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National Solar Power Announces Solar Farm Agreement with Liberty County, Florida

National Solar Power Announces Solar Farm Agreement with Liberty County, Florida

National Solar Power today announced the company has entered into a solar farm development agreement with Liberty County, Florida. Under the agreement, National…

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Conergy prepares for uncertain March solar feed-in-tariffs with industry’s most comprehensive ‘no quibble’ warranty

Conergy prepares for uncertain March solar feed-in-tariffs with industry’s most comprehensive ‘no quibble’ warranty

• Robert Goss, MD Conergy UK: "Solar is meant to be a good investment but if you're not covered by a comprehen…

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AREVA's consolidated revenue in 2011

AREVA's consolidated revenue in 2011

In 2011, AREVA's consolidated revenue came to 8.872 billion euros, down slightly (-2.6%) compared with 2010 (-1.2% like for like). The decrease in revenue in nuclear operations was partially offset by sig…

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BTU to Highlight Advanced Thermal Processing Equipment at PV Korea 2012

BTU to Highlight Advanced Thermal Processing Equipment at PV Korea 2012

BTU International will highlight its next-generation thermal processing equipment in Booth K-41 at the upcoming Solar Energy Expo 2012 (Expo Solar/PV Korea), scheduled t…

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Climate protection companies meet Minister of Economics

Climate protection companies meet Minister of Economics

The "climate protection companies" are pioneers and serve as models for other companies. They demonstrate that climate protection pays off. The HARTING Technology Group became a member…

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National Solar Power Announces Solar Farm Agreement with Liberty County, FloridaConergy prepares for uncertain March solar feed-in-tariffs with industry’s most comprehensive ‘no quibble’ warrantyAREVA's consolidated revenue in 2011BTU to Highlight Advanced Thermal Processing Equipment at PV Korea 2012Climate protection companies meet Minister of Economics
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Wind + hybrid vehicles = a match made in renewables heaven?

As alternatives to conventional vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) running off electricity stored in batteries could decrease oil consumption and reduce carbon emissions. And by using electricity derived from clean energy sources, even greater environmental benefits are obtainable. W…

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Planning for the future

With a struggling economy and the Chinese manufacturing industry growing by the day, Klaus Bergmann - Managing Director of renewable energy consultants BBB Umwelttechnik - explains why excellence at the planning stage has never been more crucial. PES: Welcome back to PES. Can you tell us about how …

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Wind rebounds in Q2

US wind energy continued to rebound in the second quarter of 2011, with 2,151 megawatts (MW) of electrical generating capacity installed in the first half of 2011 versus 1,250 MW during the same time in 2010, up 72 percent. However, analysts at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) cautioned …

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Priorities for 2020 and beyond – an EC blueprint for an integrated European energy network

Europe's energy infrastructure must be updated and better connected, for it "pays the price for its outdated and poorly interconnected energy infrastructure," admitted the European Commission recently. In this exclusive report, we look at the plans to build an integrated European energy network, and…

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REF CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY OVER SECRET WIND POWER "CONSTRAINT PAYMENTS

In response to an increasing number of press inquiries about the sums of money paid to wind…

Siemens wins steam turbine orders for solar thermal power plants in India

Siemens Energy has been awarded three orders by different customers to supply a total of fo…

Electroluminescence Inspection in Module Production

The quality of the cells used and the production processes in module production have a cons…

MECASOLAR delivers 343 MW in trackers and structures in 2011

MECASOLAR, a multinational company that designs, manufactures and supplies solar trackers, …

Targray Adds High Quality Silicon Carbide Wafer Slicing Powder to Solar Materials Portfolio

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, January 23rd, 2012-Targray Technology International announces tha…

PROINSO ends year 2011 with supply of 303 MW worldwide, exports amounting to 88%

PROINSO, a company that supplies modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for grou…

First Trinamount Installation in Europe Completed

Trina Solar, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the…

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