solar power system News
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World Longest Distance Between Posts In A Solar-Powered System
A+ Sun Systems has installed in Dehradun (India) a solar tensile structure on canal top. The span between the posts on the opposite sides of the canal is 37 m (123 feet). Designed to stand 200 km/h (125 mph) wind speed. This makes it both a) the World longest suspended solar-powered system b) the World longest span in a solar-powered system. ...
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Dow Jones marks completion of major solar power system
Dow Jones & Company this week marked the completion of its 4.1 megawatt solar-power installation in South Brunswick, N.J. The system is one of the largest at a single corporate site in the U.S. Photos accompanying this release are available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=9810. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=9811. A publisher of news and business ...
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San Ramon Valley Unified School District Joins SunPower to Dedicate 3.3-Megawatt, Five-Site Solar Project
San Ramon Valley Unified School District and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB), today dedicated SunPower solar power systems at five schools, totaling 3.3-megawatts of solar capacity. The systems will generate more than two-thirds of the schools' energy demands, significantly reducing each school's electricity bill. "The SunPower systems will bring millions of dollars in budget relief to the ...
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SMA America Helps Solar Power System Managers Keep Up-to-Date with Mobile Performance Data
SMA AMERICA HELPS SOLAR POWER SYSTEM MANAGERS KEEP UP-TO-DATE WITH MOBILE PERFORMANCE DATASMA Sunny Portal Web Site now Optimized for Cellular PhonesSolar power system owners and operators can now assess critical performance data on the go, through the release of the SMA Sunny Portal Web site optimized for cell phones, announced SMA America, Inc. Administrators. The Sunny Portal is a free ...
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SunPower Solar Discovery Game Promotes Energy Awareness and Education via Social Media
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) today launched the Solar Discovery Game, an online contest and sweepstakes that promotes solar energy education and awareness in the U.S. The grand prize, which will be announced on September 16, 2011, is a high-efficiency SunPower solar power system, valued at up to $25,000. To play, participants can access the Solar Discovery Game through SunPower's ...
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SunPower Partners with Orchard Supply Hardware to Offer High Efficiency Solar Power Systems
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced it is offering its high efficiency solar power systems to Orchard Supply Hardware customers via information displays at Orchard Supply Hardware's California stores and at www.OSH.com. The displays and online information describe the features of SunPower residential solar technology, the process for installing a home solar power system, and ...
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New educational website offers one-stop solar power resource
SMA America, Inc., the United States division of global solar technology giant SMA Solar Technology AG, has launched www.Solar-is-Future.com. This user-friendly, educational Web site explains how solar energy can be harvested and utilized via animation, illustrations and descriptions in easy-to-understand language. At Solar-is-Future.com, visitors can research the benefits of solar power and how ...
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Macy`s Goes Solar in 26 California Stores
SAN FRANCISCO, California (ENS) - Macy's plans to install solar power systems and reduce energy consumption in 26 stores throughout California in partnership with SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley manufacturer of solar power equipment, the retailer announced Tuesday. SunPower's subsidiary PowerLight will install rooftop solar power systems on the selected Macy's stores. 'The move to ...
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Unirac, Inc. Awarded Fourth U.S Patent
Unirac, Inc., announced that The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,128,044 covering Unirac's system for mounting a photovoltaic module to a surface—extending the number of patents in the SolarMount design family to four. The patent centers on an apparatus and method for removably and adjustably mounting one or more PV modules on an object such as a roof or a ...
By Unirac, Inc.
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PROINSO completes Phase1 of the biggest SMA PEAK3 installation in Vietnam
With a total capacity of 9 MW for this project, PROINSO, a world leader in the solar energy market, and its local partner MTS TECHNOLOGY JSC have carried out Phase 1: 6MW in Binh Duong province, Vietnam. 13,560 AE450M6L-72 modules and 55 SMA Sunny Highpower PEAK3 inverters were installed, making it the largest SMA Sunny Highpower PEAK3 installation in Vietnam. Confirming PROINSO’s leading ...
By Proinso USA
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Solar panels rising at Dow Jones facility in New Jersey
Dow Jones & Company is installing solar panels at its corporate office in South Brunswick, N.J. The installation is part of a project to construct a solar-power system that at 4.1 megawatts will be one of the largest installations for solar power at a single commercial site in the U.S. Photos accompanying this release are available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=8312. ...
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Solar power `taking off in Bangladesh`
Bangladesh has doubled the number of homes with solar-powered electricity systems to 800,000 over the last year, with demand is still growing. "You can call it a green revolution, since our combined efforts are helping [to] light remote villages and reduce carbon emissions," said Abser Kamal, chief executive officer of Grameen Shakti, an organisation that promotes the use of renewable energy. ...
By SciDev.Net
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SunPower Solar Power Systems Generated $5.6 Million in Electricity Savings for California´s Public Schools in 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At the California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) annual conference in Sacramento, SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced that SunPower solar power systems installed at 92 of California's K-12 public schools have delivered an estimated total savings of $5.6 million in 2012. "Over the next 25 years, SunPower solar power systems ...
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AECOM team among firms awarded solar power contract for U.S. Navy worth up to US$100 million
LOS ANGELES - AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that AECOM-SPP has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command. AECOM-SPP, a teaming arrangement with Solar Power ...
By AECOM
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Carmanah Honoured As One Of VIATeC Top 25
Carmanah Technologies (TSX: CMH), a world leader in solar-powered LED lighting systems and solar power systems, has been recognized as one of the top 25 highest performing technology companies in 2011 by the Victoria Advanced Technology Council (VIATeC). The VIATeC 25 is an annual listing of the largest technology companies headquartered or founded in Greater ...
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West Valley College Celebrates New Solar Gateway Project Expected to Save College More Than $9 Million
West Valley College, Gilbane Co., a full-service construction company, and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB), today announced the dedication of the Solar Gateway Project, a 1.1-megawatt solar power system at the West Valley College campus, located in Saratoga, Calif. With SunPower's high-efficiency solar panels, the system will generate approximately one-third of West Valley College's ...
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KYOCERA Supplies 305 kW of Solar Power to Villages in Mongolia
Part of World Bank Project to Improve Rural Living Conditions KYOTO, Japan - Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that it has installed a total of 305.1kW of solar power systems to two villages in Mongolia through the World Bank's Renewable Energy for Rural Access Project. The installations are among the largest stand-alone solar power generating systems in the world. The ...
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SunPower`s Solar Discovery Game Winner Announced
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the grand prize winner of the company's 'Solar Discovery Game,' an online contest and sweepstakes promoting solar education and energy awareness. The grand prize, a high-efficiency SunPower solar power system valued at $25,000, was awarded to ...
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Unirac launches new `U-Builder` Online Tool
Unirac, Inc., a Hilti Group Company and North America's leading provider of infrastructure for solar power systems, today launched its new U-Builder. The visual online application offers users a simple way to design, share, and recall PV projects, backed by Unirac engineering. "Our new online tools do the engineering for you, making it simple to get a valid, installable and code compliant Unirac ...
By Unirac, Inc.
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Thermax Limited Partners with Amonix Inc.
Thermax Limited and Amonix, Inc. today announced an agreement that will bring proven, concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology for clean power generation to India. In this exclusive partnership, Amonix will offer high-performance solar power generation systems and Thermax will be the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) partner to provide turnkey ...
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