Solar Power World

Where microinverter and panel manufacturer meet up

SolarBridge Pantheon Microinverter Speaking with SolarBridge Technologies  at the recent Solar Power International conference in Texas I learned that the manufacturer of microinverters has paired with SunPower Corp. to combine their areas of expertise. SolarBridge Technologies will supply their PantheonTM microinverter for the SunPower E18 & E19 AC panels. The all-black E18/225 W AC solar panels and the E19/240 W AC solar panels will be available in the U.S. in early 2012.... Read More

SunPower Is Set To Buy SunRay Renewable Energy For $277M

SunPower Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SunRay Renewable Energy,   European solar power plant developer with offices in Europe and the Middle East, including a principal project office in Rome. SunPower will acquire SunRay from its shareholders, which includes its management and Denham Capital. Upon closing the transaction, SunPower will acquire a project pipeline of solar photovoltaic projects totaling more than 1,200 megawatts (MW)... Read More

Solar Energy CEO’s Sound Off on the State of their Industry

At the recent Solar Power International 2009 show in Anaheim, the CEOs of five solar power companies assembled to discuss the state of their industry and predict how they see their business evolving over the next few years. NBC correspondent Anne Thompson lead the discussion with: Jerry Wolfe, CEO of groSolar Ron Kenedi, VP Solar Energy Solutions Group at Sharp Electronics Tom Wemer, CEO SunPower Corp. Zhengong Shi, chairman and CEO of Suntech Power and Freeman Ford, chairman... Read More