On Thursday, Suntech Power Holdings announced it had been selected to supply 5, 445 solar panels for a 1 megawatt solar electricity system for retailer The North Face, demonstrating that solar photovoltaic installations continue to be popular among commercial and industrial properties.
Nanosolar announced Thursday that it had signed contracts to supply up to one gigawatt of its thin-film photovoltaic panels to European solar power plant builders over the next three to six years.
The photovoltaic panels generate electricity when exposed to sunlight and are connected to the building's powersupply via an inverter synchronised to the electricity main's frequency.