Rocky Mountain Institute Launches Virtual Power Plant Partnership
RMI’s VP3 Initiative Targets To Help Overcome Barriers To Virtual Power Plants’ Market Growth & Lead To Cost-Effective Power
Friday, 13 Jan 2023
US non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) led Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3) to scale up the VPP market for decarbonization counts a diverse industrial base including Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, S.
Blue Raven Acquired By SunPower In US
SunPower Plans To Exit Commercial & Industrial Solutions Business
Tuesday, 05 Oct 2021
US headquartered solar power company SunPower Corporation plans to exit its Commercial and Industrial Solutions (CIS) business for which the company is exploring strategic options ‘including new ownership’.
SunPower Q2/2021 Revenues Grow YoY To $309 Million
Residential Demand Drives SunPower Corporation’s Q2/2021 Revenue Growth With 13,000 New Customers Added; Management Guides For 2021 Revenues To Range Between $1.41 Billion to $1.49 Billion
Wednesday, 04 Aug 2021
SunPower Corporation reported strong new customer growth in Q2/2021 in its residential business where its YoY bookings grew 67% on annual basis.
North America PV Snippets: Buckeye,Duke,SunPower,Waaree,Amp
Buckeye Partners Expands RE Portfolio With 180 MW Solar; Duke Energy Exceeds 10 GW Solar & Wind Project Capacity; SunPower Partners With Wallbox; Waaree Energies Completes Module Supply For US Project; Indian Presence Of Canada’s Amp Energy Secures $100 Million From CIP
Monday, 02 Aug 2021
Buckeye Partners acquires 180 MW solar project: Liquid petroleum products pipeline operator Buckeye Partners, L.P. has made another acquisition in the renewable energy space with a 180 MW solar project in Texas, US.
Convalt Energy To Start Solar Panel Production In 2022
Convalt Energy To Produce 700 MW Solar Panels Annually In New York With Tools & Machinery From SunPower’s Shuttered Oregon Fab
Thursday, 24 Jun 2021
US based renewable energy generator and distributor Convalt Energy plans to roll out 700 MW worth of solar PV panel capacity annually from its Watertown, Jefferson County located manufacturing facility in New York state, reported Bloomberg recently.
SunPower & Baltimore Partner For 30 MW Projects
SunPower To Transform Under-Utilized Lands into Solar Energy Fields In Baltimore That Will Power Government Buildings And Save Electricity
Monday, 26 Apr 2021
US solar company SunPower announced new projects with Baltimore County, which will entail covering two closed landfills with solar systems.
SunPower CEO Tom Werner To Step Down After 18 Years
SunPower To Bring In Discovery Senior Executive Peter Faricy To Lead Company After Tom Werner Decides To Step Down After 18 Years To Pursue Strategic Investing In Purpose-Driven Start-ups
Thursday, 25 Mar 2021
Leading American solar power company SunPower Corporation has named Peter Faricy as the company’s new CEO who will assume responsibilities from April 19, 2021. He will replace current CEO and Chairman of the board, Tom Werner, who plans to retire.
SunPower Exited 2020 With $599 Million Net Income
Powered By US Residential Solar Demand, SunPower Added 13,000 New Customers In Q4/2020; Exited 2020 With $599 Million GAAP Net Income; Management Confident For Business Prospects In 2021 & 2022
Thursday, 18 Feb 2021
US based solar power company SunPower Corp., is buoyant about its growth prospects in 2021 and 202.
SunPower To Shutter Hillsboro Manufacturing Facility
Having Split Into 2 Separate Companies, SunPower Corporation To Shut Down Hillsboro, Oregon Located Solar Panel Manufacturing Fab
Friday, 08 Jan 2021
SunPower Corporation will be closing down its Hillsboro, Oregon located solar panel manufacturing factory in the US for good. Operations will be ceased by March 2021 amid change in focus for its business, the management stated.
Day 4: TaiyangNews High Efficiency Solar Event
‘Ultimate Cell Concept’ IBC Solar Cell Technology Point Of Discussion For Executive Panel Of ISC Konstanz, SunPower, Violet Power & TNO During Day 4 Of TaiyangNews High Efficiency Solar Technologies Conference
Monday, 21 Dec 2020
High efficiency solar cells have been gaining traction in the field of solar PV technology of late with almost every leading module company announcing or investing manufacturing capacities for high efficiency solar cell technologies. On Dec.
TaiyangNews 500W+ Conference: Maxeon Solar
In Its First Public Conference Appearance SunPower Spin-Off Maxeon Solar’s Joshua Moore Presented Details Of Its P5 Module Series With Innovative Shingled Technology At TaiyangNews 500 W+ Module Event
Monday, 17 Aug 2020
Among the pioneering module suppliers announcing 500 W+ modules, Maxeon Solar Technologies is somewhat exceptional.
Increasingly Powerful Modules Ahead
TaiyangNews Report on 500W+ Solar Modules Provides Background on Trend Towards More Powerful Panels
Friday, 07 Aug 2020
Only few months ago, solar modules exceeding 500 W were a big thing. In the meantime, the first companies have announced and produce products at 600 W and more.
TaiyangNews Report on 500W+ Solar Modules 2020
TaiyangNews Publishes First Report on 500W+ Solar Modules, Presenting Changes In Wafer, Cell And Module Manufacturing To Assemble Very Large Scale Panels; Features Products of Pioneers In This Segment
Wednesday, 05 Aug 2020
The latest trend in solar module technology are very high-power modules with power ratings of 500 W and more for large-scale installations.
Joanne Solomon Appointed Maxeon Solar CFO
SunPower Brings Ex-Katerra CFO Joanne Solomon To Head Finances For Planned Manufacturing Spin-Off Maxeon Solar Technologies
Monday, 06 Jan 2020
Joanne Solomon (in the picture) has joined the SunPower group to head financing at its new spin-off Maxeon. She joins from Katerra where she worked also in the capacity of CFO.
SunPower & Goldman Sachs To Build JFK Airport PV Project
Single-Largest Solar Power Project In New York City With Storage & Community Solar Components To Be Built At John F Kennedy International Airport By SunPower & Goldman Sachs
Wednesday, 20 Nov 2019
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey calls the JFK Airport Solar Project, to be built by SunPower and Goldman Sachs Renewable Power, the single-largest solar energy project in New York and the ‘largest planned community solar project at an airport’ in the US.
SunPower’s 400+ W Residential Solar Panels
SunPower Launches Home Solar Panels With 400W & 415 W Capacity; Calls These A-Series Next Generation Technology Panels As ‘Most Powerful Residential Solar Panels In The World’
Wednesday, 06 Mar 2019
SunPower's A-Series solar panels for the residential segment come with 6-inch cells and a factory-integrated microinverter.
SunPower Hires CEO For Technologies Business
SunPower Chooses Ex-Isola Boss Jeff Waters To Lead As CEO Of SunPower Technologies Business Unit With Immediate Effect; Bill Mulligan To Transition Out Over 2019
Friday, 11 Jan 2019
While Jeff Waters joins SunPower Technologies as CEO from material sciences company Isola where he was the president and CEO, SunPower’s Executive Vice President of Operations, Bill Mulligan (in the picture) will transition out of his role in 2019.
What’s The Top Efficiency Solar Module?
TaiyangNews Advanced Solar Module Technology Report Shows Highest Efficient Commercial Solar Modules Are Based on Back Contact Silicon Cells
Monday, 08 Oct 2018
The efficiency of a solar module deals with the ability of a PV panel to convert the incident solar light into electrical energy per unit area.
SolarWorld CEO Juergen Stein Replaced
SolarWorld Americas President & CEO Juergen Stein Makes Way For Transition Specialist John Boken To See Through Company’s Acquisition By SunPower
Thursday, 17 May 2018
SolarWorld Americas acquisition by SunPower is expected to finalize in the next few months, but the former has already started with its management transition phase, replacing its CEO.
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