Siemens Energy has commissioned the 31 MW Les Mées solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the south of France for Eco Delta Développement (EDD).
28 October, 2011
3TIER has helped utility-scale solar energy developers secure over US$4.1 billion in public and private project financing and loan guarantees by reducing investment risk.
28 October, 2011
PV CYCLE has reached its first 1020 tonnes of end-of-life solar photovoltaic (PV) modules collected for recycling since the programme became operational in June 2010.
27 October, 2011
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment spending, including c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panel, is now projected to fall by more than 45% in 2012, down from the historic peak of US$13.1 billion this year, according to Solarbuzz.
27 October, 2011
SunPower Corp has launched the SunPower™ C7 Tracker for concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) solar systems said to lower the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) by up to 20% compared to competing technologies.
27 October, 2011
Italian solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter company, Santerno, will deliver 84 of its Sunway™ TG730 inverters to be installed on the five French factories for Renault.
26 October, 2011
Sungevity Inc and Rabobank have established a residential solar fund that could support over US$50 million of new US residential solar lease projects.
25 October, 2011
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a contract between SunPower Corp and Hawaiian Electric Company for the output of a 5 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm planned for Kalaeloa in West Oahu, Hawaii.
25 October, 2011
SolarWorld Industries America Inc, along with six other solar manufacturers, have filed cases with the US Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission accusing Chinese solar cell and module manufacturers of illegal dumping in the US market.
24 October, 2011
American Electric Technologies Inc. (AETI) is introducing two 1000 V Integrated Solar Inversion Station (ISIS™) solar inverter modules.
21 October, 2011
Spire Corporation is providing a 25 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) module assembly line to Sonali Energees Pvt Ltd in Gujarat, India.
20 October, 2011
Germany's SOLARWATT AG has expanded its solar photovoltaic (PV) distribution network to include Solarglas A/S in Aarhus, Denmark.
20 October, 2011
Conergy has launched a solar system planning tool, the ‘Conergizer’ in the UK to helps users work out the best solar solution for any roof.
19 October, 2011
ESA Renewables has completed a 999 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system in Murphy, North Carolina.
19 October, 2011
SANJOSE has been awarded an EPC contract for a €19 million, 9 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Spain to be executed this year.
19 October, 2011
Employment figures for the US solar industry is soaring despite a lagging economy, according to the Solar Foundation's National Solar Job Census 2011: A Review of the US Solar Workforce.
19 October, 2011
French car manufacturer Renault pans to install 60 MW of solar power at five of its factories and two other work sites in France.
18 October, 2011
Fundación Chile subsidiary Solar Chile and First Solar have entered a strategic alliance to co-develop solar projects in Chile.
18 October, 2011
Solar photovoltaic (PV) component profits are set to fall by 70% year-on-year in Q4’11 according to IMS Research.
18 October, 2011
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd is celebrating its 10th anniversary and 5 GW of Suntech solar panels installed by customers and partners worldwide.
17 October, 2011
eIQ Energy has supplied its vBoost DC Parallel System for the 1.2 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at Granite Construction Inc's aggregate and hot mix facility in Coalinga, California, USA.
17 October, 2011
GE is planning to build a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel factory in Aurora, Colorado, USA, starting production in 2012.
17 October, 2011
South Korea will provide two loans totalling US$60 million to Mozambique for the construction of three solar photovoltaic (PV) power stations and to finance an emergency information management system.
14 October, 2011
The US Government's development finance institution, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), has approved US$250 million in financing to develop 51 solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in Thailand.
13 October, 2011
An anomaly study from 3TIER shows how solar irradiance in the USA varied from its long-term norm this summer.
13 October, 2011
An extension of the 1603 Treasury Program could result in more than 37,000 jobs in the USA next year driven by solar market growth, according to an EuPD Research.
13 October, 2011
Solar Millenium AG is selling off its 2.25 GW concentrating solar power (CSP) portfolio in the American Southwest to solarhybrid AG, which will build solar photovoltaic (PV) plants at the sites.
13 October, 2011
Saudi Arabia has inaugurated a 500 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Farasan.
12 October, 2011
Canadian Solar Inc has provided 22,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules totalling 15 MW for Isolux Corsan's three solar PV plants in the UK.
12 October, 2011
AES Solar has closed the financing and started construction of a 24 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Guayama, Puerto Rico.
11 October, 2011
Taiwan has started operations at what could be its largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the southern city of Kaohsiung.
11 October, 2011
The 550 MW Desert Sunlight Project in California, USA, has received US$1.46 billion in partial loan guarantees from the US Department of Energy (DoE).
11 October, 2011
The 230 MW Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 has received a US$646 million loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DoE).
11 October, 2011
EuPD Research is awarding Sanyo the seal “Top Brand PV” as the solar company achieves higher than average evaluations in the category 'quality'.
10 October, 2011
Southwest Windpower Inc and Advanced Technology & Research Corp (ATR) are joining forces to design and manufacture wind and solar hybrid systems.
10 October, 2011
Heliocentris Energy Solutions has won an order from Qatar University, to supply a complete teaching laboratory for energy generation, storage, and management. The German-based company is also opening an office in Dubai, to boost its presence in the Middle East.
10 October, 2011
Norway's Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) is assessing a permanent closedown of 45% of its solar wafer production capacity in Norway due to weak market conditions – 700 jobs could go.
10 October, 2011
The State of Ohio is providing three loans totalling US$15 million to ISOFOTON North America to develop a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel manufacturing plant in Napoleon, Ohio, USA.
07 October, 2011
SolarWorld AG will, together with partners, invest a total of US$1 billion produce up to 8000 tonnes of silicon suitable for solar wafers annually in Qatar.
07 October, 2011
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has dedicated three solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants totalling 50 MW in Fresno County, California, USA.
06 October, 2011
Constellation Energy has started construction on a 16.1 MW DC grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) installation in Emmitsburg, Maryland, USA.
06 October, 2011
ABB has opened its first production line for solar string inverters and an engineering centre in Jüri, Estonia.
06 October, 2011
The New Energy Capital Cleantech Infrastructure Fund has invested US$12 million in commercial solar hot water system installer and solar photovoltaic (PV) integrator, FLS Energy Inc.
06 October, 2011
Renewable Energy Focus' latest webinar on the development of solar electric technologies is now available online...
05 October, 2011
Norway's Innotech Solar ASA has commissioned a solar factory in Halle/Saale, Germany, for testing and optimising solar photovoltaic (PV) cells.
05 October, 2011
ReneSola Ltd has provided 27.5 MW of its Multi and Virtus solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for Enerparc's solar power plant in Gahro, Germany.
05 October, 2011
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd has supplied a total of 35 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for two solar power plants in central California built by Cupertino Electric Inc.
05 October, 2011
NRG Energy Inc has completed the acquisition of the 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) project from SunPower Corp.
04 October, 2011
The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry has to focus on reducing module prices as customers are expecting to pay less for solar energy, according to SolarPlaza.
04 October, 2011