• China
    20 Dec 2012

    BYD to Supply 110MW of Solar Modules to South Africa

    Dec. 18, 2012 - BYD Company Limited announced that BYD will supply 110MW of solar modules - a total of around 458,000 solar modules to South Africa for the two projects. By contributing 75MW to one of the largest solar station in South Africa and also the largest projectof BYD, BYD has supplied continually solar modules to Africa since November.The total 110MW solar projects are under the South Africa's first Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP). BYD also will continue tosupport the project developers development South Africa phase II and phase III projects.
  • Switzerland
    20 Dec 2012

    Management of Sputnik Engineering (SolarMax) Extends

    Dec. 18, 2012 - Hans Fritzsche will be added to the Board of Management of Sputnik Engineering AG as CSO, Gerald Znoyek will become the new General Manager of the German Sputnik Engineering GmbH
  • United States
    19 Dec 2012

    GT Provides Q4 CY12 Guidance Range, CY13 Preliminary Outlook

    Dec. 18, 2012-- GT Advanced Technologies today announced its guidance range for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2012 and provided its preliminary outlook for fiscal year 2013 ending December 31, 2013.
  • China
    19 Dec 2012

    Suntech Solar Modules Shine in Desert Simulation Test

    Dec. 18, 2012 - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced that its solar modules have passed the Blowing Sand Test based on DIN EN 60068-2-68 LC2 by SGS. The SGS test result confirms that Suntech's solar modules are suitable for solar installations in desert regions.
  • United States
    19 Dec 2012

    Tioga Energy Enables Solar Savings for Arizona's Gila County

    December 18, 2012 – Tioga Energy today announced the company completed two solar electric systems for municipally owned facilities in Gila County, Ariz. The 390-kW project is expected to generate a lifetime electricity cost savings of nearly $500,000.
  • China
    18 Dec 2012

    JA Solar Commences 40MW Solar Module Shipments to CTGNE

    Dec. 17, 2012 - JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced that it has commenced solar module shipments from successful bids totaling 40MW with China Three Gorges New Energy Corporation ("CTGNE"). The Company has signed supply agreements with subsidiaries of CTGNE for 40MW of modules, delivery of which is expected to be completed by the end of 2012.
  • Germany
    18 Dec 2012

    Conergy Builds 1MW Solar Installation in Brandenburg

    December 17, 2012 – Conergy reaffirms its project competency in the roof-top segment by building a large-scale solar power plant with a capacity of around 1 megawatt. The plant is being installed on six newly-built barn roofs in the Uckerland district in Brandenburg, Germany. Conergy are installing over 4,000 Conergy "P series" modules on a total roof area of more than 8,000 square meters. In future they will produce approximately 950,000 kilowatt hours of solar power per year, thus directly supplying the barns with clean energy from their own roofs as well as some 240 additional households in the surroundings. Conergy acts as general contractor and is therefore in charge of all stages from the engineering, planning and construction of the power plant, to the supply of the components.
  • China
    18 Dec 2012

    ReneSola's Micro Replus Microinverter Obtains SAA Approval Certification for Australia

    December 17, 2012 - ReneSola Ltd today announced its microinverter, Micro Replus, has formally obtained a Certificate of Approval from SAA Approvals, a third-party certification body accredited by the Joint Accreditation Service of Australia and New Zealand ("JAS-ANZ") to issue Certificates of Approval for electrical equipment that has proven to comply with the safety requirements of the applicable Australian Standard.
  • United States Korea
    18 Dec 2012

    Stion Gets $25 Million to Expand Solar Panel Manufacturing

    December 15, 2012 - Stion Corp. received about $25 million to expand production.
  • United Kingdom
    18 Dec 2012

    Solarcentury Is Awarded Planning Approval for 6.3MW Solar Park

    December 14, 2012 - Eastleigh Borough Council have granted planning permission for a solar photovoltaic park at the Chalcroft Farm, West End near Southampton.