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15 Aug 2013Marina Energy, Solops and Gehrlicher Solar America Build 13MW Solar Project in New Jersey
August 13, 2013 - Marina Energy along with Solops and Gehrlicher Solar America, announced today the construction of a large net-metered solar installations in the United States. The project will serve, and is being built adjacent to, the premises occupied by Berry Plastics Corporation at their Phillipsburg, New Jersey facility. -
15 Aug 2013Borrego Solar Sells 5.5MW Solar Energy Projects to Greenwood Energy
Aug. 13, 2013 - Borrego Solar Systems today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell 5.5MW DC of solar energy projects to Greenwood Energy. The projects will be designed and built by Borrego Solar in the cities of Gardner and Walpole, Mass., and are just entering the construction phase. The power purchase agreement (PPA) contracts will be owned and serviced by Greenwood Energy. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. -
15 Aug 2013DEK Solar and Yingli Announce State Key Lab Collaboration
August 13, 2013 - DEK Solar and Yingli announced on the 9th of August the establishment of a joint research centre that will help drive innovation and nurture the next generation of talent in the Chinese solar market. Under the terms of the agreement, DEK Solar will make a metallization line available to the Yingli Solar State Key Laboratory to jointly pursue the research and development of metallization technology and solar panels. -
14 Aug 2013
Half-yearly Report 2013 of Aleo Solar: Revenue Decline
August 13, 2013 - aleo solar AG today announced that it generated revenue of EUR 68.3 million in the first six months of 2013. This means that aleo solar's revenue decreased by 58.9% compared to the first half of 2012 (EUR 166.4 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came in at EUR –29.3 million (EUR –23.5 million), and the EBIT margin was –42.9 percent (–14.1 percent). Earnings per share amounted to EUR –2.54 (EUR –1.87). -
14 Aug 2013
Sunselex Germany Files for Insolvency
August 13, 2013 - SUNSELEX AG in Germany has filed for insolvency on August 1st at the Magistrate Court in Munich, due to a possible loss of liquidity. The core mechanical business unit was unable to operate profitably in the local market. For months there has been an effort to reduce the local workforce, however, due to continued negative market development in realization of projects, the management was forced to pull out of the German market altogether. As interim insolvency administrator the Court selected the experienced legal expert, Dr. Philip Heinke, of JAFFÉ attorneys, specializing in international corporate insolvency law. -
14 Aug 2013
SolarCity to Acquire Paramount Solar as First Step Toward Million Customer Goal
August 13, 2013 - SolarCity and Paramount GR Holding, LLC, dba Paramount Equity, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for SolarCity to acquire the assets of Paramount Energy Solutions, LLC dba Paramount Solar, a subsidiary of Paramount Equity, in a transaction valued at approximately $120 million. Under the terms of the agreement, SolarCity will acquire the Paramount Solar business for $116.3 million in stock, and the remainder in cash. Paramount Equity CEO Hayes Barnard will join SolarCity as chief revenue officer in charge of the company's sales and marketing organizations upon closing of the acquisition. -
14 Aug 2013Activ Solar Completes a 69.7MWp PV Project in Crimea, Ukraine
August 13, 2013 - Activ Solar GmbH is announcing the start of commissioning works of the 69.7 megawatt peak Nikolayevka Solar Park in the Simferopol region of Crimea, Ukraine. -
14 Aug 2013
Trina Solar to Supply 345MW to Copper Mountain Solar 3 in Nevada, USA
Aug. 13, 2013- Trina Solar today announced it has been chosen to provide 1.1 million of its multi-crystalline modules to the 345*MW Copper Mountain Solar 3 Project in Boulder City, Nevada. The project is owned and operated by Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and will be constructed by AMEC. When completed, the facility will provide clean solar electricity to 80,000 homes for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and the City of Burbank. -
13 Aug 2013Enphase System Deployed in 2.3MW Agricultural Installation in Canada
August 12, 2013 - Enphase Energy today announced a 2.3MW (2MW AC) solar project at Vine Fresh Produce, Ltd., in Ontario, Canada, utilizing the Enphase System. The three-phase commercial system is a large rooftop solar PV array as part of the province's Feed-in-Tariff program. Sentinel Solar of Vaughan, ON, managed the installation of over 9,000 Enphase M215 Microinverters (made in Ontario) and Jinko solar modules mounted to Vine Fresh Produce's existing greenhouse building. -
13 Aug 2013
Real Goods Solar Has Acquired Syndicated Solar
August 12, 2013 - Real Goods Solar has completed the acquisition of Syndicated Solar.