U.S.: Construction to get underway on Californias largest school solar project
Construction on the largest school solar project in California, the U.S. is about to get underway. Rosendin Electric has announced that the USD$50 million, 9.4 megawatt (MW) installation, which spans ten schools, will be completed by the first quarter of next year.
pvxchange: half-yearly PV brokerage figures set new record
pvxchange has announced it has brokered more photovoltaics (PV) modules and inverters in the first half of this year than during the course of the whole previous year. At the same time, another 1,000 participants have registered on the online trading platform since the beginning of this year.
Suniva increases manufacturing capacity to 170 MW
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, has announced it has expanded its manufacturing capacity to 170 megawatts (MW) from 96 MW by adding a third cell line at its metro-Atlanta plant.
SMUD signs multiple PPAs with Recurrent Energy for 60 MW of solar power
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has signed multiple 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Recurrent Energy for 60 megawatts (MW) of solar power to be developed in the southern portion of Sacramento County, the U.S. These are the first agreements to come out of the utilitys feed-in tariff program (FIT) introduced in January of this year.
PV capacity to fall considerably in 2011 warns new report
Changes in incentive schemes and new regulations could see the total capacity of photovoltaics (PV) installations fall considerably in 2011, meaning new markets would have to pick up the shortfall. The news comes as IMS Research says that 14.6 gigawatts (GW) of new PV capacity will be added worldwide this year.
Germany's parliament approves solar cut compromise
Germany’s Bundesrat upper house of parliament has agreed to a compromise proposal to slightly reduce the cuts for solar power incentives. The reductions will be implemented over a three month period.
Silexsolar to increase PV panel production capacity to 20 MW?
Silexsolar Pty Ltd is to expand its photovoltaics (PV) panel production capacity at its Sydney Olympic Park (SOP) manufacturing facility in Australia by seven megawatts (MW), in response to strong demand for its panels from the domestic rooftop solar panel market. AUD$7 million is expected to be invested.
Project at Furman University, U.S. to quadruple solar energy output on campus
A new installation of solar panels at Furman University in the U.S. is expected to quadruple the solar energy output on campus.
German lower house agrees on solar cuts compromise
Germany’s lower house of parliament has agreed to a compromise proposal for a slight reduction in cuts to solar power incentives over a three-month transition period, reports Reuters.
Solar Semiconductor and Conex Energy to develop over 300 MW of solar opportunities
Solar Semiconductor, Inc. and Conex Energy, Inc. have announced the agreement to develop over 300 megawatts (MW) of solar opportunities at various locations in California, the U.S. and Ontario, Canada.
