U.S. Bancorp Plans to Invest in Solar, Wind Projects
U.S. Bancorp, the nation´s fifth-largest commercial bank, plans to invest hundreds of millions this year in U.S. renewable energy projects, where the bank sees profit, despite political fallout following the Solyndra scandal.
03.02.2012
Duties on China solar would kill jobs, report says
A U.S. solar industry group fighting a rival coalition´s request for steep import duties on Chinese-made solar cells and modules warned in a report on Monday that more than 60,000 U.S. jobs could be lost if such duties were imposed.
03.02.2012
MIT creates solar cell from grass clippings
A researcher at MIT, Andreas Mershin, has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. In a few years, Mershin says it’ll be possible to stir some grass clippings into a bag of cheap chemicals, paint the mixture on your roof, and immediately start producing electricity.
03.02.2012
VTA Installs Solar Power Systems at Its Three Bus Yards
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), in partnership with SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), Joint Venture Silicon Valley, and Wells Fargo, installed solar parking canopy systems, totaling 2.1 megawatts (MW), at its three bus maintenance divisions. Using a Power Purchase Agreement to finance the systems, it is anticipated that VTA will save $2.7 million in electricity costs over the next 20 years.
03.02.2012
Siemens to Implement U.S. Army´s Largest Solar Photovoltaic System at White Sand
Siemens Government Technologies, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center has awarded a $16.8 million task order to implement energy-conserving upgrades, including a 4.465 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating system—the largest to date for the U.S. Army—at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
31.01.2012
Flexible and in three languages: Vario releases its solar calculator for Android in English, German and Italian
The solar yield calculator app of Vario green energy is now available for Android smartphones. An iPhone version of it already exists. House and roof owners can calculate with the free app on their mobile phone, which yield a photovoltaic power plant would generate and how much CO² they can save. The program is available in English, German and Italian.
31.01.2012
Donauer Solartechnik opens branch in Oman
Specialist distributor Donauer Solartechnik is opening a branch in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on 1 February. The solar company from Gilching near Munich is a partner in the joint venture with Saleh Ahmed Al Badi, who will direct the Donauer branch in Muscat. Previously, he was member of the executive board of Haya Water, one of the desert country´s largest companies.
31.01.2012
Donauer Solartechnik eröffnet Niederlassung im Oman
Der Fachgroßhändler Donauer Solartechnik eröffnet am 01. Februar eine Niederlassung in Omans Hauptstadt Maskat. An dem Joint Venture mit Saleh Ahmed Al Badi ist die Solarfirma aus Gilching bei München mehrheitlich beteiligt. Al Badi übernimmt den Aufbau und die Geschäftsführung der Donauer LLC. Er war zuvor in der Geschäftsleitung von Haya Water tätig, einem der größten Unternehmen des Wüstenstaats.
31.01.2012
PROINSO includes SCHOTT Solar modules in its catalogue
PROINSO, a company that supplies modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for ground- or roof-mounted PV systems, has added to its catalogue SCHOTT Solar PV solar modules, which will be supplied by all ten PROINSO branches around the world and its International Network of Qualified Installers.
31.01.2012
PROINSO incorpora aos seu catálogo os módulos da SCHOTT Solar
A PROINSO –empresa especializada na distribuição de módulos, inversores, seguidores e estruturas fixas para instalações solares fotovoltaicas tanto de solo como sobre telhado-, incorporou ao seu catálogo os módulos fotovoltaicos da SCHOTT Solar que passarão a ser distribuídos pelas dez delegações internacionais da PROINSO, assim como através da sua Rede Internacional de Instaladores Qualificados.
27.01.2012
PROINSO incorpore dans son catalogue les modules SCHOTT Solar
PROINSO –entreprise spécialisée dans la distribution de modules, d´onduleurs, de trackers et de structures fixes pour installations solaires photovoltaïques aussi bien au sol que sur toiture-, a incorporé dans son catalogue les modules photovoltaïques de SCHOTT Solar qui seront à présent distribués par les dix délégations internationales de PROINSO, ainsi qu´à travers son Réseau International d´Installateurs Qualifiés.
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