Phaesun GmbH has started a project of rural electrification through off-grid solar systems in Pessene, Mozambique.
31 August, 2010
Johanna Solar Technology GmbH is changing its name to Bosch Solar CISTech GmbH as part of its integration into the Bosch Group's Solar Energy Division.
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
Trina Solar has reported a doubling in net income for the second quarter (Q2) 2010 to US$38.7 million, compared to US$18.6m in Q2 2009.
24 August, 2010
Solar photovoltaic (PV) microinverters and DC-DC power optimisers are forecast to generate more than US$1.5 billion in revenues over the next five years, according to IMS Research.
24 August, 2010
Tanmiyat Aloula Holdings is planning a US$200 million solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Bahrain.
24 August, 2010
Stuttgart University’s ‘home+’ building project incorporating building integrated solar photovoltaics (BIPV) came third at the international architectural Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
23 August, 2010
A solar thin-film cell has reached a top efficiency of 20.3% at the German Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), Germany.
23 August, 2010
Bosch Solar Energy AG has started the production of crystalline solar cells at its new facility in Arnstadt, Germany.
20 August, 2010
New bioenergy production platform 'Photosynthetic Foam' has been shortlisted in the Today The Earth Awards 2010 for sustainable design.
19 August, 2010
Astronergy is increasing its production capacity from 30 MW to 75 MW in 2011 on follow-up purchase agreement for Oerlikon Solar’s solar thin-film equipment.
19 August, 2010
According to IMS Research solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter shipments reached 4.9 GW in Q2 2010, growing by 284%.
18 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 is the main sponsor of the Zerotracer solar electric vehicle participating in the Zero Emissions Race.
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
German inverter company SMA Group has reported a 508% jump in net profits for the first half (H1) of 2010 to €158.2 million.
13 August, 2010
Acta S.p.A has been given project consent for its three first solar photovoltaic (PV) projects - “well ahead of our expected schedule,” Paolo Bert, CEO.
12 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
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
Norwegian EnSol AS is developing a solar thin-film technology to be used on windows with a potential to reach over 20% efficiency and be commercially available by 2016.
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
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
Despite concerns that reductions in government incentives will halt growth in installations of solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems in 2011, iSuppli Corp. predicts the global PV market will continue to expand next year as falling prices make solar energy more attractive.
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
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
The building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar sector is on the upswing, according to GTM Research.
03 August, 2010
Sharp Corporation, Enel Green Power (EGP) and STMicroelectronics (ST) have established 3Sun S.r.l., a joint venture (JV) for the production of thin-film solar cells.
03 August, 2010
DuPont and Hongkong Electric Co Ltd, a major power utility company in Hong Kong, are cooperating on the building and operation of a 550 kWp thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop project in Hong Kong.
02 August, 2010