2006-06-07 11:16
Korea’s LG has confirmed that all of the four new lines to be added to its cell and module production facility in Gumi through 2018 will employ high efficiency cell and module tech. Th… Read More
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2006-06-07 11:16
The capacity of installed PV plants reached 848 MW-AC. Over 2 GW of solar PV is under construction Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
IHS, Inc. has confirmed a wafer supply shortage. This will lead to utilization rates of up to 88% in 2016, and increasing levels of outsourced production. Long-term contracts, often with pre… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
SPower has said it will add 700 MW of clean energy to its portfolio in 2016. To meet this goal, it has contracted JinkoSolar to supply 1 GW of solar panels and hired Rosendin Renewable Energ… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The U.S./Swiss collaboration has yielded a 29.8% efficient PV cell based on gallium indium phosphide and crystalline silicon layers, without concentrated sunlight Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The group will accelerate and expand its rooftop solar solutions business in China, where it covers the cost of designing, engineering, installing and maintaining solar installations for lea… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Funding for battery storage for small solar PV systems in Germany ceased at the end of 2015. The Federal Government is said to still be working on the new program, which should start "as ear… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Solargiga saw a sharp increase in the sale of generated electricity. The Chinese company is in the process of doubling its PV module production capacity Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Channel Islands-based The Renewable Infrastructure Group Ltd is to invest in 15 ground-mounted a rooftop solar projects across France, with the assistance of French clean energy company, Aku… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Swiss power technology producer ABB announces involvement in two 50 MW PV plants in Jordan, while UAE's Masdar to sign agreement to build 200 MW PV plant in the country Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Germany saw 1.28 GW of solar PV become operational in the 12 months from December 1, 2014, to November 30, 2015, according to official figures. Due to the low installation rate, FITs for Ja… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Guyanese government has welcomed proposals by the Canadian company to develop solar farms in the South American counttry Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A new report by the Taiwanese analysts indicates that the current shortage in multicrystalline silicon wafers will be met with substantial capacity increases, and that prices will peak in Fe… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dynamics within the global coal market mean that limited changes in U.S. production are unlikely to alter U.S. coal consumption and thus will have little impact for solar and other forms of… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Chinese equipment maker Suzhou Horad has received an order to supply a 200 MW solar PV module line to Motech’s new factory in China Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Chinese company is demanding the return of a $64 million advance plus damages after a planned deal with Hareon failed to transpire Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released a shortlist of 22 PV power plant projects for its AU$100 million (US$69.4 million) large scale solar scheme. The shortlisted proje… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In his state of the state speech, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo built upon his administration's progress with $15 million in training for solar workers Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Actor Mark Ruffalo and Tea Party activist Debbie Dooley have joined the protest, which joins official appeals to the changes announced shortly before Christmas Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The U.S. renewable energy laboratory explains that “finding the right defect” can in layers adjacent to the cell can have the counter-intuitive result of increasing solar cell ef… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A new IHS report shows string inverters are gaining in popularity. Chinese products and microinverters are also winning over ever more customers Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto dedicated the 39 MW Aura Solar I farm on 26 March. The plant is slated to produce 82 GWh per year, which should fulfill the energy needs of 65% of… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The credit line will bankroll two PV projects with a combined capacity of 35 MW that have already gone online Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Germany's Fraunhofer Institute has verified the new CIS conversion efficiency breakthrough, achieved at the Atsugi Research Center (ARC) in Kanagawa, Japan Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A new report from IRENA has calculated that a 36% renewable energy share in the global energy mix by 2030 would boost GDP by up to US$1.3 trillion. Over 14 million new jobs would also be cre… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
SMA Solar Technology AG has launched what it says is the first AC-coupled inverter system for high-voltage batteries. It is hoping to tap into a storage application market worth up to EUR1.2… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In a busy week for Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited, the Chinese company has issued a 2015 profit warning, where it expects consolidated profit to fall 90% YoY. It also now offici… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Opening ceremony for the World Future Energy Summit outlines renewable energy challenges and announces winners of Zayed Future Energy Prize Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
While there is little direct causation between the rise of solar and the fall of coal, GTM Research Director of Solar Research MJ Shiao notes that the fall of coal creates opportunities for… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
GTM Research’s latest report expects 1500-volt architecture to take over the utility-scale solar market over the next few years, citing clear balance-of-systems cost advantages Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Al-Afandi Group signs property contract with Saudi Royal Commission to build 55,000 square meter premises in Yanbu; phase one of the solar panel plant will have 120 MW capacity, with 1 G… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It is "plausible" India will add 7.2 GW of utility-scale solar PV in the coming financial year, according to Bridge to India, despite bottlenecks in power evacuation and grid stability. In 2… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The court rejected claims calling for compensation for cuts to the feed-in tariff for solar introduced by the government in 2010. The five appeals represent another 150 businesses which have… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Buried in an announcement of aggressive funding for clean energy, New York regulators have said that they will include nuclear power in the state’s new renewable energy mandate Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The utility’s proposal to keep existing solar customers under the previous rules may be the result of political pressure, as a ballot initiative is launched to repeal Nevada's changes… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Large-scale storage systems in the U.K. are already competitive under certain circumstances, while small-scale decentralized energy installations with storage on site can be competitive arou… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The highest court in Spain has declared an administrative appeal by APPA against RD 900/2015 to be legally admissible. This regulation on self-consumption PV systems contains increased charg… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Xinhua’s estimate of 43 GW is at or below that of analytical firms, and the nation has surpassed Germany’s 40 GW Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The International Renewable Energy Agency and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development announce loans totaling $46 million to back four clean energy projects in developing nations Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The China Banking Regulatory Commission and the National Energy Administration have signaled their support for a restructuring of Yingli's massive debt, noting the company's importance to th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun, the Democratic front-runner repeats calls for more renewable energy and says regulators should not be changing the rules retroactively Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The number of new stationary battery systems connected to solar arrays on German homes and businesses in 2015 far outnumber the number of electric vehicles that rolled onto roads. A new stud… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The U.S. solar industry added 35,000 jobs from November 2014 to November 2015, its third year of 20% annual growth. Installation makes up more than half of U.S. solar jobs Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A new report by the U.S. government's NREL and Berkeley Lab finds a 3.6% reduction in fossil fuel generation and up to US$3.9 billion in net savings for electricity customers in 2013, as wel… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A legislative committee has approved the introduction of exemptions to the IPI, PIS, Pasep and Cofins taxes for certain components of solar PV installations in the 8322/14 bill Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The North Carolina-based PV developer plans to equip more than 1.4 GW of solar PV with Skytron's monitoring systems by the middle of this year, including both retrofits and newly built plant… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Centrotherm customer Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) is the foreign investor behind Solarpark Blautal, which has secured an 80% stake in German PV production equipment supplier centrotherm… Read More
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