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  • JA Solar launches new high-performance PV solar cell manufacturing facility

    JA Solar Holdings Co. just launched its high-performance 400 MW PV solar cell manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia. The facility, which is JA Solar’s first manufacturing facility outside of China, is equipped to produce high-efficiency multi-crystalline solar cells for use in PV power generation. These cells will primarily be usedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Georgia Power files to stay the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

    While the EPA’s Clean Power Plan is mostly seen as a win for the solar industry overall, not all of the players involved in its implementation are excited about it. Georgia Power, for one, has joined with other several energy companies across the country in support of a motion to stayRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Wind Turbine That Stores Power

    The main problem with using renewable energy sources is that they are not as reliable or consistent as traditional sources. This is especially true of wind energy, since wind turbines work at generating power until the wind is blowing, but stop once the wind stops. Because of this, even areas that get a lot of…

  • SunPower’s Helix platform: A fully integrated commercial solar power system

    Achieving a real widespread influx of commercial solar installations — from large companies, small companies and everyone in between — will likely require some new solutions and services from the industry. To that end, SunPower just launched its Helix platform, a fully-integrated commercial solar solution combining solar power production and energy management.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunEdison licenses new high-performance (400 watt) solar modules from Solaria

    High-efficiency PV keeps getting, well, higher. SunEdison, one of the largest global renewable energy development companies, signed a licensing deal with Solaria’s manufacturing technology to cost effectively mass produce its new line of ultra-high efficiency 400-W solar modules. “SunEdison’s solar materials team has completed the development of the new 400-W SunEdisonRead More — Solar Builder magazine