IEA PV Power System Programme publishes new report
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 Robin Whitlock The International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power System Programme (IEA PVPS) Snapshot reportprovides estimated data about Photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the 23 countries reporting to the IEA PVPS Pro...
Martifer Solar completes a utility scale solar PV plant cluster
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 Dan McCueMartifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has developed a cluster of utility scale Photovoltaic plants totaling 28.1 MWp in the United Kingdom.
Grupotec connects 46 MW in the UK in a little over two months
Monday, 08 April 2013 Dan McCue Grupotec has successfully connected 46 MW of solar Photovoltaics to the UK grid, completing multiple PV projects in record time, despite confronting what Britain's National Weather Service has describ...
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ARTsolar establishes the first panel manufacturing plant in KwaZulu-Natal
Thursday, 04 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe first Photovoltaic (PV) solar panel manufacturing plant in KwaZulu-Natal has recently been established in the town of New Germany.
IDB to finance three private-sector PV projects in Chile
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 REM The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan package for $41.4 million to private sector firms for the construction, operation, and maintenance of three Photovoltaic solar power plants in...
New York commits $46 million to create expand solar capacity in state
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 REMNew York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced $46 million has been awarded under his NY-Sun initiative for large-scale solar energy projects that will add 52 MW to the US state’s solar capacity.
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 02/04/2013
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 REM • With Stanford Fellowship, Senate Renewable Energy Advocate Shuns K Street Path The New York Times • Standard Bank, China's ICBC To Co-Fund S Africa Renewable Energy Projects Fox Business • C...
Solar module manufacturer Innotech Solar ramps up production
Monday, 25 March 2013 REM While numerous companies like Bosch and Siemens are backing out of the solar industry, Scandinavian-German solar module manufacturer, Innotech Solar (ITS) says the competitive environment has improved...
Bosch leaves Photovoltaics market
Friday, 22 March 2013 REM Stuttgart-based Bosch Group has announced it will discontinue its activities in the crystalline Photovoltaics market and hopes to begin selling off units manufacturing ingots, wafers, cells, and modul...
Poland’s solar market ready for take-off
Thursday, 21 March 2013 REM “Photovoltaics is gaining more and more importance. Poland must not miss out on this development,” said Dr. Stanislaw Pietruszko of the Polish Photovoltaic Association in his welcome address to th...