China: centrotherm commissioned for further major polysilicon production facility
centrotherm SiTec GmbH, subsidiary of Germany-based centrotherm photovoltaics AG, has said it is to establish a further major polysilicon production facility, with an annual production capacity of 2,500 tons, in China.
Conergy sells 19 MW German solar park
Conergy has installed and sold a 19 megawatt (MW) German solar park to energy provider HSE.
PV to be used for cooling of India's telecom towers
Indias Federal Minster for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Dr. Farooq Abdullah, has announced that the government is looking at running the countrys telecom towers on photovoltaic (PV) power.
Ontario: Starwood Energy closes financing on 30 MW PV project
Affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC, Starwood SSM2 Canada Incorporated, has completed financing on a 30 megawatt (MW) AC photovoltaics (PV) project in the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
Dow Corning to establish new USD$13 million Solar Energy Exploration & Development Center?
Dow Corning has unveiled plans to establish a USD$13 million Solar Energy Exploration & Development Center (SEED) at its European headquarters in Seneffe, Belgium. Construction is expected to begin later this year.
ESEI Group and Solar Source Corporation aim to install 100 MW of PV in Canada
Engineering, procurement and construction company, ESEI Solar and the Solar Source Corporation (SSC) have announced their intention to build 100 megawatts (MW) worth of photovoltaics (PV) projects in Canada over five years.
IPVSEE 2010: Key issues hindering ramp up of China's PV market
Although China is developing its photovoltaics (PV) market rapidly, the country still has some major hurdles to overcome. As the 2010 Golden Sun PV Industry Summit, held this week in Beijing, China, clearly showed, not only do the prospects of a national feed-in tariff remain uncertain, but other key issues are proving to hinder a major ramp-up of the domestic market.
Centrosolar increases manufacturing capacity to almost 200 MWp; may expand further
Germany-based Centrosolar Sonnenstromfabrik, a subsidiary of Centrosolar Group AG, has increased its photovoltaics (PV) module manufacturing capacity from 155 megawatts peak (MWp) to almost 200 MWp.
Czech Republic: Scatec Solar connects two PV plants to the grid
Norwegian photovoltaics (PV) company, Scatec Solar, has connected two PV plants worth a total of 2.65 megawatts (MW) to the Czech grid.
2 MW PV plant installed in Bulgaria; country could hit 4 GW capacity by 2020
A two-megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) plant has been installed in the western Bulgarian town of Ihtiman by Sunservice Ltd.
