Becky Beetz
SunPower finalizes sale of 13 MW Italian plant
SunPower Corp. has completed the sale of its 13 megawatt (MW) Italian Solare Roma solar power plant, for an undisclosed amount, to Allianz Renewable Energy Partners IV Ltd.
India: Trina and Lanco complete 5 MW solar plant
A five megawatt (MW) solar power plant has been completed in the Indian state of Gujarat by Trina Solar subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd. and Lanco Infratech Limited.
Italian Borgo Piave solar park completed
Construction on Etrion Corporations 3.5 megawatt (MW) Borgo Piave solar park in Lazio, Italy, has been completed.
Thailand: Solar Power Co. to install 34 6 MW solar farms
Solar Power Co., Ltd. is to install a total of 204 megawatts (MWs) in northeastern Thailand through a project, which will see 34 six MW solar farms built.
Masen preselects four groups for 500 MW Moroccan solar plant
The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy, Masen, has preselected four groups out of 19 who submitted bids to develop the first phase of a 500 megawatt (MW) solar project in Morocco.
LDK Solar hits 3 GWs wafer production capacity
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. has reached three gigawatts (GWs) of annualized production capacity at its wafer plants in China.
Trina Solar to invest USD$800 million in expansion
Trina Solar Limited has said it intends to invest around USD$800 million over the next three years in its Changzhou Trina PV Park.
Roth & Rau facing financial losses
German company Roth & Rau AG has announced it will have to post write-downs of around 12.5 million as of December 31, following the surprise announcement by U.S.-based SpectraWatt Inc. that it faces insolvency.
Italy: Construction begins on Strambino PV plant
Work is underway on a 2.5 megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) plant in Piedmont, Italy.
2011 world PV market overview
Following a successful, yet at times, unpredictable, year, pv magazine looks at the photovoltaics (PV) trends, markets and companies set to make an impact in 2011.
