Solar power and photovoltaics news articles 
EnterSolar Announces Completion of Solar Project for Ontel Products Corp.
EnterSolar completed a 228 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Ontel Products Corporation (“Ontel”), a pioneer in the “As Seen On TV” industry and a leader in the direct response & retail market. The solar PV system was installed on the roof of Ontel’s Corporate Headquarters facility located at 21 Law Drive, Fairfield, NJ and was formally placed into service in December 2011. “Ontel has a strong commitment to environmentally-... [more]
Viessmann will present at Ecobuild an easy integration of renewable heating products
Viessmann will demonstrate the benefits of its advanced products and controls to the simple integration of existing heating technologies with renewable energy and heating systems, at Ecobuild (March 20-22, 2012; ExCel; London – stand N2730). Fourteen products from the company’s comprehensive range of quality products for domestic, commercial and renewable applications will be on display including those from the Vitodens boiler (4.8 kW to 840 k... [more]
Green tourism in Dusit Thani Maldives
Founded in Bangkok in 1949, Dusit International is dedicated to sustainable tourism. A number of Dusit International hotels have attained the Silver Certified Award from EarthCheck, the leading environmental management program that sets benchmarks for the tourism industry. Dusit Thani Maldives will participate in the EarthCheck certification process and strives to attain carbon-neutral status in the coming years. Located on Mudhdhoo ... [more]
EnterSolar installed 877kW Solar System for Chelten House Products
EnterSolar installed a solar power system on the roof of Chelton House Products, the privately held organic and fine food manufacturer. It is a 877 kilowatt (“kW”) solar photovoltaic (“PV”) system that will consist of over 3,650 individual solar panels and will produce over 1,000,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. This equates to the reduction of more than 1.3 million pounds of carbon emissions annually. Over the next 25 years, the ... [more]
Scottish Solar systems
A recent roof renewal of their own Head Office presented Scottish roofing specialists; Forster with the perfect opportunity to install Redland’s ‘On Top’ and ‘Integrated’ solar PV roof systems. By doing so on their own offices in Brechin, Scotland, Forster has gained MCS accreditation, which ensures that their customers are able to claim payments from the Feed in Tariff scheme. The installation has also helped Forster to reduce their carbon foot... [more]
Other Solar power and photovoltaics news and reviews
Solar tower will power Las Vegas at night
SolarReserve hits a milestone on a 110-megawatt solar power plant that will have between 10 and 15 hours of energy storage in tanks of molten salt for supplying Nevada. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge
Can Cleaner Cooking and Solar Power Help Solve Energy Poverty in Africa? [Slide Show]
Can Cleaner Cooking and Solar Power Help Solve Energy Poverty in Africa? [Slide Show]
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) http://www.reportlinker.com/p0769027/Concentrating-Solar-Power-CSP.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energyConcentrating ...
Dow Chemical Company, First Solar and the US Department of Energy to Present at IntertechPira’s Photovoltaics Summit ...
IntertechPira is pleased to announce the agendas for the 7th Annual Photovoltaics Summit and 4th Annual Concentrating Solar Thermal Power, scheduled for April 17-19 at The Westin Hotel, in San Diego, Calif., US.
German-Saudi Partnership to Build Polysilicon Plant in Red Sea City
Germany's Centrotherm Photovoltaics, the world's second-largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment, has signed an agreement with IDEA Polysilicon to construct a polysilicon solar PV manufacturing facility in the Saudi Arabian Red Coast city of Yanbu, according to a Reuters News report. The agreement aims to provide IDEA the technology and know-how it needs to become a market force ...
Brazil May Auction Contracts for 100 Megawatts of Solar Power
Brazil, which has only one utility- scale solar project, may auction off next year contracts to sell at least 100 megawatts of electricity produced from sunlight.
Saudi IDEA inks solar contract with Germany's Centrotherm
(MENAFN) Saudi IDEA Polysilicon Co. said that it inked a deal with Germany's Centrotherm Photovoltaics, the world's second largest maker of solar equipment, to construct a polysilicon plant in ...
Clouds over solar project
The German government poured cold water on Greek hopes of support for a mammoth photovoltaics project named Helios that would see the installation of a solar panel system in Greece and the power produced transmitted to Germany.
PHOTON: How To Profit from California’s Solar Power Boom
In his 2012 State of the State speech on Jan. 18, California Governor Jerry Brown said the Golden State is on track to meet »and substantially exceed« a requirement he signed into
Robert Bosch still committed to solar panel project
PETALING JAYA: German-based technology company Robert Bosch GmbH is delaying the construction of its RM2.2bil solar panel manufacturing plant in Batu Kawan, Penang while evaluating the most technologically advantageous direction for the plant.
