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SolarWorld Partners Install Arrays on Virgin Islands, American Samoa And Guam
Visitors landing on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands will notice a 1,600-foot-long array of ground-mounted SolarWorld solar panels paralleling a runway at Cyril E. King Airport. The 450-kilowatt system, to be unveiled on September 14, is prominent...
Germany Increasing Its Focus on Solar Energy
In the wake of the 11 March nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima nuclear power complex, the government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to shutter the country’s nuclear power plants, which in turn has increased Berlin’s...
$2.7 Million Solar Panel Factory Opens in Naivasha, Kenya
Ubbink East Africa has built a $2.7 million solar panel factory in Naivasha, Kenya. Ubbink East Africa Managing Director Haijo Kuper said during the official opening ceremony that the company will be producing 100 solar panels per day at the new facility,...
The Toxins in the Innovation Kool-Aid
Two stories in the Business Report section of today’s San Francisco Chronicle provide a useful perspective on why it is that Barack Obama’s mantra about solving the interlinked problems of the current economic crisis and its corollary of devastating...Better, Faster, Cheaper: Doing Business with the Sun
The change in energy policy has been decided; Germany needs more green energy. From Sep. 5-9 in Hamburg, everything will revolve around our biggest energy supplier: the sun. At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, in Hall B4G, Stand C12,...
Cenergy Power Completes 4 Acre 1.107 Megawatt Solar PV System for Maxco
Cenergy Power has completed a 1.107 megawatt (MW) solar PV system for Maxco at their manufacturing facility in Parlier. Maxco is a manufacturer and innovator of corrugated fresh produce containers in California.
China Introduces a Unified Grid Feed-in Tariff for Solar Power
China’s government has introduced a unified grid solar power tariff, which analysts believe may produce a quickened pace for introducing solar power to private residences, along with boosting the stock of companies involved in solar development.
Australian Solar Power Moving Ahead, Albeit Slowly
Australia’s solar market is sending mixed signals. Bearish analysts point out that that large-scale solar power investment will benefit significantly from either Australia’s 2020 renewable energy target (RET) or the government’s proposed carbon...
