Greenbriar Capital and Alterra Power Announce Solar Partnership

Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSXV:GRB.V) and Alterra Power Corp. (TSX:AXY.TO) are pleased to announce they have entered into a partnership, AG Solar One, which intends to develop 100 MW of solar generation capacity in Puerto Rico under a Master Renewable Power Purchase and Operating Agreement with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. The partnership, which will be owned 50/50 by Greenbriar and Alterra, acquired rights to the master agreement last week. 

Real Goods Solar to Power 18 Stockton Unified School District Schools and Facilities with Solar Energy

5.1 MW Project Expected to Save School District $600,000 in Energy Costs in First Year Alone

RGS Energy, the commercial and utility division of Real Goods Solar, Inc (RSOL), and Smart Energy Capital (SEC), will provide Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) with 5.1 megawatts (MW) of solar power that will bring clean energy to 18 SUSD schools and facilities in California. The solar installations are expected to save the district $600,000 in the first year, which will directly benefit school programs and services district wide.

ABB to Acquire Power-One to Become a Global Leader in Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Inverters

• The boards of ABB and Power-One have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Power-One at $6.35 per share or approximately $1 billion equity value, which includes Power-One's net cash of $266 million
• Combination creates global leader in the most attractive and "intelligent" part of the PV value chain
• Deal gives Power-One access to ABB's substantial R&D, global service and sales capabilities and complements ABB's growing inverter business and leadership in power electronics
• Right time: Solar PV industry is set for 10 percent-plus annual growth as PV-generated power rapidly approaches grid parity in many countries and will change the energy mix in the long term
• Management continuity ensured
• Integration with proven approach into the Discrete Automation and Motion division
• Transaction expected to close in 2H 2013, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals

ABB (ABB), the leading power and automation technology group, and Power-One, Inc. (PWER), a leading provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, today announced that their boards of directors have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Power-One for $6.35 per share in cash or $1,028 million equity value.

JA Solar Modules Receive UL Certification for Use in 1000 Vdc Installations

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (JASO) ("JA Solar" or the "Company"), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that the Company's entire range of modules has received UL 1703 certification for use on 1000 Vdc systems in the United States and Canada from Underwriters Laboratories ("UL"), a global independent safety science company. The modules were tested in Intertek laboratories and also received ETL certification, demonstrating their compliance with the requirements of widely accepted product safety standards.