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A new 53 megawatt PV solar power plant is being built in Germany by First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) and its German partner Juwi Holding AG. Construction began in January and is expected to be...
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Chinese solar PV maker Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL) has signed a deal with three different German solar customers to deliver about 42 megawatts of photovoltaic modules in 2009. The announcement did...
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Chinese solar panel maker Yingle Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE:YGE) has taken a loan of $50 million from a credit line established earlier this year with ADM Capital and the China...
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First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) has signed a deal with a division of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) to build a 48-megawatt photovoltaic power plant that expands an existing 10-megawatt plant near Boulder...
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FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) has received final approval from the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control to build 9 plants that will together generate 27.3 megawatts of electricity....
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A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ:APWR) is a Chinese maker of distributed power generation systems and, just recently, wind turbines. The company reported fourth quarter and full-year...
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Microturbine maker Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST) has announced that it will eliminate an additional 22 professional positions as it continues to reduce expenses. Capstone fired 19...
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LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) is seeing some small gains this morning on word that the company has formed a joint venture with Q Cells SE. The venture will focus on photovoltaic systems and...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has seen its stock pounded by double-digit percentages today. While economic woes are acting against it, ADM and Canadian Bioenergy Corporation announced...
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Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE:XEL) plans to build a 17-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant in Colorado using cells from SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR-A). The plant is expected to be completed by the...
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First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has completed its acquisition of OptiSolar’s photovoltaic project pipeline. The company said that it expects to construct the solar power plants developed under...
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“Green is green as in the color of money” – Brand director of General Electric, Brandweek, July 26, 2006 “Greenwashing” is the act of misleading the public regarding the environmental...
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Spire Corporation (NASDAQ:SPIR) is a small-cap supplier of turnkey solar factories and capital equipment. Its products are used to manufacture PV modules and cells. The company reported its fourth...
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A US-based subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOKU) and a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:SOLF) have renegotiated a polysilicon supply contract...
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The government of China’s announcement that it would subsidize solar projects that exceed 50 kilowatts gave China’s solar industry a big boost. Still,the more that government piles into the solar...
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