Press Releases

TÜV Rheinland will present its new services for the testing of solar modules and components, as well as services for investors and power plant construction at the Intersolar Europe 2011 trade fair in Munich.

Grimmway Enterprises Inc., the largest carrot grower in the world, is making its carrots green with Conergy USA. The solar experts completed the 230 kilowatt ground-mounted power system, featuring more than 1,000 solar modules, on one of Grimmway’s carrot farms located near Arvin, California.

‘Green Light’-label by CSTB confirms quality of premium in-roof solution
Scheuten Solar, an international player in the field of the design, production and distribution of solar panels was awarded the official PASS’INNOVATION for its Multisol Integra system by the French certification body CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment).

Satcon Technology Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Aaron M. Gomolak to be its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective May 11, 2011, replacing Donald R. Peck.

Bisol, a European producer of premium quality photovoltaic modules, continues to expand its international sales activities by opening a representative office in Staufenberg, Germany. Having local presence in the world’s most important PV market will enable Bisol to support its international growth even better.

In order to realise its ambitions to actively participate in the accelerating globalisation of the photovoltaic industry and meet the challenges of expanding into its three new key markets in Germany, Italy and Australia in 2011, Photon Energy has decided to strengthen its senior management team by hiring internationally experienced managers for the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer while redefining the roles of the existing board members.

With the help of 3S Swiss Solar Systems, a member of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd, the Korean solar company, Kisco has completed the certification of its module production in Korea within a period of just a few weeks. This means that Kisco has not only achieved production start-up but also certification in record time.

Sharp Electronics combines its solar modules with inverters made by Sputnik Engineering.

Canadian Solar Inc. has become a sponsor of Major League Baseball’s World Champion San Francisco Giants for the second year in a row.

eIQ Energy, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Granite Construction Incorporated to provide Parallel Solar technology for a new 1.2 megawatt photovoltaics installation at Granite’s aggregate and hot mix facility in Coalinga, California.