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SunPower Establishes New Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility in Mexico

08.08.2011
San Jose, California, United States
SunPower Corporation is planning to own and operate a solar panel manufacturing facility in Mexicali, Mexico to meet the demand of a growing North American solar market.

Pacific Gas and Electric and Sempra Generation Sign 150 MW Solar Contract

08.05.2011
San Francisco, California, United States
Pacific Gas and Electric and Sempra Generation have entered into a 25-year contract for 150 megawatts of renewable power from an expansion of Sempra Generation’s Copper Mountain Solar complex in Boulder City, Nev.

LDK Solar Receives Order for 58,803 Solar Modules

08.02.2011
Sunnyvale, California, United States
LDK Solar has signed an agreement with Advanced Solar Products, of Flemington, New Jersey, to supply 58,803 PV modules for the largest privately-owned, net-metered solar project in the Western Hemisphere

Power-One Announces Second Quarter 2011 Results

07.29.2011
Camarillo, California, United States
Inverter manufacturer, Power-One, Inc. yesterday announced financial results for the second quarter 2011. For the quarter ended July 3, 2011, Power-One recorded net sales of $260 million, an increase of 21 percent from the second quarter 2010. Net income attributable to common stockholders for the second quarter was $31 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared...

SunPower and Citi Team to Finance $105 Million in Residential Solar Lease Projects

07.28.2011
San Jose, California, United States
SunPower Corporation and Citi today announced a new fund for approximately $105 million in residential solar lease projects.

SunPower Provides Preliminary Second-Quarter 2011 Results

07.26.2011
San Jose, California, United States
SunPower Corporation has announced preliminary results for its fiscal second-quarter ended July 3, 2011. For the 2011 second-quarter, SunPower expects revenue to be in the range of approximately $590 million to $595 million, in line with its previous outlook of $550 million to $600 million.

SPI Solar Begins Construction on 8-Megawatt PV System

07.13.2011
Roseville, California, United States
SPI Solar has entered into an EPC contract with North Palm Springs Investments, LLC and has commenced construction on an 8-megawatt DC utility-scale development