PV

New solar report sees sharp contraction of European market, followed by stable long-term growth

Wednesday, 05 October 2011 REM

After years of explosive growth, Europe is about to undergo a sharp contraction of the solar photovoltaic (PV) market, according to a new study from IHS Emerging Energy Research.

Taiwan

PV cell production ramps up across Asia

Wednesday, 05 October 2011 REM Asian solar photovoltaic (PV) cell production markets have enjoyed strong growth rates in the previous years, with Taiwan counting among the countries that have seen significant growth. The ever increasing ...

Sunshine not only good for crops say farmers

Tuesday, 04 October 2011 Toby Price Just like most Brits, farmers around the British Isles love talking about the weather. High rainfall complicates their lives on a daily basis, while poor summers bring weak crops come harvest time. However, ...

Germany

Belectric installs Solar Frontier’s CIS thin-film modules for first time

Monday, 03 October 2011 REM Solar Frontier and Belectric have installed over 2,500 thin-film CIS modules on the roof of the EDEKA Krawczyk supermarket parking lot in Schwabach (Germany). Leveraging Solar Frontier's eco-friendly, ...

First Solar sells 550 MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, among world's largest

Friday, 30 September 2011 REM First Solar, Inc. has completed the sale of one of the world's largest photovoltaic (PV) solar power projects — the 550-megawatt (AC) Desert Sunlight Solar Farm near Desert Center, California In the ...

Russia

2 GW PV potential touted ahead of conference

Friday, 30 September 2011 Dan McCue

Three weeks before a major high technology and solar energy conference in Moscow, a leading proponent for the sector says the installed capacity of solar PV arrays in Russia could reach 2 GW by 2020.

Four of UK’s largest solar arrays go live

United Kingdom

PV

New solar report sees sharp contraction of European market, followed by stable long-term growth

PV cell production ramps up across Asia

Sunshine not only good for crops say farmers

Belectric installs Solar Frontier’s CIS thin-film modules for first time

First Solar sells 550 MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, among world's largest

2 GW PV potential touted ahead of conference

Four of UK’s largest solar arrays go live

StratoSolar “kites” could already be producing grid-parity solar energy

Solaria signs a strategic agreement to expand its activity in Asia

Exhaustive worldwide solar installer survey kicks off