Smurfit Kappa has unveiled a new, state-of-the-art solar panel system in its Colombian Forestry operation.

The Solar One photovoltaic system, which was developed with renewable energy provider Celsia, will generate 50% of the energy needs of the nursery and the entomology and plant pathology laboratories.

Developed by Finnish high-tech company ICS, the unique technology platform can raise the energy output from solar panels by up to 10 percent, bringing solar energy to the front line of sustainable energy solutions on a global scale.

Guardian Glass has signed a strategic partnership agreement with ML System S.A., a technologically advanced company in the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market. Within the framework of this agreement, Guardian Glass will offer a complete range of BIPV product solutions – both semi-transparent and opaque – that help contribute to Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) regulations.

Innovations in Optics, Inc. introduces the Model 6000B-100, a compact, multi-wavelength LED solar simulator for PV manufacturers to test steady-state I-V measurements of photovoltaic devices. It meets Class AAA solar simulator requirements of IEC 60904-9 for spectral match, uniformity of irradiance, and temporal stability.

Trina Solar Co. Ltd. ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), the world leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, announced today that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) of China has set a new world record of 24.58% for a high-efficiency n-type mono-crystalline silicon (c-Si) i-TOPCon solar cell.

Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, unveiled its new PV inverter solutions, turnkey energy storage systems (ESS) as well as floating PV systems tailored for Japanese solar market at the 9th Int'l Smart Grid Expo in Tokyo. Backed by the "Basic Energy Plan", solar energy is one of the main pillars of renewable energy in Japan. Sungrow is now providing a comprehensive product portfolio to address the large market demand.

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has introduced the new TE ENTRELEC PI-Spring range of terminal blocks ZK-PV, dedicated to large commercial and utility-scale photovoltaic installations. The PI-Spring range have voltage of 1500V DC (IEC) / 1000V DC (UL), complementing the existing 1500V offering including DBL distribution blocks and SNK screw power terminal blocks ZS150 / ZS240.

Manz AG is one of the world's pioneers in photovoltaic engineering. In the realization of the largest order in the company's history so far, Z-LASER laser modules play a decisive role in quality assurance and enable the production of solar modules with very high efficiency.

Company also Cites 10.3 Gigawatts of Solar Installed to Date, Offsetting Carbon Emissions from 30 Million Tons of Coal Burned

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, announced that it entered into an agreement with Shanxi Electric Power Engineering Co. Ltd (SEPEC), a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Group, to supply high-efficiency mono PERC modules for a 257MW project in Phu Yen, Vietnam.

Team Latent Innovations from the Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences in Algeria, created an organic Photovoltaic Greenhouse system to increase crop production and fight for hunger

Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced to partner with Bouygues, a French multinational industrial group, to supply 1500V turnkey container solution, associated SCADA and PPC for a 201 MW PV plant in Vietnam's Ninh Thuan Province. The Solar project is currently being developed by a joint venture, BIM Group and AC Energy.