German Solar Integrator Agrees to Purchase Solar Modules from Solar Power, Inc.

Solar Power, Inc. has completed its first sale to a prominent German solar integrator of its photovoltaic solar modules for use in the integrator’s Germany-based installation projects. An initial supply of SPI’s 200-watt panels was shipped to the integrator at the end of December 2008. The transaction follows IEC certification in early December... 

Castle & Cooke and SunPower Dedicate Hawai’i’s Largest Solar Power System

Castle & Cooke Hawai’i and SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, are dedicating today the 1.2-megawatt La Ola Solar Farm on Lana’i in Hawai’i. La Ola, which is translated from Hawaiian as “sun that gives life,” is located on a 10-acre site in south Lana’i... 

WorldWater & Solar Technologies Completes Solar Installation at Valley Center Municipal Water District

WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp., developer and marketer of proprietary high-horsepower solar systems, announced that it has completed installation of a 1.1 MW solar power system for the Valley Center Municipal Water District (VCMWD) of Valley Center, California. The system, which was financed and will be owned, operated, and maintained by... 

BP Solar Announces Completion of Solar Power Pilot Project

BP Solar announced the completion of its solar power construction program for Wal-Mart. The company recently completed construction of three sites in California, including the 493.7 kilowatt (kW) solar power system at the Sam’s Club in La Habra, California, as well as systems at Wal-Mart Super Centers in Palm Springs (605.9 kW) and Beaumont (675.2... 

SunPower to Build Largest Solar Power Tracking System in Australia

SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency, solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems, today announced an agreement to build a 505-kilowatt solar power installation for Horizon Power, a government-owned company providing power to remote and regional communities and resource operations in Western Australia. The ground-mounted installation... 

United States Marine Corps Deploys Critical Solutions’ MOJOs to Evaluate Hybrid Power in the Battlefield

Critical Solutions Inc., the designer of rapidly deployable, renewable energy tower systems, announces that the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is using two MOJOs for evaluating the use of hybrid power in support of mission critical communications for forward deployment groups. Patrick Gallagher, Critical Power Solutions International President, stated,... 

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... 

Napa Valley Community College Greens Its Campus With Hybrid Cooling

Ice Energy®, the premier provider of hybrid cooling technologies, announced that Napa Valley Community College has installed the latest in green building innovation: six Ice Bear® hybrid cooling systems. Installed at the school’s Child Development Center, the Ice Bear systems reduce the daytime power consumption of the facility and lower greenhouse... 

Tenaska Solar and Soltage Invest in Solar Energy Development

Tenaska Solar, LLC announced an equity investment in Soltage, LLC to expand the development and use of solar-generated electricity. Soltage, a privately-held full service renewable energy company, is based in Jersey City, N.J. The company develops, finances, installs, owns and operates solar electricity generating stations which provide electricity... 

TGI Solar Power Group Inc. Appoints Advisor for South-East Asia

TGI Solar Power Group Inc., a turnkey supplier of vertically integrated solar systems for a variety of applications ranging from Solar Parks to commercial markets, announces the appointment of Sarmir Ahshrup as a Special Advisor for South-East Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia and India. A native of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mr. Ahshrup has worked in...