Phaesun GmbH has started a project of rural electrification through off-grid solar systems in Pessene, Mozambique.
31 August, 2010
IMS Research shows that crystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) module supplier Suntech shipped more modules during Q2 ‘10 than any other company, beating previous market leader and solar thin-film rival First Solar.
31 August, 2010
University of Sheffield is now home to 70m² solar photovoltaic (PV) panels - expected to generate 8 MWh per annum.
31 August, 2010
Madico, a supplier of solar photovoltaic (PV) backsheets announce that its Protekt backsheet products are the most thoroughly tested on the market.
27 August, 2010
The UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is launching a competition for £7 million for research into solar nanotechnology.
27 August, 2010
Japan-based Tokuyama Corporation will build a polycrystalline silicon factory for use in photovoltaic (PV) solar cells.
27 August, 2010
Designed for grid-independant solar installation, the Innotech Solar (ITS) 'off-grid' solar module allows different solar cell types to be used, including half and third cells.
27 August, 2010
LDK Solar Co Ltd’s second polysilicon production facility with an output of 5000 mega tonnes has completed the commissioning process and commenced commercial production.
26 August, 2010
The utility firm takes advantage of the UK Government’s recent feed-in-tariff (FITs) to encourage people to generate their own low-carbon energy including solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.
26 August, 2010
Tanmiyat Aloula Holdings is planning a US$200 million solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Bahrain.
24 August, 2010
Bosch Solar Energy AG has started the production of crystalline solar cells at its new facility in Arnstadt, Germany.
20 August, 2010
Q-Cells SE and thermovolt AG have installed a 5.3 MWp solar power station for investment company HEP Kapital near Spremberg, Brandenburg, Germany.
18 August, 2010
Oerlikon Solar has reported a fall of 74% in sales to CHF74 million in the first half (H1) of 2010.
17 August, 2010
Sunways AG has reported a consolidated net income of €3.5 million in the second quarter of 2010, up 3400% from the same period in 2009.
13 August, 2010
Q-Cells reports a net result of €34.7 million in the second quarter (Q2) 2010, compared to a loss of €322.8m in the same quarter last year.
12 August, 2010
Small and medium sized solar thermal power stations have a larger application potential than often thought, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE).
11 August, 2010
Phoenix Solar’s net income soared from €1.1 million in the second quarter (Q2) in 2009 to €15.9m in Q2 2010.
11 August, 2010
Kyocera Corporation is beginning full-scale production at its new Yasu solar cell manufacturing facility in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
10 August, 2010
Conergy Italy has completed two more solar parks in Apulia bringing the total to 6 solar power plants producing 6.6 MWh annually in total.
10 August, 2010
Suntech Power is discontinuing the production of amorphous silicon thin-film solar panels.
09 August, 2010
SunPower Corp is selling the first two phases of the Montalto di Castro solar photovoltaic (PV) power park in Italy to Etrion Corporation for €48 million.
09 August, 2010
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd will supply 34.5 MW of solar panels for the first phase of a solar power plant in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
06 August, 2010
Conergy has begun construction of their second Czech solar park, a 1.48 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant near Velký Týnec in the Czech Republic.
06 August, 2010
Abengoa Solar and E.ON are halfway through construction of their first concentrated solar plant (CSP) in Écija, near Seville in Spain.
05 August, 2010
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd will deliver its 280 W polycrystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to Indian solar power producer Azure Power.
04 August, 2010
Conergy is reporting a net result of €7.9 million for the second quarter (Q2) 2010, compared to a loss of €31.1m in the same period in 2009.
04 August, 2010
SunPower Corporation has completed a 505 kW solar power tracking system for Horizon Power in Western Australia.
04 August, 2010
Centrosolar says its revenues more than doubled to €124 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2010.
04 August, 2010
The new product will incorporate 60 solar cells (240 Wp) and is aimed at installations on open fields or industrial roof tops.
04 August, 2010
Soloptics has publicised the results of tests conducted at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for its FUSION technology, designed to make PV panels more efficient.
03 August, 2010