Italy: 276 million investment agreement for 70 MW PV plant
First Reserve Corporation has entered into a 276 million project financing facilities agreement for the Rovigo photovoltaics (PV) plant in Northeast Italy.
1.3 billion REC production facility to reach full capacity by year end
Norway-based Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has announced its 1.3 billion green field, integrated solar wafer, cell and module production facility in Singapore will reach full nameplate capacity towards year end.
5 MW PV park completed in Cape Verde
Martifer Solar has announced the completion of a five-megawatt peak (MWp) photovoltaics (PV) plant in Santiago Island, Cape Verde.
US: Construction begins on 150 MW CPV manufacturing facility
Amonix, Inc., has broken ground on a 214,000 square foot solar equipment manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada, the U.S.
Oerlikon aims for 20 percent share of Indian solar market
Swiss-based Oerlikon Solar is looking to garner a significant share in the nascent Indian solar market, according to the countrys Economic Times.?
Solar Power International reports positive trends
Organizers of Solar Power International 2010, held last month from October 12 14 in Los Angeles, the U.S., have announced that the trade show attracted a record number of both professional and public visitors.
Chevron to install 3 MWs of solar in Orange County, the US
Chevron Energy Solutions has announced three solar and energy efficiency projects totaling over three megawatts (MW) in Orange County, California, the U.S.
New US solar research facility awarded USD$6 million
U.S.-based Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board has approved a COEE (Centers of Energy Excellence) designation and USD$6 million in funding to establish the Solar Valley Research Enterprise (SVRE).
Singapore: Cautious solar outlook at International Energy Week
Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong has told delegates that Singapore is not ready to embrace solar energy on a significant scale.
Study: PV expansion wont affect Germanys power grids
A new study has concluded that Germanys power grids are well prepared to handle the future expansion of photovoltaics (PV) generation to the planned 52 gigawatts by 2020, the level stipulated by the countrys government in its National Action Plan for Renewable Energy.
