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China to cut on-grid tariffs for solar energy, wind power

Starting in 2016, on-grid tariffs for solar producers will be 0.02 to 0.10 yuan lower per kilowatt-hour – with the higher cuts applying in the country’s less populated, arid western region – while tariffs for wind power generators will fall 0.02 to 0.03 yuan, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement. The … Continue reading China to cut on-grid tariffs for solar energy, wind power

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China adds 9.9 GW solar energy capacity in first nine months

China added 9.9 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) power-generation capacity in the first nine months of 2015, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Tuesday. The amount includes 8.32 GW from PV power stations and 1.58 GW from distributed PV power projects, according to NEA figures.   China’s cumulative-installed capacity for solar PV power hit … Continue reading China adds 9.9 GW solar energy capacity in first nine months

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Acciona will build the biggest photovoltaic plant in Latin America in Chile

ACCIONA Energía will construct the biggest photovoltaic plant in Latin America -El Romero Solar- in Chile, with an investment of 343 million dollars (307 million euros at current exchange rates). Located in the Atacama Desert, it will have a maximum capacity of 246.6 megawatts (MWp) -196 MW rated power-, making it one of the ten … Continue reading Acciona will build the biggest photovoltaic plant in Latin America in Chile

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Photovotaic (PV) solarpower plant Aura II in Honduras, built by Isolux Corsan, begins operations

Isolux Corsan has delivered its first PV Solar project in Honduras on a budget of nearly $100m: the Aura II PV Solar Plant, which will produce 61.48 MWp and has been built within a tight window of only 7 months. The PV Solar Plant, located in the region of Choluteca, will generate 109 million kWh … Continue reading Photovotaic (PV) solarpower plant Aura II in Honduras, built by Isolux Corsan, begins operations

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SunPower Acquires 1.5 Gigawatt U.S. Photovotaic Solar Power Plant Pipeline

SunPower announced today that it has acquired 1.5 gigawatts of U.S. solar power plant development assets from Australia-based Infigen Energy. With the acquisition, SunPower has assumed ownership of projects in varying stages of development across 11 states.   Included in the development portfolio are three projects totaling 55 megawatts (AC) with power purchase agreements with … Continue reading SunPower Acquires 1.5 Gigawatt U.S. Photovotaic Solar Power Plant Pipeline

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Geostellar awarded patent for solar energy big data breakthrough

Geostellar, the nation’s first and largest online solar energy marketplace, today announced it has patented an invention for programmatically placing solar panels on rooftops or tracts of land in a 3D virtual world and simulating production over a typical meteorological year based on shading, slope and orientation. The invention forms the basis for Geostellar’s instant … Continue reading Geostellar awarded patent for solar energy big data breakthrough

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Trina Solar receives UL1500V certification for its photovotaic (PV) modules

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a global leader in photovoltaic (“PV”) modules, solutions, and services, today announced that its TSM-PE05A and TS-PE14A polycrystalline modules (“the Modules”) have received UL1500V certification from Underwriters Laboratories (“UL”), a global independent safety science company. The UL1500V award certifies that the Modules are allowed to … Continue reading Trina Solar receives UL1500V certification for its photovotaic (PV) modules

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Aurora Solar energy surpasses 500 MW of photovotaic (PV) designs

The need to reduce soft costs has never been greater in the solar industry. In order to boost productivity, solar companies need powerful software to increase their sales closing rate, automate processes and reduce their operational overhead. Solar sales and design software makes companies more effective by reducing overhead and increasing scalability of sales and … Continue reading Aurora Solar energy surpasses 500 MW of photovotaic (PV) designs

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