SOLAR - AFRICA DAILY

Solar energy at the BEC schools in Mauritius

Mar 22, 2013 (SPX)

Spread across the island, the Bureau de l'Education Catholique's (BEC) mission is to offer quality education to all students by helping them develop advanced ed...

Thin films of nickel and iron oxides yield efficient solar water-splitting catalyst

Mar 22, 2013 (SPX)

University of Oregon chemists say that ultra-thin films of nickel and iron oxides made through a solution synthesis process are promising catalysts to combine w...

ToyLabs launches the first solar motorcar powered by a flexible polycrystalline silicon solar cell

Mar 22, 2013 (SPX)

ToyLabs is a Silicon Valley start-up, specializes in toys and devices that teach kids the fundamental principles of science, electronics, and engineering throug...

NYSE eyes Suntech listing after bankruptcy filing

Mar 21, 2013 (AFP)

The New York Stock Exchange said Thursday it was reviewing the listing of Suntech Power Holding Co.'s US-traded shares after the giant solar-panel maker's main ...

Sunvalley Solar Awarded 329KW Solar Installation Contract

Mar 21, 2013 (SPX)

Sunvalley Solar has announced that it has been awarded a new 329KW solar system installation contract from Amerifreight, Inc. of Walnut, CA. The 329KW contract ...

Japan to Install More than 5 Gigawatts of PV Systems in 2013

Mar 21, 2013 (SPX)

The Japanese photovoltaic (PV) market is set to grow by 120 percent in 2013 and install more than 5 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity, according to a new report, "...

Punjab based GNDSS Hospital commissions Sunpreme Solar Systems

Mar 21, 2013 (SPX)

Sunpreme has announced the commissioning of a 150 kilowatt rooftop solar system at the Guru Nanak Dev Super Speciality (GNDSS) Hospital situated in India. The s...

Borrego Solar Acquires Solar Projects in California Totaling More than 8 Megawatts

Mar 21, 2013 (SPX)

Borrego Solar Systems has announced that it has acquired a diverse portfolio of solar projects totaling more than 8 megawatts (MW) located throughout five areas...

Unirac Partners with NRG Energy on Solar Installation for Haiti Home for Children

Mar 21, 2013 (SPX)

Unirac has supplied NRG Energy Inc. with a SolarMount (E)volution mounting system for a 52 kW array at the Zanmi Beni Home for Children in Haiti. The installati...

Storing the Sun for a Rainy Day

Mar 20, 2013 (SPX)

It's been a miserable winter in Germany. Parts of the country have had 60% fewer sunshine hours than normal. A series of cold snaps have swept the country, remi...

Abengoa Aand BrightSource To Build World's Largest Solar Power Towers

Mar 20, 2013 (SPX)

Abengoa and BrightSource Energy have signed an agreement to jointly develop, build and operate the world's two largest solar power towers in California. As join...

PermaCity First to Join Program Aiming to Accelerate Solar PV Projects

Mar 20, 2013 (SPX)

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (Panasonic) and Coronal Management, LLC (Coronal) have announced that PermaCity Solar, located in Los Angeles, is the firs...

China solar giant Suntech falls back to Earth

Mar 20, 2013 (AFP)

China's Suntech reached its zenith as the world's largest solar panel producer, but has plunged to the nadir of financial distress in just a year, highlighting ...

Solar giant Suntech declares bankruptcy

Mar 20, 2013 (UPI)

The main subsidiary of China's Suntech Power, at one time the world's largest producer of solar panels, has declared bankruptcy. The bankruptcy of Wuxi Suntech,...

Advanced Energy Solar Inverters Used In Award-Winning Solar Farm In Pennsylvania

Mar 19, 2013 (SPX)

Advanced Energy Industries has announced that its utility-scale AE 500NX-HE solar inverters were used for the Keystone Solar Project in Pennsylvania, which was ...

SolarCity Powers Eight Barstow Unified School District Schools

Mar 19, 2013 (SPX)

SolarCity has announced a 1.5-megawatt (MW) solar power project that will bring renewable energy to eight Barstow Unified School District (BUSD) schools and fac...

Sempra US Gas and Power Dedicates Nevada's Newest Solar Power Project

Mar 19, 2013 (SPX)

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Boulder City Mayor Roger Tobler have joined Sempra U.S. Gas and Power officials and community leaders to dedicate the state's new...

China, EU settle solar trade dispute

Mar 19, 2013 (UPI)

A trade agreement with China will give European companies the opportunity to compete in the Chinese solar power market, the EU's trade commissioner said. Karel ...

Imec offers Fully Integrated Silicon Photonics Platform in a Multi-Project Wafer Service

Mar 19, 2013 (SPX)

Imec has announced the launch of its fully integrated silicon photonics platform through a cost-sharing Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) service via ePIXfab. The platf...

Revolution Energy and Dynamic Energy announce completion of Solar Project

Mar 19, 2013 (SPX)

Dynamic Energy Solutions, LLC and Revolution Energy, LLC are pleased to announce the completion of a 1.6 MW portfolio of solar projects in the Commonwealth of M...