A 10 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project using First Solar modules and funded by Verve Energy, GE Energy Financial Services and the Western Australian Government, is under way in Australia.
31 August, 2011
The US solar industry achieved a positive trade flow of US$1.9 billion globally in 2010, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) and GTM Research’s U.S. Solar Energy Trade Assessment 2011.
31 August, 2011
China is expected to set a target of 3 GW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity by 2015 and 25 GW by 2020 according to media reports.
31 August, 2011
GT Advanced Technologies Inc has acquired Confluence Solar Inc, the developer of a continuously-fed Czochralski (CCz) growth technology enabling the production of high efficiency monocrystalline solar ingots.
30 August, 2011
SMA has expanded the capacity of its Sunny Tower solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter system to include 30 through 48 kW configurations.
29 August, 2011
SOLON is cutting 60 jobs at its solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing facility in Tucson, Arizona, as part of its new US operations strategy.
25 August, 2011
Trina Solar Australia Pty Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership for solar photovoltaics (PV) with Australian energy company Origin Energy Australia.
24 August, 2011
SunPower Corp and LS Power's subsidiary, White Oak Solar Energy LLC, have opened the 10 MW Dover SUN Park solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Dover, DE, USA.
24 August, 2011
A new engineering research centre (ERC) for Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies (QESST) is being set up at Arizona State University in cooperation with several partners.
24 August, 2011
First Solar's 550 MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm east of Palm Springs, California, has been approved by US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
23 August, 2011
Ascent Solar of Colorado, USA, and China's TFG Radian Group have entered a US$450 million long-term strategic partnership for copper indium gallium diselendie (CIGS) solar photovoltaic (PV) production in East Asia.
23 August, 2011
SCHOTT Solar is supplying 67,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for two solar power projects north of Bangkok, Thailand, by Phoenix Solar Singapore.
22 August, 2011
Italy could overtake Germany as the world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) market, according to analyst SolarPlaza.
22 August, 2011
The merger between Applied Materials and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, a provider of ion implantation equipment for semiconductor chips and solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, is one step closer to finalisation.
19 August, 2011
Sputnik Engineering's SolarMax central solar inverter 330TS-SV has received certification from the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW).
19 August, 2011
Solar cell manufacturer Evergreen Solar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
17 August, 2011
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation is buying solar and other speciality films manufacturer Solar Gard Speciality Firms from Bekaert.
17 August, 2011
New York’s Soltas Energy Corporation has taken a majority stake in Sunergy America LLC of Wall, New Jersey, USA.
17 August, 2011
The Chinese feed-in tariff could give a major boost to the solar industry increasing installations by a combined 1.5 GW in 2011 and 2012, but the devil is in the details, says IHS iSuppli.
17 August, 2011
The 7 MW Ukishima Solar Power Plant has commenced operation in Kawasaki, Japan.
16 August, 2011
The Indian government has rejected two of 37 solar projects awarded in its first national renewable auction, but has accepted a number of solar thermal plants.
15 August, 2011
First Solar will supply solar panels on the expansion of the solar complex in Nevada.
09 August, 2011
The large-scale solar energy project in Arizona was bought from First Solar.
09 August, 2011
British Antarctic Survey has bought two solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for its new research building.
09 August, 2011
Centrotherm Photovoltaics has predicted significant demand for high-performance cells and modules from solar cell manufacturers over the coming months.
08 August, 2011
The purchase brings RTR Group’s installed solar photovoltaic (PV) portfolio to 241 MW.
05 August, 2011
IMS Research forecasts over 22 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity will added in 2011.
04 August, 2011
The 900 MW Kunitomi solar panel plant in Japan is now open for commercial operations.
04 August, 2011
South Africa’s news 20-year plan calls for 42% of new energy generation capacity to come from renewable sources.
03 August, 2011
Veeco has announced it will end manufacture of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar systems as it posts Q2 2011 financial results.
03 August, 2011
The grant will allow a team of researchers in Victoria to continue the development of plastic solar cells.
02 August, 2011
Solaria says the UK is one of its strategic core growth markets because of high solar photovoltaic (PV) demand.
01 August, 2011