Solar

First Solar sets new record for CdTe PV module conversion efficiency

First Solar, a leading solar PV manufacturer in America, has set a world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency in tests...

Vivint Solar expands to three new locations in Massachusetts

Vivint Solar, a full-service residential solar provider, is expanding its presence in Massachusetts into Taunton, Marlborough and Holyoke areas. Vivint Solar currently employs 150 full-time employees in Massachusetts, and will...

Panasonic Eco Solutions completes PV installation at CU-Boulder

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (Panasonic), in association with Coronal Management, has completed a 290.44 kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation installation at the University...

SunEdison completes 24 MW Cascade solar power plant in California Desert

SunEdison has completed construction of a 24 MW (megawatt) DC (direct current) solar power plant located in the California Desert. The company has signed a...

First Solar and GE partner for high-power PV plant design

First Solar, a provider of solar PV module systems, has partnered with GE’s Power Conversion business to develop a cost-effective and productive utility-scale PV...

China-based solar makers exported 16GWp of PV modules in 2013

China-based solar makers have exported 16GWp of PV modules worth US$10 billion in 2013, said a report in Digitimes. Europe, according to the report, contributed...

JA Solar reports quarterly profit in 4Q 2013 after ten quarters of loss

JA Solar, the largest solar cell producer by capacity, has reported its first quarterly profit in fourth quarter 2013, following ten quarters of loss,...

Kyocera Solar passes Salt Mist Corrosion Test by TV Rheinland

Kyocera, which produces and supplies solar energy  panels, announced its entire product line of solar modules has passed the Salt Mist Corrosion Test, IEC61701:2011...