Suntech Brings Solar to Switzerland with Sunergic

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. the world’s largest manufacturer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced today that it will supply Sunergic SA, one of Switzerland’s leading solar system integrators, with the solar panels for a 1MW solar system for Services Industriels de Geneve (SIG), a Swiss utility. The SIG 1MW solar... 

Solar Power, Inc. Receives Follow-on Order from German Solar Integrator

Solar Power, Inc., a vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, and installer of photovoltaic energy systems announced today that it has received an additional order from a German solar integrator for the company’s 200-watt solar modules. On January 6th, SPI announced that an initial supply of the modules was shipped to the integrator during December,... 

Suntech and Standard Solar Reach 5 Megawatt Solar Panel Supply Agreement

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, and Standard Solar, Inc. are looking forward to powering cleaner energy solutions throughout the Mid-Atlantic U.S. under a new agreement by which Suntech will supply up to 5 megawatts of photovoltaic solar panels to the Maryland-based solar developer... 

Suntech Solar Panels to Power Largest PV Solar Project in the Middle East

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced it has supplied 5MW of Suntech solar panels for a 10MW solar electricity system to power Masdar City, the world’s first carbon neutral city being built in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The panels will form part of the largest solar... 

Obama Stimulus Package to Include $25 Billion for Renewable Energy

Congressional leaders together with Barack Obama’s new Cabinet are planning a $25 Billion stimulus package in order to meet the President-elect’s goal of doubling renewable energy production in the next three years, according to a report in Sunday’s Washington Post. President-elect Obama’s Cabinet favors an $8.6 billion extension... 

Suntech Achieves 1GW Solar Cell and Module Production Capacity

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd., the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, held a ceremony today celebrating the achievement of reaching 1GW PV cell and module production capacity in Wuxi, China. The Company also announced the opening of its new headquarters in Wuxi, China that incorporates a 1MW grid-connected building integrated... 

Vanner Selects Maxwell Technologies Ultracapacitor Modules for Retrofit Cold Starting System for Chicago Transit Buses

Vanner Inc., a manufacturer of electrical power conversion products, has selected Maxwell Technologies’ BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor modules to provide burst power for a retrofit diesel engine starter system that Vanner has won a contract to install in Chicago transit buses. David Schramm, Maxwell’s president and chief executive officer, said... 

China Sunergy Signs Sales Agreement With Ajit Solar

China Sunergy Co., Ltd., a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, announced that it has entered into a one-year agreement with Ajit Solar Pvt Ltd, a privately-owned module manufacturer based in Jaipur, India. Under the terms of the agreement, China Sunergy will supply and deliver a total volume of 12MW of multi-crystalline solar... 

Suntech Power and Open Energy Sign Solar Roof Tile Licensing Deal

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, and Open Energy Corporation, a developer of innovative and elegant BIPV products, energy management applications and solar energy solutions announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement licensing the worldwide manufacture, distribution and marketing... 

Global Solar Leaders and UNEP Outline Central Role for Solar in Climate Solution at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland

Representatives from three leading international solar companies and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) — Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech’s Chairman and CEO, Jeremy Leggett, Executive Chairman of Solarcentury, Mike Ahearn, Chairman and CEO of First Solar, and Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director — gathered at the United Nations...