- Save the date for the Solar Summit 2014 taking place April 14-16, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sponsored by Greentech Media, the solar conference will focus on global market trends, relevant technologies and project finance. Key themes include: The Global Solar Market in 2015; The Future of the Module: Costs, Technologies and Strategies; Inverters and the Balance of Systems: The Next Wave of Innovation; Latin America Solar: Opportunities, Barriers and Channels; and The U.S. Solar Market: Finding the Signal Amongst the Noise.
- Solectria Renewables, LLC, a U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, has announced record results for 2013, including seven years of consecutive profitability, a 43% year-over-year growth in Megawatts (MW) shipped, and 40% year-over-year growth in revenues. In combination with its strong financial position, technological advances, long history, and project successes, Solectria Renewables is among the most bankable inverter manufacturers today.
- Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd., a photovoltaic manufacturer of solar modules, has announced it has reached a memorandum of understanding with OneRoof Energy, a complete solar services provider, to supply up to 50 megawatts of Photovoltaic modules. The companies intend to enter a supply agreement to establish a reliable supply of modules for OneRoof Energy, as well as to work together to identify and develop new and next generation products for the residential market that will enhance energy yield, improve bankability and increase residual value, and engage with downstream suppliers to improve PV system efficiencies and lower the levelized cost of energy to homeowners.
- Early registration rates are still available for the Climate Leadership Conference taking place from February 24-16, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in San Diego, California. The conference will convene global senior executives and public officials who are addressing climate change and offers networking opportunities with Federal and state officials, business and industry leaders as well as academics and non-profit experts.