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PlanetSolar Unveils World’s Largest Solar Boat
Recently, PlanetSolar unveiled the world’s largest solar powered boat and announced plans to embark on a round-the-world tour in early 2011. The boat will receive all of its energy from high-efficiency solar cells from SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq:SPWRA, SPWRB), a California-based manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels and solar systems. The 30-meter long catamaran is covered [...]
SunPower (SPWRA) Solar Cells Power World’s Largest Solar Boat
PlanetSolar just revealed the world’s largest solar-powered boat tothe world at the HDW shipyard. The catamaran is powered by 38,000next-generation solar cells from SunPower. PlanetSolar will starttesting the boat in March, and next year it will go on a world tour. In a press release, SunPower Senior Director Jorn Jurgens commented on the news: “We [...]
GDF Suez Will Build France’s Largest PV Solar Power Plant
GDF Suez (EPA:GSZ) has entered into an agreement to build France’s largest photovoltaic solar power plant. The 33-megawatt facility will be constructed in Curbans (SoutheastFrance), where approximately 145,000 photovoltaic solar panels will beplace over 150 acres of land. It is estimated that solar power plantwill be able to generate 43.5 million kilowatt hours of electricityevery [...]
World’s Largest Mobile Solar Power System debuts at World Ag Expo
The world’s largest agricultural expo was a perfect venue to introduce the world’s largest Mobile Solar Power System™ to the farming community. The S48T,an engineering marvel and solar energy powerhouse wowed farmers,ranchers and vintners with its electronically controlled panels thatcan be moved to track the sun. At almost 50’ in length, the S48T hasthe capacity [...]
America’s Largest Thin Film Solar Project is Up-and-Running in California
The largest thin film solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the United States, recently began commercial operations in California. According to a company press release, the 21-megawatt (MW) solar power plant, acquired by NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG), was developed and constructed by First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR). The Blythe plant, located about 200 miles east of Los Angeles, usesthin film [...]
Boston’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array Announced
Construction of a 240 kw solar installation at the Boston Water andSewer Commission’s (BWSC) headquarters will begin this month, according toRivermoor Energy, the solar energy development and investment firm thatwon the project just last week. The Newton, MA-based firm is takingadvantage of the state’s new solar renewable energy credit (SREC)program to leverage funding for the [...]
Trina Solar commences module supply to Australia’s largest distributor, RFI
Trina Solar Ltd (TSL), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, has made initial shipments to RF Industries Pty Ltd (RFI), Australia’s leading renewable energy distributor in January 2010. This is in conjunction with the Company’s intention to finalize [...]
Wal-Mart Adds Largest California Solar Installation To Date
Judging from news coming out of California, the world’s largestretailer is continuing to notch up solar energy successes. Two weeksago, we reported on Wal-Mart’s completion of three new Caliofrnia solar installations in Paramount, Baldwin Park and Highland. Today, via the Los Angeles Times, comes news of a fourth project, brought online this week at the [...]
Alpha Energy Completes Largest Solar Carport
Amassive 1MV grid-connected solar power system is ready to supply powerto the auction facility in Bordentown, NJ. The system is said to be thelargest solar powered carport structure in the United States.Constructed in an area of 13,000 square meters, this carport includes5,880 solar panels of 170W capacity. The whole panel structure isconnected through 11 separate [...]
Enel Green Power, Sharp and ST sign agreement for Italy’s largest PV-panel manufacturing plant
Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics today signed anagreement for the manufacture of triple-junction thin-film photovoltaicpanels in Italy. At the same time, Enel Green Power and Sharp signed afurther agreement to jointly develop solar farms. The agreementregarding the photovoltaic panel factory follows the Memorandum ofUnderstanding signed in May 2008 by Enel Green Power and Sharp.STMicroelectronics [...]
Asia’s Largest HCPV Plant Powers Up in Taiwan
Asia’slargest high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) power plant has beenpowered up in Taiwan, and it is expected to save up to 700 tons of CO2emissions per year. Established by the Institute of Nuclear EnergyResearch, the power plant sits on a two-hectare site and is capable ofproducing over 100MW of clean renewable power annually. Theplant features 141 solar [...]
KYOCERA to provide 13 MW of solar modules for one of Japan’s largest solar installations
Kyocera Corp. announced that it will provide approximately 13 megawatts(MW) of solar modules for the Ohgishima Solar Power Plant "Mega SolarSystem," planned by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) with constructionby Hitachi Ltd. Scheduled for completion in 2011, theinstallation will be one of the largest in Japan, providing electricityfor approximately 3,800 homes and off-setting about 5,800 [...]