solar photovoltaic technology News
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Solaria Triples Energy Production, Increasing Profit by 39% and Reporting €7.19mn in Net Profit
In a statement released earlier today, Solaria disclosed its 1Q20 earnings. In the first quarter, the company generated 78.8 GWh, which triples its production during the same period a year earlier and constitutes a record in comparison to Solaria’s generation in preceding years. As a result of the upturn, REVENUES rose to €12.02mn, EBITDA registered a 20% increase to €9.3mn and ...
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Photovoltaic industry substantially revises its target to supply 12% of European electricity demand by 2020
Over 4000 scientists and 750 companies gathered this week in Valencia to present significant innovations in the field of solar photovoltaic energy. EPIA, The European Photovoltaic Industry Association gathered together, on the 2nd of September the 50 top CEOs of the industry in an exclusive meeting to redefine industry objectives in the light of recent technology progress and the context of ...
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Mall of the Emirates’ owner Majid Al Futtaim goes green
With what must be one of the biggest air-conditioning bills in the emirate, the company behind Dubai’s indoor ski slope is going green. Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), the conglomerate that built Mall of the Emirates, aims to produce 5 per cent of its total energy in the next two years using solar photovoltaic technology. The group runs 19 shopping malls in the region including Dubai’s Mall ...
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UC to Purchase Solar Energy, Partner With Frontier Renewables
The University of California announced today (Sept. 8) that it will make the largest solar energy purchase by any U.S. higher education institution to help power its campuses and medical centers more sustainably. UC signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Frontier Renewables, a power provider focused on solar photovoltaic technology. The agreements secure solar energy for UC for 25 ...
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Peninsula Clean Energy, Frontier Renewables Ink Deal for 200 MW of New Solar
REDWOOD CITY – On January 26th, the Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) board of directors approved a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for 20 years to purchase the output from a new 200 MW solar photovoltaic power plant to be built in Merced County. This is enough solar energy to power over 75,0000 average California households. The Wright Solar Park is being developed by San Mateo-based ...
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Encouraging children to head to a sustainable future
The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and a leading global provider of innovative equipment, services and software to the solar industry are teaming up to expand environmental education programmes in five countries. Applied Materials will begin by supporting three of FEE’s environmental education programmes in Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and UAE – Blue Flag, ...
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DSM inaugurates Solar Technologies Demonstration Center in India
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company, today inaugurated its Solar Technologies Demonstration Center at its DSM Engineering Plastics facility in Pune, India. This state-of-the-art solar technology center has been built to demonstrate and showcase the performance of DSM's innovations in solar technology and will also reduce the plant’s CO2 footprint by using the ...
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Fotowatio adds four solar plants to portfolio; becomes one of largest solar operators
Within just two months of announcing a EUR 225 million investment from GE Energy Financial Services and Grupo Corporativo Landon, Fotowatio, one of Spain’s largest and most successful solar companies, announced today it acquired four solar photovoltaic power plants producing 32 megawatts of clean energy in Murcia, Spain. In addition to the portfolio of projects Fotowatio has developed and ...
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Advanticsys M2M monitoring solutions enhance Kliux Energies self-consumption installations
Kliux Energies has selected ADVANTICSYS remote monitoring technology to manage their renewable-energy generation facilities. Two Spanish technology companies joining their strengths in the quest for a quality product in the energy market. Kliux Energies is a Spanish company with a global presence in distributed energy solutions and energy generated at site of use, tailor-made to the ...
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Applied Materials Sets Industry Record - Ships 2,000th Wire Saw for Solar Manufacturing
SHANGHAI, China, February 22, 2011 - Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that its Precision Wafering Systems division has set an industry record, shipping its 2,000th wire saw system. These saws are the preferred choice of major solar manufacturers worldwide for cutting silicon ingots into wafers to fabricate solar photovoltaic (PV) cells. Half of these shipments were for the world-class ...
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Applied Materials Appoints Omkaram Nalamasu Chief Technology Officer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. January 7, 2011 - Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT), the global leader in providing innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products, today announced the promotion of Dr. Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu to chief technology officer (CTO) for the company, effective January 24, 2011. ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces 20 New Competitors for the American-Made Solar Prize
Earlier this week (2/11), the U.S. Department of Energy announced the 20 competitors who have been invited to advance to the next phase of the American-Made Solar Prize Round 3, a competition designed to incentivize the nation's entrepreneurs to strengthen American leadership in solar energy innovation and domestic manufacturing. The American-Made Solar Prize is designed to help more American ...
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EDF Renewables N. America and Clean Power Alliance Sign Power Purchase Agreement
EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) and Clean Power Alliance (CPA) recently announced the signing of a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement for the Desert Quartzite Solar-plus-Storage project. The project, consisting of a 300 megawatt (MWac) solar project coupled with a 600 MWh battery energy storage system, is expected to begin delivery of clean electricity to CPA's customers throughout Los Angeles ...
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NREL names director for national center for photovoltaics
Dr. Ryne P. Raffaelle has been named director of the National Center for Photovoltaics at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Raffaelle most recently has been Academic Director for the Golisano Institute for Sustainability and Director of the NanoPower Research Laboratory at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York. “Dr. Raffaelle’s ...
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NREL seeks proposals for photovoltaic technology incubator program
The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking project proposals as part of recently announced DOE funding to accelerate commercialization of solar energy technologies. The Photovoltaic (PV) Technology Incubator project fosters collaboration between U.S. small businesses and NREL and other DOE laboratories and facilities. Funding is intended ...
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Advisory: Applied Materials Reports Innovations in Solar Cell Manufacturing at SNEC
SHANGHAI, China, February 22, 2011 - Applied Materials, Inc., the world's leading equipment supplier to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, will introduce its latest advances in PV manufacturing technology at the SNEC PV Power Expo 2011 show this week in Shanghai, China. Applied's innovations are designed to help customers in China and around the world meet their green energy goals by providing ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Launch of the IEA`s Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report, Istanbul, October 2
Press conference for the international launch of the IEA's Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2015 On Friday, 2 October 2015, 1:30 p.m. Istanbul time Fatih Birol Executive Director, IEA at the G-20 Energy Ministerial Panorama room, Grand Tarabya Hotel Haydar Aliyev Caddesi No:154 Tarabya - Istanbul Renewable sources of energy now stand poised to lead the world in new electricity ...
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Locus Energy Releases SolarOS™ - a Major Update to Its Industry Leading Solar Monitoring Platform
Locus Energy has released a redesigned and revamped version of its solar monitoring platform, rebranded as SolarOS. The SolarOS upgrade bolsters the company's monitoring service for residential and commercial solar PV installations and improves overall software usability and performance. The new release includes a refreshed site interface as well as a number of feature enhancements. While the ...
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Republic Services Caps Atlanta Landfill with Flexible Solar Cover
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today cemented its leadership in landfill energy production with the dedication of a solar energy cover on its closed Hickory Ridge landfill near Atlanta. The innovative flexible solar cover technology that increases renewable energy output at landfills will generate 1 megawatt (MW) of electricity and meet the needs of 224 homes. The 45-acre closure system, ...
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Locus Energy Launches the LGate 310 - the First Smart Meter Designed for Light Commercial Solar Monitoring
Locus Energy has launched the LGate 310 -- a digital smart meter optimized for monitoring light commercial solar photovoltaic installations. The combined power meter and datalogger makes it easier than ever to remotely monitor and maintain PV systems. Together with the web-based Locus Platform that provides an overview dashboard as well as patented analytics, the LGate 310 enables solar fleet ...
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