Australia to begin phasing out household solar credits early
The Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has announced support for household solar installations will begin to be phased out a year earlier than previously planned, in recognition of significant reductions in the cost of solar panels.
Germany: New PV FIT cuts not ruled out in 2011
The German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety has not ruled out further photovoltaics (PV) feed-in tariff (FIT) cuts in the coming year. Representatives from the solar industry have purportedly indicated their willingness to accept this renewed cap on subsidies.
Sempra Generation completes 48 MW PV power plant
Sempra Generation has completed construction on a 48 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Nevada, the U.S.
?Upsolar signs North American distribution agreement
Upsolar has signed a six megawatt (MW) distribution agreement with Focused Energy for next year.
GCL-Poly signs 10 GW supply contract with JA Solar
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited has signed a long-term supplementary wafer and polysilicon product supply contract with JA Solar Holdings Co., Limited.
Manz Automation records strong solar orders
Manz Automation AG has secured new orders worth a total of more than 50 million, much of which has come from automation and process equipment for the manufacture of crystalline solar cells.
National Solar Repository launched in Singapore
Singapore’s National Solar Repository (NSR) has been launched by the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), in collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic, at the country’s Solar Pioneer Awards ceremony held yesterday.
Market diversity a key trend for next year
According to the photovoltaics (PV) analysts, market diversity will be one of the key trends next year, with a number of emerging countries making up the expected shortfall of installed capacity in Germany.
Rights to the sun secured by Spain
A Spanish woman has reportedly spent 30 buying the proprietary rights to the sun. Now she says she wants to charge solar businesses.
China Sunergy and Pythagoras Solar create BIPV partnership
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. and Pythagoras Solar have signed an agreement with the aim of capitalizing on the growing building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market through the use of Pythagoras’ transparent photovoltaic glass units (PVGU).
