International

Trina Solar becomes Cirque du Soleil’s first-ever Official Solar Partner in the United States

Trina Solar has announced a marketing and brand partnership with Cirque du Soleil in US. The new partnership will focus around co-promotional campaigns for Trina Solar’s customers, employees, and more. Trina Solar will be launching the partnership with participation of Cirque du Soleil artists at a special performance at Solar Power International in Las Vegas […]

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Firestone Solar to install 19.8 MW solar power project in Buckingham County, Virginia

Governor McAuliffe granted permission for a new solar facility to be built by Firestone Solar LLC, a subsidiary of Virginia Solar. Once complete, the 19.8-megawatt project will be the first utility-scale solar generator of its kind in Buckingham County. Construction of the solar plant that spreads across 200-acres is expected to begin early next year […]

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Canadian Solar Signs PPA For 63MWP Solar Power Plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico

Canadian Solar has announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with the Federal Electricity Commission for the 63MWp solar power plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This solar power project was awarded in April 2016 under the Mexico’s First Long Term Electricity Auction. Electricity generated from the plant will be sold to the CFE […]

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Option One Solar joins Sunpreme Channel network

California based solar installer, Option One has joined Sunpreme Channel network — a strategic partnership program designed to deliver solar expertise to residential and commercial rooftop clients through solar installers. Option One Solar provides the residential and commercial solar markets with best and reliable solar packages while delivering better installation quality and customer service. “We are […]

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Sungrow Raises US$ 400 Million to Strengthen Core Solar Business

Chinese PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow has announced that it issued 120 million additional shares—raising US$400 million of additional capital to strengthen it solar core business. With this new stock offering, the company is expected to reinforce its financial strength, reduce financial risk, and optimize its financial structure. The US$400 million raised in equity capital will […]

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Alta Energy Hires Solar Veteran Mark Bettis as Vice President of Sales

Alta Energy, solar analytics and Procurement Company has hired Mark Bettis to serve as Vice President of Sales. Alta Energy enables commercial enterprises, property owners and agricultural companies to make clear, rational decisions about where, when and how to deploy renewable energy profitably. Prior to joining Alta Energy, Bettis served as Vice President of Sales […]

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Uganda Debuts Solar-Powered Bus

Kiira Motors‘s solar-powered bus has made a public debut in Uganda. Recently the company showcased the solar powered bus named Kayoola at Uganda’s capital. The bus has 35 seats and is the first public bus in Africa to be powered by the Sun. According to the chief engineer of the project, Mairo Obuwa, engines of […]

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Bras Solar to open solar panel factory in Brazil

China based Bras Solar has announced that it will open a solar panel factory in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Construction is expected to start this year and the facility is expected to have an initial revenue of USD 61mper year, it will be up and running by 2017. The company aims to reach revenue […]

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Duke Energy’s 15,000 solar panels in Osceola County is now providing carbon-free energy

Duke Energy’s 15,000 solar panels on 17-acre facility soaking up the sun in Osceola County are now providing clean, renewable energy to the customers in Florida. The new Duke Energy owned and operated Osceola Solar Facility is about the size of 13 football fields and produces nearly 4 megawatts of carbon-free energy. It officially began commercial operation on May […]

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