Global solar shares boosted by Germanys first Green win
Solar stocks around the world have risen after Winfried Kretschmann became the first regional Green Party president in German history. In an interview with pv magazine Wolfgang Seeliger speaks about the countrys political influence on the rest of the world, as well as what the win could mean for PV.
Solar Frontier claims new thin film CIS efficiency record
According to its in-house measurements, Solar Frontier says it has achieved 17.2 percent aperture area efficiency on a 30 x 30 cm thin film CIS-based PV submodule. This, states the company, is a world record.
Australia: Sunshine Coast to get 10 MW solar farm
Local business, Energy Parks Australia (EPA), has lodged a Development Application with the council which, if approved, would see the Sunshine Coast boast one of Australias largest solar parks.
Wagner Solar UK offers help to Japan
Wagner Solar UK Ltd, has announced the decision to donate three percent from the sales of Sanyo modules during the entire month of April, to World Vision for Japan related causes.
United Solar awarded patent for nano-crystalline technology
United Solar, manufacturer of light-weight, flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that its team has received the patent for “Method for depositing high-quality microcrystalline semiconductor materials.”
Germany: 17 percent renewable electricity
Germanys conservative government has issued its annual report on the contribution of renewable energy to the German energy market in 2010. Wind turbines, hydroelectric plants, solar cells, and biogas digesters now provide nearly 17 percent of the country’s electricity.
Fukushima fallout could create 100 GW of newly installed PV
Following the nuclear disaster in Japan, Bank Sarasin believes the potential now exists to install an additional 100 gigawatts (GW) of PV by 2015.
First Solar breaks ground in Vietnam
First Solar has officially broken ground on its four-line PV module manufacturing plant in Dong Nam Industrial Park, 25 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
Belectric tops global PV system integrator rankings
Having developed over 300 megawatts (MW) worth of PV systems last year, Belectric has pushed Q-Cells out of the way to sit at the top of IMS Researchs Global PV System Integrator Rankings.
NYSEIA calls for support for solar
The New York Solar Energy Industries Association has called on the state and federal governments in the US to focus future fundings and technical support on solar energy.
