EU PVSEC: Day 3 sees trade show really take off as Brandenburg, Germany ups the promotion ante

Crowd shot at 2010 EU PVSEC in Valencia

The third day of the 25th EU PVSEC has really seen things taking off. The crowds thickened, the buzz got louder and the jackets were shrugged off to expose a more relaxed, Spanish-inspired side of business.

08. September 2010 |

Japan aims to see first solar panel recycling facility built "in next few years", pv magazine learns

View over Kitakyushu City in Japan

A spokesperson at Solar Frontier has told pv magazine that its parent company, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K, has established a joint venture with Kitakyushu City in Japan, with the aim of establishing the country’s first recycling...


SunPower awarded USD$1.8 million research grant

Jim Pape

In a second round of funding by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), U.S.-based SunPower Corp. is set to receive a grant of around USD$1.8 million from the California Solar Initiative Research, Development,...


France needs more solar subsidies cuts, government study says

Richard Loyen, head of solar industry group Enerplan

France needs to revise targets for solar energy and further cut subsidies to curb costs to consumers that may balloon to €54 billion euros (USD$70 billion) by 2020, according to Bloomberg, which was quoting a government report.


US: DOE announces USD$8.5 million investment to advance solar energy grid integration systems

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Sandia National Laboratories is investing USD$8.5 million for four projects, which have reached Stage III of the Solar Energy Grid Integration...


Industry press releases

08. September 2010 | By:SolarWorld

Designer uses fashion to express appeal of 'our future solar power'

In a solar spin on a fashion staple, television's 'Project Runway' Season 7 winner Seth Aaron Henderson has unveiled an angular, highly structured evocation of the little black dress.


08. September 2010 | By:Green City Energy GmbH

Green City Energy launches largest solar fund in corporate history

With a total investment volume of approximately €15 million, Green City Energy has launched the largest dedicated solar fund in the company’s history within only six months.


03. September 2010 | By:Solar Engineering & Manufacturing Association (SEMA)

Join the Solar Engineering & Manufacturing Association (SEMA)

SEMA, the Solar Engineering & Manufacturing Association, announces that the membership forms to join the association now are available online. To join the association, visit www.solar-ema.org and click on the “Join SEMA” icon.


03. September 2010 | By:Bentek Solar

Bentek Solar ships first orders for its circuit breaker re-combiners

Bentek Solar, a leader in the design and manufacture of optimized Configure-To-Order solar combiners and re-combiners, announces that it has shipped its first industry-leading re-combiners that use circuit breaker technology,...


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