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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 2013
Activ 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 2013
Enphase 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. -
13 Aug 2013
Clenergy's Roof Mounting System PV-ezRack SolarRoof Pro Awarded MCS 012 (UK)
August 12, 2013 - Clenergy has recently been issued certificate BBA 0140 for the Microgeneration Certificate Scheme MCS 012 standard of fixing solar panels on roofs using its PV-ezRack SolarRoof Pro range of roof mounting systems, ahead of the planned March 2014 rollout. -
13 Aug 2013
Arista Power Receives $574,000 Order for 166KW PV Array
Aug. 12, 2013 - Arista Power has received an order valued at $574,000 for a 166KW photovoltaic array from Stan's Harley-Davidson dealership in Batavia, New York. -
12 Aug 2013
Atersa Awarded the Carbon Footprint Certificate
August 11, 2013 - The Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (AENOR) has awarded ATERSA the Carbon Footprint certificate for its photovoltaic modules of 60 and 72 cells in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. This certificate confirms that ATERSA emits 395kg of CO2 –eq for each module manufactured. -
12 Aug 2013
JA Solar and the VDE Institute Launch Solar Module Bankability Initiative
Aug. 8, 2013 - JA Solar and the VDE Testing and Certification Institute today announced that they have launched a strategic partnership to increase understanding of the importance of cutting-edge quality assurance and technical bankability in the solar industry.