Latest Solar Power company news
Intertek has doubled the photovoltaic (PV) testing capacity in their Lake Forest, CA lab. The expansion is in response to growing demand for PV products and the company’s dedication to providing the industry’s fastest project turnaround. The state of the art testing laboratory is equipped with solar simulators, environmental chambers, rain & hail testers, impact and mechanical loading apparatus, among other equipment.
Intertek’s Lake Forest lab began PV testing in October 2008 and has since e... [more]
Evergreen Solar, Inc. has announced that an 8-megawatt power plant in Neustrelitz, Germany used more than 7 megawatts of panels manufactured by Evergreen Solar. It is Evergreen Solar’s largest installation in company history.
The project, which was designed and installed by IBC SOLAR Invest in cooperation with the city of Neustrelitz, uses approximately 34,000 IBC Polysol String Ribbon 200, 205 VG solar panels made by Evergreen Solar. It will provide enough electricity to power more than 2,60... [more]
ALTA Refrigeration has completed a 98.7 kW solar photovoltaic system on the roof of its Peachtree City, Ga. facility. The system features high power modules made by Georgia-based Suniva, resulting in a reduction of meter power usage by more than 50 percent. The system is one of the largest in the state of Georgia, and the second largest commercial system installed in Peachtree City this year.
Atlanta-based Inman Solar was tapped to help develop and integrate a solar solution for ALTA Refriger... [more]
Enecsys Limited is to reveal details of its solar PV grid connected micro-inverter technology at Intersolar Europe 2010 in Munich, Germany. The company's solar micro-inverter will be on show for the first time, complete with its wireless smart monitoring system.
Enecsys will discuss the design innovations that have been used to enhance the reliability of its micro-inverters to the point at which their life expectancy matches that of PV solar modules. The company will also discuss the acceler... [more]
ITER, the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies, founded by the Tenerife Island Government, has launched 25 bioclimatic homes. The innovative houses, heralded as the “green architecture of the future” generate zero carbon emissions and are due to open to the public in September 2010.
Developed by ITER and located in the southern district of Granadilla, the village consists of 25 bioclimatic houses made of ecologic resources and a visitor centre. The houses are autarkic, which means t... [more]
Storing energy from renewable sources is vital for managing variations in electricity production, improving power quality and stabilizing the power grid.
International Battery have recently teamed with HNU Energy to participate in a solar power generation and energy storage project in Maui, Hawaii. The project, recently put into operation, will assess the effectiveness of storing solar energy using new, more-efficient battery technology.
The renewable energy system is comprised of sixty 2... [more]
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