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.
Funding boost for 4 MW US solar facility
A planned four-megawatt (MW) solar facility in Halifax County, the U.S. has received a boost, after the Virginia Tobacco Commission awarded the project a USD$5 million grant.
SunPower and Colorado Springs Utilities to build 6 MW PV power plant
Colorado Springs Utilities and SunPower Corp. have announced an agreement to design and build a six-megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) power system at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Record revenues for JinkoSolar, as it announces capacity increases
China-based JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd has announced record revenues and shipments for the third quarter of this year, ending September 30.
Czech lower house cuts support for new PV plants
The Czech lower house approved a bill on Friday, which cuts most of the country’s generous support for photovoltaics (PV) power plants newly built as of next March, reports Reuters.
CIGS cells to dominate future BIPV market
German company, PVflex Solar GmbH has said that, thanks to flexible lamination, CIGS solar cells now have the ability to both realize their potential as the most efficient thin film technology and to dominate the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market in the future.
Solarion and Walsin Lihwa sign 60 million thin film investment agreement
Germany-based Solarion AG and Taiwanese company Walsin Lihwa have signed a 60 million investment cooperation agreement to produce Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells.
American Capital Energy starts 3 MW North American rooftop installation
American Capital Energy has begun installation of a three-megawatt (MW) rooftop solar array for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare.
