On the back of strong growth in sales in its Solar Electronics division, supplying the photovoltaic industry, Fronius has continued its international expansion and recorded a 52 percent increase in sales.

After two quarters of declining shipments, photovoltaic module manufacturers are set to see strongly recovering demand through the second half of 2011.

U.S. utility-scale solar developer SolarReserve and Spanish renewable company Preneal have been selected to build a solar thermal plant in Spain. The 50 megawatt (MW) project joint venture is called Termosolar Alcazar.

A photovoltaic plant at the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Denver Federal Center campus is near completion. The project is worth seven megawatts (MW) and coupled with an existing 1.2 MW solar park will provide more than 15 percent of the campuses electricity requirements.

As of July 1, three new board members will join the Hanwha SolarOne management team in an attempt to, “bolster management systems and brand positioning,” the company has said in a statement.

Californian not-for-profit solar installer has racked up its 1,000th photovoltaic installation and is ready to expand to other states with established solar economies.

California’s Antelope Valley enjoys plenty of sunshine and is seeing multilateral engagement between the solar industry and educational institutions.

China Sunergy Co. has announced that it will expand its manufacturing facility in the Jiangsu Province by one gigawatt (GW). The expansion will focus on the production of its Quasar cells.

Photovoltaic installation orders dry up in the Sydney area as solar companies shed staff and scale back their operations as the effects of the freeze of the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme begins to bite and no electricity buy-back scheme replaces it.

Government plans for new nuclear power plants have been revealed in the UK, with eight sites named in its energy policy statements. The government has also released its Microgeneration Strategy, which focuses on non-financial barriers to microgeneration, including small-scale photovoltaic installations.