Canadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy Completes 200 Megawatt Garland Solar Facility Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has announced the commercial operation of the 200 MWac/272 MWp Garland Solar Facility in California. The Garland Solar Facility was developed by Canadian Solar’s wholly owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy and is majority owned by Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power. The Garland facility uses approximately 723,000 Canadian Solar high performance CS6X-P photovoltaic (PV) solar […] Read more
TRC releases its top 12 predictions for the energy, utility, and oil and gas sectors for 2017 Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy TRC Companies has released its top 12 predictions for the energy, utility, and oil and gas sectors for 2017, including robust funding for utility mergers and acquisitions and infrastructure upgrades as well as big shifts in power plant and pipeline construction focus. TRC CEO Chris Vincze said: “Even as oil and gas prices fluctuate and […] Read more
PG&E reaches 2.4GW Private Rooftop Solar Milestone Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has announced that the company will soon reach a milestone of 2,409 megawatts of installed private rooftop solar capacity on the energy grid, representing more than 275,000 solar customers in Northern and Central California. PG&E expects to reach this state-mandated limit for its current rooftop solar program this month. […] Read more
Talesun Solar Supplies 96 MW of Solar Modules to ColGreen North Shore Updated On Sat, Dec 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Talesun Solar has announced that it has supplied 96 MW of solar modules from its Thailand factory to ColGreen North Shore LLC – for its project in California. Under an agreement with ColGreen North Shore, Talesun Solar will supply high-efficiency poly-crystalline modules approximately 96 MW in capacity to customer through January 2017. “We are proud […] Read more
NextEra Energy Resources and First Solar celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy NextEra Energy Resources, the largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and the sun, and First Solar celebrated the commissioning of Silver State South, a 250 megawatt (MW)ac solar energy center capable of generating enough clean energy to power approximately 80,000 homes. “Nevada has plentiful sunshine, and with the Silver State South Solar Energy […] Read more
sPower Inks 105 Megawatt 20-Year Solar PPA with MCE Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy sPower has announced that it has been awarded a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with MCE, a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program serving Marin County, Napa County and the cities of Benicia, El Cerrito, Lafayette, Richmond, San Pablo and Walnut Creek. The PPA is for 105MWac of photovoltaic solar power. The power will be generated […] Read more
Simple doping technique can reduce cost of polymer solar cells and organic electronic devices Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy A simple solution-based electrical doping technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar cells and organic electronic devices, potentially expanding the applications for these technologies. By enabling production of efficient single-layer solar cells, the new process could help move organic photovoltaics into a new generation of wearable devices and enable small-scale distributed power generation. […] Read more
NEXTracker Launches NX Fusion Plus Industry’s first Solar Tracker Plus Storage Solution Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy NEXTracker has launched an innovative solar plus energy-storage solution ‘NX Fusion Plus’ for U.S. and international markets. NX Fusion Plus integrates solar tracker, battery, inverter, and software to deliver better return on investment to owners of solar power plants. By incorporating battery storage technology into its product, NEXTracker is further increasing the energy output and […] Read more
Just Energy, Sungevity partners to grow solar footprint in Leading US solar markets Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Sungevity and Just Energy Group has partnered to accelerating solar adoption in several of the leading U.S. solar markets. Just Energy will leverage Sungevity’s industry-leading platform to sell Sungevity Energy Systems to customers in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, four of the top ten solar markets in the nation according to the Solar Energy […] Read more