the first time First Solar became the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractor in 2012, with more than 500 megawatts (MW) of projects completed.
28 March, 2013
The Swiss solar equipment maker is expected to ask shareholders for 150 million Swiss francs (US$159.5 million) after a slump in demand for solar cells pushed it to a full-year loss.
26 March, 2013
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has acquired the SolarExcel company.
25 March, 2013
The design makes installations easier and reduces logistics costs, it says, and is available across its full range of 72-cell monocrystalline and 60-cell polycrystalline modules.
25 March, 2013
Suntech Power Holdings, the China-based maker of solar panels, declared bankruptcy on Wednesday, the state news agency Xinhua said.
20 March, 2013
The test stand has taken two years to develop, in collaboration with experts at TÜV Rheinland PTL in Arizona.
20 March, 2013
The SolarExcel company, based in Venray (Netherlands), has developed a proprietary light trapping technology that it says can significantly increase the efficiency of solar panels.
19 March, 2013
A new report suggests that Japan could overtake Germany and the US
18 March, 2013
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15 March, 2013
The solar industry in the US added a record 3.3 GW of Capacity last year...
14 March, 2013
The company says it will have a prototype ready for display at the Intersolar Munich event later this year.
14 March, 2013
The projects in Somerset, Devon and Buckinghamshire range from 2.2MW to 5.8MW
14 March, 2013
The company has opened a regional office in Boston to cover the US North-East markets.
12 March, 2013
In the study by NREL's National Center for Photovoltaics, Silicon Energy’s modules outperformed five other module designs with respect to degradation mechanisms such as potential-induced degradation, delamination and corrosion.
06 March, 2013
The new polycrystalline module features cells based on Q.ANTUM technology, which the company says generates higher module power.
04 March, 2013