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UK: 11 MW PV plant gets green light

British Solar Renewables has secured planning permission for an 11 MW photovoltaic farm in St. Allen, Truro, in the south west of England.

Hanergy goes downstream

Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer Hanergy Solar has announced a concerted effort to break into downstream power generation with the launch of its Hanergy Global Solar Power and Applications Group.

EU sees renewables increase

According to the latest figures from Eurostat, renewable energy covered 13% of the European Union’s energy consumption in 2011.

Suntech troubles hit poly supplier OCI

South Korean polysilicon manufacturer OCI has been dragged into the Suntech maelstrom thanks to an overreliance on the ailing Chinese cell and module manufacturer.

Kyocera profits from PV boom in Japan

Kyocera Corporation has announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year that was concluded end of March, 2013. While sales in the previous year increased by 7.5%, net profit fell by 16.2%.

Proposal to raise French 2020 PV targets

To spur the national PV market, France’s environment and energy agency recommends installing more than ten GW of new capacity over the next six years.

REC's first PV venture in Thailand

Norwegian company Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has supplied close to 41,000 solar panels to a 9.5 MW power plant in Chiang Rai, in northern Thailand. The company has also opened its own Bangkok office.

Germany's Economics Minister seeks to reduce PV FIT to €0.10/kWh

Germany’s Federal Economics Minister and Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader has said he wants to reduce the country’s photovoltaic FIT to just €0.10/kWh. In his view, investment could thus be encouraged in storage systems.

Solar Bankers interested in Bosch's German PV facility

Solar Bankers could take over Bosch’s photovoltaic manufacturing facility in Germany. A progress report on the negotiations concerning Bosch’s solar shares is expected this May. By the end of the year, the Stuttgart-based company wants to completely exit the crystalline photovoltaic business.

LDK sells 25 million shares to Fulai in second agreement

In a second share purchase agreement, LDK Solar has announced it will sell 25 million newly issued ordinary shares to Fulai Investments Limited for US$25.7 million.

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