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SunEdison Secures Financing for PV System in Bulgaria

03.29.2012
Belmont, California, United States
SunEdison has completed a euro 155 million non-recourse debt financing arrangement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and UniCredit Group for SunEdison's 60.4MWp

SunPower Starts Production of Maxeon High Efficiency Cell

03.28.2012
San Jose, California, United States
SunPower Corporation's Maxeon™ solar cell is now in commercial production. This high efficiency solar cell delivers sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of up to 24 percent.

World Solar Photovoltaic Market Grew to 27.4 Gigawatts in 2011, Up 40% Y/Y

03.19.2012
Santa Clara, California, United States
Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high of 27.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, up 40% Y/Y, according to the annual PV market report, 2012 Marketbuzz® issued today by NPD Solarbuzz.

SoloPower Sets Record for Flexible CIGS Solar Panel Efficiency

03.14.2012
San Jose, California, United States
SoloPower, a San Jose, California-based manufacturer of flexible thin film solar cells and modules, announced today that its next generation panel has achieved an aperture area efficiency of 13.4%

Cenergy Completes PV System for Onion Processor

03.13.2012
Bakersfield, California, United States
Varsity Produce, one of California’s premier grower-shipper-processors of yellow, red, white and sweet onions will not shed a tear about its decision to go solar with Cenergy Power on its processing/cold storage and packing facilities.   The 428.40 kilowatt (kW) solar system will pay for itself in less than 4 years, offset approximately 97% of Varsity’s...

Premier Power Signs $27.6M Contract With Shanghai Chaori

03.09.2012
El Dorado Hills, California, United States
Premier Power Renewable Energy has finalized a $27.6 million agreement with Chaori Solar USA, an investment-focused subsidiary of Shanghai Chaori Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., to build high-performance, utility-scale solar power plants in the United States. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2012.

MiaSole Secures $55M in Funding

03.07.2012
Santa Clara, California, United States
MiaSole, the manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, today announced that the company has secured $55 million in funding to drive its next wave of growth.