Abengoa Solar and E.ON Climate & Renewables will jointly own and operate two 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in Spain.
27 November, 2009
Helene Pelosse, interim Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is confirmed as one of the guest speakers for Renewable Energy Focus’ next interactive webinar taking place on Wednesday 9 December (10.00 EST/15.00 GMT/19.00 UAE), in association with the World Future Energy Summit.
25 November, 2009
Dow Corning Corp has opened a Solar Solutions Application & Business Center in Newark, California, USA, which will serve as its West Coast hub for customer sales, product evaluation and the development of commercialisation strategy for solar energy solutions.
24 November, 2009
The levelised costs for solar energy will drop 50% in 2009, while the pre-subsidy cost for other renewable energy technologies will decline by 10%, according to a quarterly research note from New Energy Finance.
24 November, 2009
The solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter market made a strong recovery in the third quarter (Q3) of 2009 with shipments reaching record levels and the outlook for the market becoming increasingly positive, according to analysis from IMS Research.
24 November, 2009
The thin-film solar PV industry is ready to contribute towards solar PV’s goal of providing 12% of the EU’s electricity demand by 2020, according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA).
24 November, 2009
First Solar has sold its 21 MW AC solar photovoltaic (PV) thin-film project in Blythe, California, USA, to NRG Energy.
24 November, 2009
Development of renewable energy is spreading rapidly across the United States, often in conjunction with public policies that are designed to spur such growth, according to a state-by-state analysis by the Department of Energy's (DoE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
24 November, 2009
Bosch Solar Energy AG has entered into a partnership for planning, financing and turnkey construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) power stations with Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH.
24 November, 2009
SolarWorld AG is establishing a liaison office in Grenoble, France, to be closer to French customers as the solar power market in France is now fourth place in the European league of newly installed solar output capacities.
23 November, 2009
Bosch Solar Energy AG will be integrating its solar cell production located in Erfurt into the new production facilities at nearby Arnstadt, Germany, in early 2010.
23 November, 2009
DuPont Apollo Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont, has opened a silicon based thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing facility.
23 November, 2009
QinetiQ’s Zephyr High-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial system (HALE UAS) program recently resumed flight testing and payload evaluations in Yuma, Arizona when a joint US/UK team undertook the first operation of the Zephyr system with a US flight crew.
23 November, 2009
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has completed a 2906 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) installation for Coop’s CNNA-Prato logistic centre in Prato, Italy, making it the largest solar PV rooftop installation on a single building in Italy, the company says.
20 November, 2009
Solar company Q-Cells SE has published third quarter results with a loss of €248.2 million and is shedding up to 500 jobs as of December.
19 November, 2009
The economic recession has prompted utilities in Europe to invest less in renewable power and the smart grid, even though they need to invest more to meet goals, says the European Energy Markets Observatory.
18 November, 2009
The best prospects for large-scale renewable energy production and net-energy performance remain wind and certain forms of solar, according to a study released by two California-based think tanks.
18 November, 2009
Time Magazine has named Dow's PV Solar Shingle to be one of the ‘50 Best Inventions’ of this year.
17 November, 2009
The Dow Chemical Company is introducing its line of DOW™ POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle, photovoltaic (PV) solar panels in the form of solar shingles that can be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingle materials.
17 November, 2009
Enfinity, a global renewable energy developer, and Titan Energy Systems, a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, are collaborating on developing, financing and constructing 1 GWp of solar PV installations on 3000 acres of land in Andhra Pradesh, India, in the coming five years.
17 November, 2009
Morocco plans to have 2 GW of solar power by 2020 representing investment of US$9 billion.
16 November, 2009
Suntech Power Holdings Co. says its first US solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing plant with a production capacity of 30 MW for the growing North American solar market, could be located in the Greater Phoenix, Arizona area.
16 November, 2009
Men are more likely to say they support the use of renewable energy than women, according to an opinion survey conducted by the UK Department of Energy & Climate Change.
16 November, 2009
Suntech Power Holdings Co, a manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, expects to develop around 20% of the 91 MW of solar rooftop projects that were approved under China's Solar Rooftop Program.
13 November, 2009
A solar car built at Tokai University in Japan has won the solar race across Australia, at an average speed of more than 100 km/h.
11 November, 2009
The United States could net 4.5 million new jobs in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors by 2030 if it addresses climate change, according to a report prepared for the American Solar Energy Society.
10 November, 2009
The California Solar Initiative (CSI) has released a second solicitation for grants to improve solar photovoltaic (PV) production technologies and innovative business models.
10 November, 2009
Two US firms will collaborate on the development of a portfolio of rooftop solar installations in the province of Ontario, where the government will pay up to CA$0.80/kWh for electricity from renewable energy sources.
10 November, 2009
Applied Materials, a supplier of equipment and services to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, has acquired all assets, including the intellectual property, of Advent Solar for an undisclosed cash amount.
09 November, 2009
Suntech Power Holdings, the crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) modules manufacturer, and Huadian New Energy Development Co (HNE) will develop a 10 MW solar power plant in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, China.
09 November, 2009
Suntech Power Holdings will supply up to 115 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to enXco in 2010.
06 November, 2009
The innovative US, Massachusetts-based PV technology company is one of only 37 awardees selected from over 3,600 applicants.
05 November, 2009
Silicon Energy and DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions are introducing glass-glass polycrystalline silicon (cSi) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules made with DuPont PV5300 series ionomer-based encapsulant for added module strength and durability.
04 November, 2009
3TIER has announced that its advanced solar map and dataset - previously available for the Western Hemisphere - now includes Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania.
03 November, 2009
Q-Cells SE has terminated an agreement for the supply of solar wafers entered in December 2007 with the Chinese solar company LDK Solar as LDK Solar “did not fulfil significant contractual obligations”.
02 November, 2009
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced an online resource for local governments that assists community leaders and local stakeholders in building sustainable local solar markets with best practices from 25 Solar America Cities.
02 November, 2009