PV

Solar PV sector installs more capacity than any other source during 2010

Tuesday, 17 May 2011 Toby Price According to the latest Solar photovoltaic Barometer released this month by EurObserv’ER, 13,023 MWp of photovoltaic modules were connected to the grid in the European Union during 2010, which is ...

Researchers develop golden window electrodes for organic solar cells

Monday, 16 May 2011

Researchers at the University of Warwick in England have developed a gold plated window as the transparent electrode for organic solar cells, offering the potential to cut solar cell costs.

Tibet

China sees disputed territory becoming a cornerstone to its solar-powered future

Thursday, 12 May 2011 The disputed territory of Tibet, known in China as the Tibet Autonomous Region, is poised to become the country's leading solar power generation base with 10 photovoltaic power plants to be completed the ...

Uni-Solar photovoltaics to power railway station in China

Thursday, 05 May 2011 United Solar, a US-based manufacturer of lightweight, flexible thin-film solar modules, will supply 565 kW of photovoltaic solar laminates for a solar power system being installed on the roof of the Tianjin ...

Innotech Solar uses special glass to boost PV yields

Wednesday, 04 May 2011 The Norwegian company Innotech Solar is to showcase the new polycrystalline ITS Economy Module Series at Intersolar 2011 in June. The modules are manufactured in Sweden and feature specially textured glass ...

Singapore

Yingli Green Energy picks Singapore “to add vibrancy to solar ecosystem”

Wednesday, 04 May 2011 Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli ...

PV market experiences “unprecedented growth” says EPIA

Wednesday, 04 May 2011 Toby Price EPIA, the European photovoltaic Industry Association, has published its Global Market Outlook for photovoltaics until 2015, announcing that photovoltaic power is “well on the way to contributing ...

India

SunBorne and Suntech to partner on 100 MW of solar projects

Tuesday, 03 May 2011

SunBorne Energy and Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd will supply 100 MW of solar panels over the next two years for projects in India.

Germany

Belectric extolls virtues of ground-based solar to cover nuclear gap

Tuesday, 03 May 2011 German solar company, Belectric, has released a statement setting out why Germany should take free field solar power plants seriously in current discussions on the accelerated expansion of renewable energies ...

France

Total invests €897.7 million in US solar power firm

Monday, 02 May 2011 France’s biggest oil company is set to purchase 60 percent of SunPower Corporation, the second biggest solar panel manufacturer in America, in the hope that the partnership will serve as a cornerstone ...