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Bell Labs to get 1.2 MW solar system Alcatel-Lucent has announced that a 1.2-megawatt (MW) ground-mounted solar power system is to be installed at the Bell Labs headquarters campus in New Jersey, the U.S.
Becky Beetz
Nov 02, 2010
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REC opens officially in Singapore The Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has officially opened what it says is one of the world’s largest integrated wafer, cell and module manufacturing facilities in Tuas, Singapore.
pv magazine
Nov 02, 2010
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Italy: €276 million investment agreement for 70 MW PV plant First Reserve Corporation has entered into a €276 million project financing facilities agreement for the Rovigo photovoltaics (PV) plant in Northeast Italy.
pv magazine
Nov 01, 2010
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PV wipeout? Cited as “one of the most attractive” photovoltaics (PV) markets, the Czech Republic has flourished under its feed-in tariffs (FITs). However, since the government’s announcement that a 26 percent retroactive solar tax may be introduced, in addition to support being slashed for PV systems above 30 kWs, the country’s industry is, according to some, teetering on the brink of collapse. pv magazine went there to discover more.
Becky Beetz
Nov 01, 2010
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5 MW PV park completed in Cape Verde Martifer Solar has announced the completion of a five-megawatt peak (MWp) photovoltaics (PV) plant in Santiago Island, Cape Verde.
Becky Beetz
Nov 01, 2010
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Funding boost for 4 MW US solar facility A planned four-megawatt (MW) solar facility in Halifax County, the U.S. has received a boost, after the Virginia Tobacco Commission awarded the project a USD$5 million grant.
Becky Beetz
Oct 31, 2010
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SunPower and Colorado Springs Utilities to build 6 MW PV power plant Colorado Springs Utilities and SunPower Corp. have announced an agreement to design and build a six-megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) power system at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Becky Beetz
Oct 31, 2010
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New US solar research facility awarded USD$6 million U.S.-based Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board has approved a COEE (Centers of Energy Excellence) designation and USD$6 million in funding to establish the Solar Valley Research Enterprise (SVRE).
pv magazine
Oct 31, 2010
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Chevron to install 3 MWs of solar in Orange County, the US Chevron Energy Solutions has announced three solar and energy efficiency projects totaling over three megawatts (MW) in Orange County, California, the U.S.
Becky Beetz
Oct 31, 2010