Solar Industry

Vivint Solar appoints David Bywater as CEO of the company

Vivint Solar has announced that David Bywater has been appointed as chief executive officer of the company by the board of directors. Bywater has been acting in the role of interim CEO of Vivint Solar since May 2, 2016. Bywater brings with him more than 20 years of management experience to Vivint Solar. “We strongly […]

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8point3 Energy Partners Declares 3.5 Percent Increase in Quarterly Distribution

8point3 Energy Partners announces that the Board of Directors of its general partner declared a cash distribution for its Class A shares of $0.2490 per share for the fourth quarter of 2016. This represents an increase of approximately 18.7 percent over the minimum quarterly distribution and an increase of 3.5 percent over the previous quarter’s […]

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Canadian Solar Secures USD 62.8 million Refinancing For 50 Megawatts Solar Power Projects

Canadian Solar has secured GBP 49.3 million (US$62.8 million) non-recourse term loan facilities to refinance a portfolio of 10 solar power plants, with total capacity of 50 megawatts in the United Kingdom. National Westminster Bank (NatWest), a subsidiary of RBS Group, is providing the 18.7-year term facility. Part of the proceeds will be used to […]

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Solaris Technology Adds More Off-Grid Solar Power Manufacturers

Solaris Technology has added a series of new solar energy brands to its Renewable Energy Portfolio online at www.solaris-shop.com. Focusing on serving a wider market of Grid-Tie and Off-Grid customers seeking various solar energy products for their Boat, RV, Home, and Business among other sites that could benefit from turning to photovoltaic energy sources. “We […]

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Trina Solar Hits New Efficiency Record of 22.61% for Mono-Crystalline Silicon PERC Cell

Trina Solar Limited has announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set a new world conversion efficiency record of 22.61% for a high-efficiency p-type mono-crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell. The solar cell was fabricated on a large-sized boron-doped Cz-Si substrate with a low-cost industrial process of advanced PERC […]

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Solar Farms are Now The Gold Standard for Investors, Family Offices and Funds

Solar Farms are now producing electricity at prices that are much less than both natural gas and coal fired power plants. Due to the ever lowering costs of Solar Farms the returns that investors are now deriving from Solar Farm Investments are some of the most sought after investments in the investment community. Investors can […]

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Global nanophotonics market to grow at a CAGR of 47.72%: Research and Markets

Research and Markets in its new report “Global Nanophotonics Market 2016-2020” forecasts the global nanophotonics market to grow at a CAGR of 47.72% during the period 2016-2020. According to the report, one of the primary drivers in the market is focus on increasing solar power capacity. The depletion of non-renewable sources of energy such as […]

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Photovoltaics and Ethylene Oxide Production to consume Six Hundred Million Ounces of Silver Through 2020

Two of the everyday industrial uses for silver are in photovoltaic cells (the main constituents of solar panels) and as a catalyst for the production of ethylene oxide (an important precursor in the production of plastics and chemicals).  These two uses of silver will together account for 120 Moz per year of consumption on average […]

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OneRoof Energy Reduces Workforce

OneRoof Energy a residential solar services provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of OneRoof Energy Group, Inc. has announced that it has significantly reduced its work force as it begins to wind down its active operations. The company has thus far been unable to secure the significant additional financing necessary to continue its ordinary course sales, marketing […]

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