Standard Bank helps solar developers in South Africa
November, 2011: The South African Standard Bank reports that it has provided R12 billion (about $1.5 billion) in funding to renewable energy projects in South Africa.
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Nigerian solar module factory targets off-grid installations
November, 2011: The Nigerian National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has partnered with an unnamed foreign company to establish a 7.5 MW solar module factory that will produce photovoltaic panels for small-scale off-grid installations throughout Nigeria.
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Short circuit on demand
October, 2011: National Semiconductor introduces its Orion safety solution to switch off PV modules
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The GT 4000 from Taiwan-based Opti-Solar has a long way to go if it wants to keep up with the competition
July, 2011: Opti-Solar’s GT 4000 is a single-phase string inverter with a DC nominal power of 4,230 W; after testing was completed, the company updated its software, so both versions were tested. The device’s MPP range stretches from 250 to 400 V
Its maximum conversion efficiency with the new software is 96.6 percent, while its European efficiency is 95.7 percent and its Californian efficiency is 96.3 percent.
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How to profit from California’s solar power boom
January, 2012: PHOTON’s 7th Solar Electric Utility Conference convenes on Feb. 2 in San Francisco
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PHOTON's Solar Terawatt-hours Conference Series, Feb. 1-2 in San Francisco –
How to participate in solar’s growth in the US after expiration of the cash grant
January, 2012: San Francisco, Jan. 5, 2012: As the US PV sector’s annual PV installation output has reached a terawatthour scale, PHOTON – the world's leading PV publisher – is organizing its Solar Terawatt-hours Conference Series in San Francisco, California, from Feb. 1-2, 2012. »Solar’s strong growth path in the US will continue in 2012 despite the termination of the cash grant,« says Michael Schmela, chairman of the conference series and editor-in-chief of PHOTON International – The Solar Power Magazine. »
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