http://www.SolarNewsPortal.com/Latest solar energy, photovoltaics and solar technology news articlesenSolar News PortalSolar News Portalhttp://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9601.htmlWed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:08 GMTQatar is one of the world's largest supplier countries for natural gas that has so far been securing its power supply on the basis of natural gas. SolarWorld is acquiring a 29 percent stake in the newly founded Joint Venture Qatar Solar Technologies headquartered in the Emirate of Qatar. The joint venture will establish the first production facility for polysilicon on the Arabian Peninsula. Pa ... [more] http://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9600.htmlWed, 10 Mar 2010 13:28:51 GMTSunLink Corporation has announced that its roof module mounting solution has begun shipping for a five megawatt project located on the Sunset Reservoir in San Francisco, California - one of the nation's largest municipal solar installation. Chosen by Recurrent Energy, an independent power producer and a leading developer of solar power projects, SunLink's solution will be used to mount over 23,00 ... [more] http://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9599.htmlTue, 9 Mar 2010 13:27:23 GMTBergamo Acquisition Corp. has announced a new solar power project for the Republic of Lebanon. The total cost for the project will be USD $500 Million. This week Bergamo key management will travel to Lebanon to conclude the Letter of Intent with the Government of Lebanon. Attending this meeting on March 11, 2010 for Bergamo will be Salim Chamdia and Haseeb Fatani, both Vice Presidents of Berga ... [more] http://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9595.htmlFri, 5 Mar 2010 11:22:05 GMTThe 138-room Hampton Inn & Suites Jekyll Island opened in January 2010, the first new hotel to be built on the island in 35 years. New Castle Hotels & Resorts and co-developers Jekyll Ocean Oaks, LLC followed an extensive set of guidelines, adopted by the Jekyll Island Authority, that require development respect and preserve the unique natural environment and historic character of the island. ... [more] http://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9589.htmlTue, 2 Mar 2010 10:43:51 GMTEnecsys Limited, a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) micro-inverters, has announced it has attracted further investment of GBP2.5 million ($4.2 million) from Good Energies. This new investment adds to the GBP6M ($10 million) received from Wellington Partners and BankInvest in June 2009 for a total investment of GBP8.5 million ($14.3 million) in Enecsys. "Good Energies invests in companies that ... [more] http://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9570.htmlMon, 1 Mar 2010 18:53:55 GMTAREVA has announced the 100% acquisition of U.S.-based Ausra, a provider of large-scale concentrated solar power solutions for electricity generation and industrial steam production. This acquisition launches AREVA's new global solar energy business. It reflects AREVA's strategic objective to be the world leader in concentrated solar power (CSP) and will further strengthen and diversify its renewa ... [more] http://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9576.htmlFri, 26 Feb 2010 19:08:37 GMTRecurrent Energy has signed agreements with Southern California Edison (SCE). The utility will buy 100 percent of the power from three of Recurrent Energy's California solar projects. Recurrent Energy will build and operate the solar power systems, located in Kern County and San Bernardino County, which have a combined peak output of 50 megawatts of DC power (MWDC). The projects are expected to ... [more] http://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9569.htmlFri, 26 Feb 2010 18:02:04 GMTEvergreen Solar, Inc. has announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009. Key accomplishments during the quarter were: * Shipped 31.9 MW from Devens facility at an average selling price of $2.32 per watt; * Improved product gross margins to 11.9% from 7.1% for the third quarter of 2009; * Reduced total manufacturing cost to $2.05 per watt, down 8.5% fr ... [more] http://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9568.htmlThu, 25 Feb 2010 18:00:17 GMTSolar Trust of America's subsidiary, Solar Millennium LLC, has begun testing its advanced parabolic trough solar radiation collector technology, called HelioTrough, at an existing solar power plant in the southwestern United States. The testing is designed to assess performance efficiency under commercial operating conditions before being deployed at proposed solar thermal energy power plants thro ... [more] http://www.solarnewsportal.com/solar_article9575.htmlWed, 24 Feb 2010 19:05:48 GMTSolar EnerTech Corp. has entered into a 15MW contract with Aussie Solar Installations, a division of Carbon Management Solutions Pty Ltd., to distribute the Company's solar panel modules in Australia. Aussie Solar has specialized in the sale, assembly and installation of photovoltaic equipment since 2001. Aussie Solar/Carbon Management Solutions is a prime PV system integrator and over the year ... [more]