PLG Power Ltd has started construction of its 40 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Patan, Gujarat in India.
30 March, 2011
Q-Cells SE has achieved a 13.4% efficiency record for mass produced copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar thin-film modules manufactured via monolithic integration.
30 March, 2011
SMA Solar Technology AG’s profit soared 127% in 2010 to €365 million, but the company warns of growth stagnation in 2011.
30 March, 2011
Accumulated solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Belgium is estimated at 740 MW at the end of 2010, but growth rates have deteriorated since the 2009 boom.
25 March, 2011
December was the second strongest month for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Germany in 2010, reaching 1073 MWp, according to EuPD Research.
25 March, 2011
Alternative asset manager Foresight Group and Our Generation Ltd have agreed a £50 million programme of sub-50 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the UK over the next 12 months.
23 March, 2011
First Solar Inc has broken ground on a 250 MW four-line solar photovoltaic (PV) module plant near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
23 March, 2011
BELECTRIC developed over 300 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in 2010, bringing it to the top of IMS Research’s 2010 Global PV System Integrator Rankings.
23 March, 2011
The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) says it has increased the conversion efficiency of screen-printed silicon solar cells from today’s 17%-18.5%, to a new record value of 19.4%.
22 March, 2011
A researcher from TU Delft has reportedly demonstrated that the speed at which inexpensive solar cells are produced can be increased by a factor of ten – and that this can be achieved without any detriment to the energy yield of the cells.
21 March, 2011
The agreement will enable Trina to use Zep Solar's patented auto-grounding, drop-in mounting solution, and incorporate a platform for module-integrated installation hardware.
21 March, 2011
The Fast Track consultation on the UK feed-in tariffs have been published, sparking anger among the industry with warnings that it could leave UK solar “strangled at birth.”
18 March, 2011
The Renewable Energy Focus team is at the European Wind Energy Association's annual conference and exhibition EWEA 2011.
14 March, 2011
French solar photovoltaic (PV) feed-in tariff is being reduced to €0.12/kWh.
11 March, 2011
Following yesterday’s announcement of the UK renewable heat incentive (RHI), comments from across the industry has been flooding in – most of them positive.
11 March, 2011
Solar energy researchers have produced what could be the world’s largest dye solar cell on a continuous substrate material.
11 March, 2011
ProjectForum4t2 has launched an online international marketplace for solar photovoltaic (PV) project rights and existing systems.
10 March, 2011
Toshiba Corporation is ordering 48 MW of solar panels from SunPower Corporation to support its residential solar offering in Japan.
10 March, 2011
Mitsubishi Electric has welcomed an increase in the UK’s feed-in tariff for solar technology to take into account inflation.
09 March, 2011
Feed-in tariffs for the Italian solar photovoltaic (PV) industry will only remain stable until the end of May but the solar market will not be capped.
07 March, 2011
As part of a media partnership deal with the forthcoming Hannover Fair, we have managed to secure complimentary tickets for our readers...
04 March, 2011
Q-Cells has reached an efficiency rating of 17.84% and an output of 268 W with a polycrystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) module.
02 March, 2011
Trina Solar Ltd and Zep Solar Inc have entered a licensing, sales and marketing partnership agreement for Zep’s platform for module-integrated installation hardware.
02 March, 2011
Oerlikon Solar will deliver its solar thin-film silicon coating equipment to photoelectric glass manufacturer Dong Xu Ltd in China.
01 March, 2011
TEP Solar is buying two solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Italy from BP Solar.
01 March, 2011
Siemens Energy has received a follow-up order for the turnkey construction of 8 solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Italy totaling 14 MWp.
01 March, 2011
The Asian share of solar photovoltaic (PV) production could reach nearly 85% by the end of the year, according to IMS Research.
01 March, 2011