Becky Beetz
Solarfun plans capacity ramp up
Solarfun is to ramp up its production capacities next year, following a set of positive third quarter financial results.
Roth & Rau acquires 100 percent stake in SLS; increases automation focus
Roth & Rau AG has bought out SLS Solar Line Saxony GmbH (SLS) for an undisclosed sum of money. The company added that it will increase its focus on automation.
Manz reports record revenues, but still experiencing losses
Manz Automation has announced record revenues of 121.3 million for the first nine months of the year, up from 46.7 million in 2009. However, it is still experiencing losses, with earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of -3.3 million (previous year -16.1 million).
Cogenra unveils Californian solar cogeneration installation
Cogenra Solar has inaugurated its solar cogeneration project at the Sonoma Wine Company in Graton, California, the U.S.
China: CTDC to acquire PV module manufacturer; announces expansion
Clean energy group, China Technology Development Group Corporation, has entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire crystalline module manufacturer Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited and its subsidiary, Linsun Power Technology (Quanzhou) Corp. Ltd.
PV arrays to be installed at 73 Utah schools
Johnson Controls has announced it has been selected to design and install 73 photovoltaics (PV) arrays at schools throughout the state of Utah, in the U.S.
Sharp to tackle project development following Recurrent Energy acquisition
The Sharp Corporation has announced it is expanding into photovoltaics (PV) project development following the acquisition of Recurrent Energy.
USD$15.3 million 5 MW solar array to be installed in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has advanced its plans to build a five megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) installation following initial environmental approval from the U.S. Board of Water and Power Commissioners.
US: 250 MW Genesis solar project receives approval
The 250 megawatt (MW) Genesis Solar Project has received approval from the Secretary of the Interior, making it the seventh large-scale solar thermal project to be approved on U.S. public lands in the last few months.
Australia: Suntech and Infigen submit 195 MW worth of solar proposals
China-based Suntech and Australian company Infigen have submitted AUD$792 million worth of proposals to build solar projects across Australia amounting to 195 megawatts (MWs).
