Solargiga and Liaoning form joint venture company to construct 500 MW solar wafer project
China-based Solargiga Energy Holdings Limited has entered into a cooperation agreement with Liaoning Oxiranchem, Inc. to manufacture 500 megawatts (MW) of multicrystalline silicon solar ingots and wafers.
CEC approves 370 MW solar thermal project in Mojave Desert
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the construction of the 370-megawatt (MW) Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project in the Mojave Desert.
Study: Decentralized development of renewable energies creates billions in value output
In what has been termed the first systematic and comparative analysis of the effects of regenerative energy technologies on the output of value, the German Institute for Ecological Economic Research (IÖW) has concluded that photovoltaics (PV) contributed 36 percent to Germanys sum total last year.
Sharp to take over Recurrent Energy for up to USD$305 million
Stepping up its photovoltaics (PV) activity, Sharp has announced it is to take over Recurrent Energy, a U.S.-based solar project developer and generating company for a cash sum of around USD$305 million.
Around 300 jobs to go as REC discontinues PV module operations in Sweden
The Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has announced it will discontinue operations at its 150-megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) module plant in Glava, Sweden, due to unsatisfactory financial performance and weak future prospects. Around 300 employees will be affected.
Haitis economic recovery to be supported with USD$1 million solar initiative
NRG Energy, Inc. and Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) have announced a commitment through the Clinton Global Initiative to greatly expand the use of solar power to meet electricity needs for the Haitian Central Plateau commune of Boucan Carre, through the use of a USD$1 million fund.
centrotherm completes first production line for Chinese state company; 1 GW capacity expected to be reached
centrotherm photovoltaics AG has announced operations at Chinese state company Lu’an Group Corp.s 60 megawatt (MW) solar cell turnkey factory in Changzhi have successfully begun.
Australia: 10 MW PV facility to be built in Mid-West
Australias Energy Minister, Peter Collier, has announced that a 10-megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) facility costing AUD$58 million is to be established in the countrys Mid-West.
sonnen_systeme Projektgesellschaft to step up North American activities
Germany-based sonnen_systeme Projektgesellschaft GmbH has announced it is to step up its North American activities next year and has plans to begin production of its tracking systems in Ontario, Canada. The company cited soaring demand for solar technology as a primary reason.
Germanys wind branch attacks solar sector
According to a media report, BWE (German WindEnergy Association) President Hermann Albers has demanded that the solar sector demonstrates photovoltaic’s (PV) potential for reduced costs. In his view, saving the EEG (Renewable Energy Sources Act) is at stake.
