Solar Energy Equipment

GE Achieves Highest Publicly Reported Efficiency for Thin Film Solar, Earns New Orders and Unveils Plans to Build US Manufacturing Plant

o Highest-Ever Reported Efficiency of Nearly 13 Percent on a Full-Size CdTe Thin Film Solar Panel o More than 100 Megawatts of New Orders for Thin Film Solar Products o GE to Build 400-Megawatt Manufacturing Facility, will be Larger than Any Existing US Solar Panel Plant Today o Solar Strategy Complemented by Announced Acquisition of Power Conversion Technology Company Converteam o GE Completes...

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New Solar Installation on the Roof of the World

WUXI, China and SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, announced it will develop a 10MW solar installation on the roof of the world that will generate decades of clean electricity for thousands of residents of the Tibetan Plateau. Located in Chek Kang village in the Sangri County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, the solar power...

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Lightwave Logic to Collaborate on Advanced Solar Energy Capture Initiative with the University of Alabama

State of Alabama Slated to Fund an Initiative to Explore Advanced Solar Capture and Photovoltaics Based on Novel Panchromatic Dyes NEWARK, Del. -- Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LWLG), a technology company focused on the development of a Next Generation Non Linear Optical Polymer Materials Platform for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing,...

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Soitec Announces Major U.S. CPV Solar Power Project

BERNIN, France and SAN DIEGO o Tenaska Solar Ventures Selects Soitec's Concentrix CPV Solar Power Technology To Produce 150 Megawatts of Clean Energy For San Diego Gas & Electric o Soitec Will Build a New 200MW CPV Manufacturing Facility in the San Diego Region. Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world-leading supplier of advanced solutions for the electronics and energy industries, today announced that...

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Cenergy Power Unveils 272 Kilowatt (kW) Solar System for Live Oak Farms

LE GRAND, Calif. -- Live Oak Farms, a reputable tomato and bell pepper grower/packer/shipper based out of the Central Valley, today announced the commissioning of their 272 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic system. The roof mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system spans across two buildings, will offset over 84% of energy costs and provide a payback before the solar system's 4th birthday. Cenergy...

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Roof-Mounting Solar Panels accelerate installation process.

NewEdge modules are available in 2 types: NewEdge CS5A-180/185/190/195/200MX, which uses 5 in. monocrystalline silicon, and NewEdge CS6P-220/230/240/250PX, which uses 6 in. polycrystalline silicon. All versions work with Zep roof-mounting System, as well as other existing mounting systems, which accelerates photovoltaic (PV) solar system installations on residential roofs. Modules also work with...

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Siemens to Supply Solar Receivers for New Solar Power Plant in Spain

Siemens Energy has received an order to supply solar receivers to Spain. Purchaser is a consortium between ABANTIA and COMSA EMTE, which will act as EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) to develop a solar thermal power plant in Les Borges Blanques in the province of Lleida in Northeastern Spain. Siemens will deliver the solar receivers UVAC (Universal Vacuum Air Collector) which will...

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Solar Inverters feed power to medium- or low-voltage grids.

Solar Inverters feed power to medium- or low-voltage grids.

Available in power ratings of 100-500 kW, Series PVS800 feeds clean solar power into medium- and low-voltage grids via transformers and switchgear. Compact units feature DC and AC side protection, power factor compensation, and range of industrial-type data communications options, including remote monitoring. Inverters are suited for both industrial-scale photovoltaic power plants and for...

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Solar AC Systems feature pole-mounted design.

Designed for installation on utility distribution poles and streetlight poles, SunWave(TM) Solar AC Systems connect to grid secondary power line. Systems are compatible with existing grid infrastructure and their intelligent communications system is compliant with Smart Grid technology. They can be remotely upgraded to leverage future applications and standards as they emerge.

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Solar Energy Harvesting Kit powers wireless sensor networks.

Designed to convert ambient light into power, credit card-sized eZ430-RF2500-SEH kit combines Cymbet Corporation's EnerChip(TM) lithium thin-film battery technology with TI's MSP430 microcontrollers, 2.4 GHz CC2500 RF transceivers, and eZ430-RF2500 development tool. Eliminating need for system batteries, kit enables developers to build self-powered, solar-based wireless sensor networks in remote...

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