Intertek a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services announces the addition of solar thermal testing capabilities to its Dallas, TX facility. The laboratory, accredited by the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC), A2LA and Standards Council of Canada, tests solar thermal equipment to safety and performance standards including SRCC SD 100, CSA F378-87 and EN 12975-1.

Usual suspects Spain and the USA lead the industry with a combined market share of over 90% of projects under construction. New markets open up in MENA, Australia and India where 1.9 GW of CSP have been announced, according to a new report by CSP Today.

Stand and be counted! The Solar Foundation is putting together a census for the solar industry. The purpose is to get a good handle on how many jobs the U.S. have been created in solar PV, solar thermal and CSP. This is your last chance to get included in the count.

On 30th August begins the new TREE (Transfer Renewable Energy & Efficiency) series of seminars for employees of ministries and multipliers from 57 countries at the Renewables Academy, Berlin. The goal is to train relevant stakeholders on technical, economic and legal aspects of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, so as to provide an effective framework for market growth in the countries of origin.

The San Jose Credit Union has partnered with the San Jose Solar America City program to offer a program to city employees in which they can join together to negotiate betters costs for solar electric and solar thermal installations on their homes no matter where they live.

From today, concentrated Solar Thermal power suppliers, developers and EPCs are able to nominate themselves to win one of the CSP Today International Awards.

With the New Solar Mission ambitious goals that the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy brought out on the 25th of July stipulating hard budgeting restrictions per MW as well as a firm schedule for starting construction of plants.

Usual suspects Spain and the USA lead the industry with a combined market share of over 90% of projects under construction. New markets open up in MENA, Australia and India where 1.9 GW of CSP have been announced, according to a new report by CSP Today.

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WILMINGTON, NC--(Marketwire - August 2, 2010) -  Global Earth Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: GLER) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary RCI Solar, Inc., a leading North American provider of renewable energy solutions for the residential, commercial and industrial markets, has signed an affiliate marketing agreement with Aqua Solar Limited, a premier provider of solar thermal and solar photo voltaic (PV) solutions based in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

Ahead of the First Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit India, CSP Today catches up with Anoop Mathur from Terrafore, who will be speaking at the Summit.

By unveiling a solar heating and cooling programme that could create 25,000 new green jobs, generate US$2.6 billion in revenue and see 2 GW of new solar thermal capacity installed in the state over the next decade, New York has revealed its ambition to become America’s national leader in solar heating and cooling.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valentin Software, Inc., the global market leader in solar PV and solar thermal design and simulation software, and SunReports, Inc., a provider of performance monitoring solutions for residential and small commercial solar installations, have teamed up to close the loop on estimation tools and provide valuable performance data to the solar industry. SunReports will provide actual performance data to customers whose PV and solar thermal systems were designed and estimated using Valentin’s software programs.   

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL--(Marketwire - July 22, 2010) -  Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. (OTCBB: SNRY), with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, today announced that the Company's SNRY Solar Inc division has completed a sale of PV solar panels totaling $1.5 million with an international purchaser. The profitable business line concentrates on selling both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems as well as the managing of solar thermal government contracts.

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cool Energy, Inc., a developer of clean energy heat and power generating systems, today announced that Xcel Energy will be providing research and analytical support for the first planned pilot field installation of the SolarFlow® System in a commercial building located in Boulder, Colorado.