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OneRoof Energy Offers 18 Months of Free Solar!
If you’re currently considering whether or not to go solar, and you live in an area serviced by OneRoof Energy, well, now may be the time! The solar services provider is now (during the months of April...
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New Bosch Energy Management System Will Maximize Solar Self-Consumption
The noted multinational engineering and electronics company Bosch will soon be releasing a new energy management system for the optimization of electrical and thermal energy consumption from personal...
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First Solar Reports 89% Surge In First-Quarter Net Profit
First Solar is continuing to do quite well, based on the most recent numbers released by the Arizona-based thin-film module manufacturer. An 89% boost (to $112 million dollars) in net profit as...
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Chile 110 MW CSP Plant Moves Forward
The Cerro Dominador solar-thermal mega-project being developed in the Atacama Desert in Chile just took a big step forward after obtaining a favorable environmental rating from Chilean Environmental...
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Top Solar Module Manufacturers of 2013
The top 15 solar PV module manufacturers of 2013 have been revealed thanks to a new report from the market research firm IHS. As many would no doubt guess, the list is dominated — yet again — by firms...
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Sharp Solar Profit Is Positive Again (Solar Cell Sales Increase 69%)
Sharp has managed to fight its way back to profitability this year — posting an 18% boost in sales over last year, up to JPY 2.93 trillion (US$28.6 billion), and a net profit of JPY 11.56 billion...
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China’s 2017 Solar Target Raised To 70,000 Megawatts
China just seems to be getting ever more ambitious with its renewable energy targets, as recent announcements have shown. Or is “ever more desperate” the more accurate way to put it? In a recent...
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First Solar Reports Thin-Film Solar Cost Drop Better Than Seen Since 2007
Thin-film solar market leader First Solar recently reported its largest quarterly decline in CdTe module costs per-watt since 2007, as part of its third quarter 2013 financial results report. The...
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Qatar Now Home To 300 MW Integrated Solar PV Manufacturing Plant
A brand-new 300 MW solar PV module production plant was recently officially opened in the Doha industrial zone in Qatar. Developed by the first vertically integrated PV manufacturer in the MENA region...
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Yingli Green Energy Reports Net Loss In 1st Quarter, But Happy With Progress
Yingli Green Energy experienced a net loss of $55 million during the first quarter of 2014, according to the figures recently released by the company. But the world-leading solar module producer is...
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First Solar Acquiring AEG Subsidary Skytron Energy
One of the leading solar PV module manufacturers in the world, First Solar, is now in the process of acquiring Skytron Energy — a German company with the 4th largest fleet of monitored solar PV...
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Tandem-Junction a-Si Thin-Film Solar Cell Production Begins In Russia
Trial production of tandem-junction a-Si thin-film solar cell modules recently began at Hevel Solar’s new production plant in Russia. The turnkey plant was supplied by Oerlikon Solar. The company is...
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1st China Photovoltaic Industry Association President Is Trina Solar CEO
The China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) just elected its first president, and it’s a name many in the industry are already familiar with — Jifan Gao, the chief executive of Trina Solar....
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Rooftop Solar Leases Causing Problems For Some Home-Sellers
Rooftop solar system leases are complicating the selling process for some homeowners in the US, thanks to potentials buyers’ lack of familiarity with the leases and reluctance to take them on,...
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Revenue From Residential Energy Generation & Storage Will Hit $71.6 Billion...
Annual worldwide revenue from residential energy generation and storage will hit $71.6 billion by the year 2023, up from $52.7 billion in 2014, according to a new report from Navigant Research. While...
View ArticleIEA Solar Report Provides Wealth of Information (14 Charts)
The newest edition of the Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme report was recently released by the IEA — detailing a huge quantity of different aspects of the global solar PV market as well as country-...
View ArticleSolarCity Improves Solar Carport Offering
A new product intended to make the installation of solar carport systems easier, cheaper, and safer was recently unveiled by the US-based solar energy giant SolarCity. The new product — ZS Beam, part...
View ArticleSpain Retroactive Feed-in Tariff Cut Challenges To Be Heard By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in Spain — the Tribunal Supremo — has reportedly invited the Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF) to a meeting to discuss the organization’s recent legal challenge to the country’s...
View ArticleSantander Bank Providing $377 Million Credit Facility To SunPower
Santander Bank has committed to providing a $377 million credit facility to one of SunPower’s holding companies — Solar Star California XIII — as part of a recent deal to partially fund the solar...
View ArticleSunPower Restructuring In Europe, Job Cuts Coming
One of the largest solar PV companies in the world, SunPower, is going to be undergoing a restructuring process that will see 85–115 jobs cut, mostly in the company’s European operations, according to...
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