Singapore: HDB invests USD$2.3 million in solar PV panels
Singapores Housing and Development Board (HDB) has invested around USD$2.3 million in solar photovoltaics (PV) panels. This, says the board, is the country’s single largest solar panel procurement to date.
Soliant Energy receives UL listing for commercial rooftop solar systems
Soliant Energy has received UL Listing from the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. for its SE-500X solar cells. The company also says its SE-500X line is the first product certified to be under the SU 8703 UL draft standard, a new comprehensive code defined specifically to test safety parameters of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) products.
Alanod-Solar unveils new USD$25 million production facility
Alanod-Solar has unveiled its new lacquering facility in Ennepetal, Germany. The new facility represents a total investment of USD$25 million and increases the companys annual capacity by nearly ten million additional square feet per year.
North America: Hosiden and Hisco sign distribution partnership agreement to meet growing PV demand
Hisco has said it has signed a distribution agreement with Hosiden to support the North American solar market.
Germany's parliament approves solar cut compromise
Germany’s upper house of parliament has agreed to a compromise proposal to reduce the cuts for solar power incentives. The law can now enter into force.
Germany's parliament approves solar cut compromise
Germany’s Bundesrat upper house of parliament has agreed to a compromise proposal to reduce the cuts for solar power incentives. The reductions will be implemented over a three month period.
Yingli announces initial production of 400 MW capacity expansions
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited has announced the initial production of its latest 400 megawatt (MW) capacity expansions.
CNPV gains MCS certification for British solar market
CNPV Solar Power SA has said it has been granted full approval for its complete range of modules under the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). The MCS certificate is a pre-requisite for selling solar panels in the UK market within the government financial support program.
U.S.: Construction to get underway on Californias largest school solar project
Construction on the largest school solar project in California, the U.S. is about to get underway. Rosendin Electric has announced that the USD$50 million, 9.4 megawatt (MW) installation, which spans ten schools, will be completed by the first quarter of next year.
pvxchange: half-yearly PV brokerage figures set new record
pvxchange has announced it has brokered more photovoltaics (PV) modules and inverters in the first half of this year than during the course of the whole previous year. At the same time, another 1,000 participants have registered on the online trading platform since the beginning of this year.
