Facilities to Produce a Combined Output of 280,000kW CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — SPX Corporation today announced that SPX Heat Transfer Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply four advanced direct contact condensers (ADCC’s) to what will eventually be the largest geothermal power plant ever constructed in Kenya. SPX’s ADCC’s will serve [...]

New maps provide updated information about distribution of solar resource in South Africa and reveal sites with highest potential for solar project development. Download PDF GeoModel Solar, a leading international provider of solar resource data, online site assessment tools, and expert consultancy, today released a new set of solar maps for South Africa, Lesotho, and [...]

Nevada project represents leading solar thermal technology worldwide – integrated energy storage provides predictable and zero-emissions electricity day or night to meet peak demands SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, today announced completion of the 540-foot solar power tower for its 110 megawatt (MW) [...]

TEL-AVIV, Israel, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Leadcom Integrated Solutions designed and successfully implemented three large-scale solar power systems for one of the world’s largest telecom operators. The systems were implemented in Chile’s Atacama Desert, an area with very harsh climate conditions, where day and night temperatures vary by more than 30°. The completion of [...]

BRUSSELS, February 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Kandeh Yumkella, Chair of UN-Energy and co-chair of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All, today announced the High-level Group’s approval of a “Framework for Action” to mobilize and facilitate commitments by governments, businesses, and civil society toward the Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. [...]

ZHONGSHAN, China, Feb. 7, 2012/PRNewswire-Asia/ — China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MY), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced that Ming Yang Wind Power (International) Co. Ltd (“Ming Yang International”), a subsidiary of Ming Yang, entered into certain Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts (“EPC contracts”) [...]

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — AU Optronics (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), the global leading display and solar solutions provider, today announced that it is ready to provide its customers with US-made solar solutions. The progress enriches AUO’s global solar module capacity to span across Europe, America, and Asia. It [...]