Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department has approved the seventh batch of applications for the trial of green transport technologies under its Pilot Green Transport Fund. The eight newly approved applications include the trial of one solar air-conditioning system on a shuttle bus and 10 electric light goods vehicles, involving a total subsidy of about HKD2 […]

U.S.-based solar module company Solaria Corporation has established operations in China for high efficiency large-scale solar projects. The company did not release important details yet about whether their newly ensconced China operations are part of a joint venture, wholly foreign-owned enterprise, or a simple representative office. The company has also not released the amount of […]

The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing has responded to statements made by China's Ministry of Commerce regarding the anti-dumping petitions filed by SolarWorld Industries America Inc. against China's alleged trade practices. Last week, Mofcom posted messages on its website that said a global economic recovery could be hampered if the U.S. government sends an inappropriate […]

GE and Harbin Electric Company Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding in which HE agreed to purchase GE's newest gas turbine featuring FlexEfficiency technology. As part of the MOU, HE plans to purchase four 9FB gas turbines from GE before the end of 2013, including two that will incorporate FlexEfficiency technology. The purchases are subject […]

U.S.-based SolarBridge Technologies has started volume production of the SolarBridge Pantheon microinverter with Celestica in Dongguan.

Praxair Electronics has won three new contracts with solar customers in China.

U.S.-based Wells Fargo & Company signed a strategic cooperation agreement last week with China's Baoding Tianwei Group focused on the development and building of solar power products in the United States. The agreement includes potential financial support for Hawaii-based Hoku Corporation, a subsidiary of Tianwei. Hoku's subsidiary is building a polysilicon manufacturing facility in the […]

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that it is participating in the 1,000-Village Solar LED program, an initiative launched by The Climate Group and the One Foundation. The program was kicked off at a Climate Group event at Xiao Xi Chong, one of 13 villages in the region around Guiyang City where the project is working. […]

China will build 400 wind towers of 70 meters and 100 meters high in regions where there is abundant wind energy to carry out a detailed survey and evaluation of the country's wind resources and potential.