A 5 MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system is to be constructed as part of The Regeneration Initiative at the Royal Bath & West of England Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
25 February, 2011
Solar photovoltaics (PV) saw the strongest growth of all renewable technologies in Europe last year.
24 February, 2011
The new multi-crystalline silicon solar cell uses JA Solar’s proprietary Maple technology.
23 February, 2011
The ship-based Aquarius Solar and Wind Marine Power System is being developed by Eco Marine Power.
23 February, 2011
Parabel AG plans a 90 MW solar power plant at a former military training ground in Brandenburg, Germany.
21 February, 2011
The Australian Government comes under pressure from the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia (SEA) to incorporate renewable energy infrastructure into the ongoing relief project following the floods in Eastern Australia.
21 February, 2011
The Sun and Stars initiative links renewable energy companies with crisis projects in developing countries.
21 February, 2011
New research reveals apprehensions regarding the type of application for emerging solar power electronics technologies that are currently being developed such as micro inverters and power optimisation through maximum power-point tracking (MPPT).
18 February, 2011
Organic photovoltaics (OPV) could benefit from a European research collaboration into printed electronics.
18 February, 2011
Sunways AG has reported preliminary sales figures for the full year 2010 of €222.7 million, up 25% on 2009.
17 February, 2011
The military aviation solar contract has been won by partners Carmanah Technologies and ADB.
17 February, 2011
What could be Saudi Arabia’s largest photovoltaic (PV) power plant will be built by Phoenix Solar.
16 February, 2011
Bluesky’s Solar Suitability Map for the UK maps the solar power potential for solar panels on roofs.
15 February, 2011
Donauer Solartechnik’s Mobile Solar Power System (MSPS), designed for extreme climate conditions, will be distributed by the off grid division of Gilching solar wholesaler and was launched at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.
15 February, 2011
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association has urged the British Government to review its feed-in tariff carefully.
15 February, 2011
International energy provider Scatec Solar signs a contract with Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) and Italgen to construct a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in an old quarry, close to Guiglia, Italy.
15 February, 2011
Prices are falling sharply throughout the solar photovoltaic (PV) crystalline supply chain, according to IMS Research.
15 February, 2011
Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited (MBCEL) will procure 25 MWp DC of First Solar's thin-film solar modules for its solar power generation projects.
14 February, 2011
An Audi rooftop system owned by Gehrlicher Solar has been sold to PT Erneuerbare Energien Energy Fund for €4.6 million.
11 February, 2011
The market for solar photovoltaic (PV) materials will have grown 50% in four years, according to GTM Research.
11 February, 2011
North Africa and the Middle East could profit greatly from the expansion of concentrating solar power (CSP) capacity in the future, according to Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) and Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE).
10 February, 2011
Schott Solar will deliver 200,00 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to Premier Solar India.
10 February, 2011
European companies are working together to produce a low-cost thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) module for roofing.
09 February, 2011
Japanese company Kyocera is unveiling its new 245 Wp solar photovoltaic (PV) module in March.
09 February, 2011
The UK has begun a review of the feed-in tariff scheme for solar power following evidence that large-scale solar farms may affect the amount of money intended to help homes and small businesses generate their own electricity.
08 February, 2011
TÜV Rheinland and Solarpraxis have set up a test to compare the quality of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules.
08 February, 2011
SolarWorld AG’s consolidated profits soared 51% in 2010 to €89 million, according to provisional results.
07 February, 2011
Wind, solar and bioenergy developer Juwi has opened subsidiaries near Cape Town and Santiago.
07 February, 2011
REC Systems, part of REC, is constructing a 24.2 MW solar power plant together with ABB in the Lazio region of Italy using 100,000 REC solar modules.
04 February, 2011
Celestica Inc and Sharp subsidiary Recurrent Energy have formed a joint venture (JV) to manufacture over 200 MW of solar components annually creating 300 manufacturing jobs in Ontario, Canada.
03 February, 2011
The market for concentrated solar power (CSP) will reach gigawatt scale this year, according to Lux Research.
03 February, 2011
GCube Underwriting Ltd, a provider of insurance services for renewable energy technologies, has grown its solar property coverage from US$300 million to US$500m for any single solar project or phase.
02 February, 2011
The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry has expressed concern about the European Commission's latest proposals to finance renewable energy.
02 February, 2011
Siemens is building a molten salt concentrating solar power (CSP) test facility in Portugal to test molten salt as a heat transfer medium for CSP.
01 February, 2011