Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power today announced the acquisition of the 150-megawatt (MW) Solar Gen 2 solar facility in California from First Solar, Inc. As the largest solar facility in the Southern Power portfolio, Solar Gen 2 is expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 60,000 average California homes. “Our strategic renewable…

NANJING, China, October 22, 2014 – China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN) (“China Sunergy” or “the Company”), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company’s Turkey plant had completed the shipment of 39MW solar module to Third Step France ( “Third Step”), a special purpose vehicle…

PV pricing to drop another 3 – 12 percent in 2014 October 20, 2014 Distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) system prices dropped by 12 – 19 percent nationwide in 2013, according to the third edition of a jointly written report on PV pricing trends from the Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable…

Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd., a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, has signed a deal with O2 Energies to supply 17 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for three solar projects in North Carolina. The supply deal will include Hanwha SolarOne’s new S Series modules. “Hanwha…

GE Power & Water announced that its power generation technology at two facilities with highly efficient combined heat and power systems have been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the ENERGY STAR CHP Award – GE.com.  • Eastman Chemical Company’s Kingsport, Tennessee, Campus and Merck’s West Point, Pennsylvania,…

ISTANBUL – October 15, 2014 – Upsolar, a leading provider of solar PV modules, today announced the commissioning of one of Turkey’s largest PV systems, a 650-kWp project located in Kocaeli. Developed by engineering firm Upgrade Energy, the system is Upsolar’s largest installation in Turkey to date. The rooftop system—which…

Etrion Corporation (“Etrion” or the “Company”) (TSX: ETX) (OMX: ETX), a solar independent power producer, today announced the start of construction on its first 34 megawatts (“MW”) in Japan jointly owned with Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (“Hitachi High-Tech”) (TSE: 8036), a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (“Hitachi”). Marco A. Northland, Etrion’s Chief…

Singapore – 13 October 2014 – Top policy leaders, industry experts, and visionaries from across the global energy sector will convene at the 7th annual Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) from October 27th-31st 2014 to share their thoughts and perspectives on “Building Energy Connections”. The week-long programme promises thought-provoking insights…

SunPower announced today that it is supplying 41 megawatts of its high efficiency solar panels to La Compagnie du Vent, a subsidiary of French utility GDF Suez, for the construction of four solar power plants in France under the country’s national tender program administered by the French Energy Regulatory Commission.…

Moncada Energy Group, an Italian independent operator in the renewables field, through its local subsidiary Construczioni Moncada South Africa (Pty) Ltd, has completed the R1.75 billion Solar Capital De Aar Project, the largest thin film solar farm in Africa. The solar farm, which extends over 270 ha in the Northern…