Wacker Chemie AG has concluded its acquisition of a silicon metal production site in Holla, Norway from the Fesil Group. The deal is worth €65 million.

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. has announced it has completed the acquisition of privately held Solaicx. The deal is said to be worth around USD$77 million.

Intersolar North America and Solartech have announced an expanded partnership for the 2010 Intersolar North America conference. Under the agreement, Solartech will now provide an additional program offering at the conference. Other reciprocal elements between both organizations will extend into next year.

Two Chinese companies have started construction on a solar power plant in Ihtiman, a city located 50 km south of Sofia, Bulgaria according to local officials.

Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC has announced the completion of an agreement to finance the construction and operation of the first three megawatts (MW) of a 3.5MW solar energy project on the William Paterson University (WPU) campus in New Jersey. The project, when completed, will be among the largest university solar installations in the United States.

Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC has announced the completion of an agreement to finance the construction and operation of the first three megawatts (MW) of a 3.5MW solar energy project on the William Paterson University (WPU) campus in New Jersey. The project, when completed, will be among the largest university solar installations in the U.S.

The solar industry must embrace the resources currently available, i.e. the best-known methods and technologies, in order to advance product quality and accelerate grid parity, according to industry figures who attended Camstar Systems’ The Summit on Solar Quality, held in Santa Clara, the U.S.

In a bid to “rapidly increase” its overseas business, China-based Singyes Solar has announced it is expanding its production capacity. A focus will be on Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).

Models in the 2010 Portland Fashion Week – scheduled to be held this October in Portland, the U.S. – will walk a runway composed of Solarworld’s solar panels, thus helping to underline the sustainable development of two of the world’s biggest industries – fashion and energy.

The British Board of Agrément (BBA) has granted the MCS certificate for the complete Upsolar photovoltaics (PV) module range after a detailed certification process. The certificate is mandatory in order to be eligible for Clean Energy Cash Back Incentives (feed-in-tariffs).