GameChange Solar has announced BifacialReflector, a patent-pending new technology which dramatically increases power production for the GameChange Solar Genius Tracker™ with bifacial modules. The technology is a highly reflective (.95 albedo), permanent solid surface up to 4m wide, which reflects light from just above ground level to the back of the...
SunPower solar technology and energy services provider has announced that it will close SunPower Manufacturing Oregon, LLC, its solar panel manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, Ore.    "We made the difficult but necessary decision to close our plant after careful evaluation and the change in focus of our business over recent months,"...
Amid a rush by some countries to field electric cars and obtain gas and diesel cars off the road  as soon as possible, not enough consideration is given to only how environmentally costly it  will be to supply EV batteries for an all-electric future. Even now the batteries of...
Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG), a division of Total, has completed a 1 MW solar PV system at Renault Nissan Automotive India car manufacturing plant located in Chennai, India. The PV system is an integrated carport covering an area of 9,000 square metres and is expected to produce 2.1 gigawatt...
CME Group has announced four new Japanese electricity futures contracts and two new LNG futures contracts will be available for trading on February 8, 2021, pending regulatory review. The four new electricity futures contracts expand CME Group's already robust suite of global power futures and options and fill a gap in...
JinkoSolar has announced that it has completed its previously announced at-the-market offering of up to US$100,000,000 of its American depositary shares ("ADS"), each representing four ordinary shares of the Company. The Company has sold 1,494,068 ADSs and received US$98.25 million after deducting commissions and offering expenses. This press release does not constitute an offer...
LONGi supplied the high efficiency PV modules for both projects. Despite the challenges arising from COVID-19, the China-based module manufacturer completed module deliveries ahead of schedule, ensuring the timely completion of the projects that together comprise the largest floating PV plant cluster not just in Vietnam but entire Southeast...
Vikram Solar has announced the launch of its Series 6 modules- Somera and Prexos, with next-generation M6 type of cells- a superior, advanced technology module. The new Series 6 modules will provide higher power output of up to 505 watt-peak (Wp) and efficiency of more than 21%. The Series...
Escalent designated CPS Energy as a 2020 Customer Champion. CPS Energy ranked 1st in the U.S. Southern Region for 2020 as a combined (electric & natural gas) utility with a score of 749 (on a 1,000-point benchmark scale), an increase from 733 in 2019. These results are from the 2020 Cogent...
Iridium Communications today announced commercial availability of the Iridium Edge Solar – a secure, maintenance-free, solar-powered remote asset tracking and management device. With over-the-air configuration capabilities, the Iridium Edge Solar is ideal for Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS), fisheries management, tracking of freight shipping containers, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) applications,...