Lumber Products to launch wew solar array
SolAmerica Energy of Atlanta announced today that they will spearhead a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, to activate a new 924 kW single-axis tracker solar array system on the property of Collum’s Lumber Products in Allendale, SC. The ten-acre site on Collum’s Lumber Products property will generate energy for the company through a Bill Credit Program with South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G).
