Category: Solar Power & Energy
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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
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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
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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
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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
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SunModo debuts self-grounding PV racking system
Solar installation professionals go to great lengths to protect solar investments from their leading threat – lightning and static discharge. Now, an innovative solar racking company has made the grounding process a generation better. SunModo Corp, the company that established itself with EZ roof mounts and elevated roof installations, hasRead More — Solar Builder magazine