France: 30-kWp BIPV system installed on Mozart Tower
The Mozart Tower or Tour Mozart, located in the south of Paris, France, has been installed with 805 Scheuten Solar custom made building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) modules.
India: Indosolar raises INR 3.5 billion to establish new solar cell production line
India-based IndoSolar Limited has announced it is to add a new 100-megawatt (MW) production line to its 300,000 square foot solar cell facility – located around 55km from Delhi airport, in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state – after raising INR 3.5 billion in public financing.
LDK Solar and NREL sign silicon research MOU
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
China: centrotherm wins multi-crystalline ingot furnaces tender
centrotherm SiTec GmbH, a subsidiary of Germany-based centrotherm photovoltaics AG, is to supply several multi-crystalline ingot furnaces to an unnamed, prominent Chinese company.
USIBC solar task force formed
In an effort to promote trade and investment in the solar industry between the U.S. and India, the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) has formed a solar task force.
Solimpeks installs Englands largest hybrid collector system
Solimpeks, based in Karatay, Turkey has completed the installation of what it says is Englands largest rooftop hybrid collector system, on a childrens home in surrey, near London.
Henan Sungen secures over USD$300 million solar module supply deal
Henan Sungen Solar Fab Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China-based Anwell Technologies Limited, has secured an agreement with an unnamed leading solar panel distributor and developer, to deliver a minimum of 180 megawatts of solar modules within the next three years.
Change of focus for Applied Materials
According to a newspaper report, due to greatly reduced demand for thin film silicon modules, U.S. photovoltaics (PV) company Applied Materials is going to concentrate on silicon solar cells in the future.
Roth & Rau expands Italian market position with 2.5 million EVA production line
Roth & Rau Italy S.r.l. has invested 2.5 million in a new production line for ethyl-vinyl-acetate (EVA) foils – used to laminate solar cells when assembling modules so as to protect the cells from environmental influences – in the Italian city of Monza.
Adani Power to commission 40 MW PV project in Gujarat State, India
Adani Power (AP), part of the Adani Group, is to commission a 40-megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) power plant in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat state, located in western India. When completed, the project is expected to be one of the countrys largest PV projects.
