Saudi Arabian solar task force established
A Saudi Arabian solar task force has been established following the countrys first Solar Communication and Coordination Workshop, held on May 16 in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco, one of the worlds largest oil corporations, will assume a leading role.
Production costs a key challenge for German PV companies
Reducing production costs, maintaining and increasing margins, and gaining market share were highlighted as the three main challenges facing German photovoltaics (PV) companies this year.
New energy efficiency Compendium of Best US Practices published ??
Three leading energy efficiency and renewable energy organizations have jointly released a Compendium of Best Practices: Sharing Local and State Successes in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from the United States.
Power grid could accommodate "large increase" in solar generation
Large increases in solar and wind generation could be accommodated in the power grid, according to a new study published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
SEMI calls for new "Green Bank" to be established
A call to establish a Green Bank has been made by SEMIs North American Advisory Board and PV Group during the annual SEMI Washington Forum, held in Washington, D.C.
PV Legal launches new database highlighting "bureaucratic barriers" to PV development
The PV Legal consortium has launched an online database containing quantitative and qualitative data on project development processes and bureaucratic barriers that, they say, are hampering the set-up of photovoltaic (PV) systems.
