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21/05/12: Japan-US smart grid demonstration project announced
Nine Japanese companies have launched a smart grid demonstration project in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
21/05/12: China: JinkoSolar supplies modules to 50 MW PV project
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd has said it will supply 50 megawatts (MW) worth of its modules to a state-owned photovoltaic project. It is expected to come online this year.
21/05/12: BMW heir wants Solarwatt
BMW heir, Stefan Quandt has expressed his interest in Dresden-based Solarwatt. Germany’s Federal Cartel Authority is currently examining the takeover proposal.
21/05/12: SunEdison to build 20 MW Arizona PV park
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. subsidiary, SunEdison has signed a loan agreement worth US$65 million with the North American Development Bank (NADB). The funds will be used towards the construction of a 20 megawatt (MW)...
18/05/12: SNEC: 30+ percent tariffs lead to unintended consequences
On the final day of the SNEC trade show in Shanghai, the unintended consequences of the 30-plus percent tariffs that are set to imposed on photovoltaic exports from China to the U.S. have begun to emerge. Taiwanese manufacturers...
18/05/12: Belectric installs 1 GW
Germany-based Belectric says it has installed one gigawatt (GW) of photovoltaics worldwide. The "milestone" was achieved following the commissioning of a series of multi-megawatt projects at the start of this week.
18/05/12: GCL and Isofoton unveil 1 GW solar plans
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited and Isofoton S.A. have signed a memorandum of understanding, under which they plan to develop one gigawatt (GW) worth of solar plants across the globe.
18/05/12: US contemplates solar domestic content requirement rules
Two U.S. Senators have unveiled their plans to introduce a domestic content requirement, in order to prevent Chinese photovoltaic manufacturers from taking advantage of the country’s 30 percent tax credit.
Top News
21/05/12: WTO dispute strains the limits of friendship and fair trade
In what can only be described as a "Bizarro World" scenario, even as Canada continued to take the heat last week for the domestic content requirement in Ontario’s feed-in tariff (FIT.2) scheme, legislators in Washington, DC,...
Industry press releases
21/05/12: UK: Ed Davey opens King Athelstan's solar system
Ed Davey, U.K. Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change was at King Athelstan on 18 May for the official unveiling of our new solar PV (photovoltaic) system.
21/05/12: Succession of euroTECH
With effect from 01/01/2012 euroTECH GmbH assigned all business matters to euroTECH Vertriebs GmbH.
21/05/12: Nominees for the Intersolar AWARD 2012
For the fifth time since the AWARD was launched, Intersolar Europe unveils the nominees for the solar industry innovation prize.
21/05/12: TÃœV SÃœD presents international services for PV systems
At the Intersolar trade show in Munich, TÃœV SÃœD will inform visitors about the certification and testing of PV systems, PV modules and PV components in accordance with national and international standards and directives and about...
21/05/12: Efficient and powerful solutions of Kirchner Solar Group at Intersolar
The German PV-systems pioneer Kirchner Solar Group will present its entire portfolio of individual PV solutions at the Intersolar stand B5.430.
21/05/12: SolarEdge ships over 1 million power optimizers
Market and technology leader for distributed solar power optimization continues its successful growth.
21/05/12: S.A.G. Solarstrom terminates share buyback program
S.A.G. Solarstrom AG, Freiburg, today decided to temporarily bring to a close the program for repurchasing its own shares at the end of trading on May 18, 2012.
21/05/12: Clenergy accredited by TüV InterCert
Approval by TüV InterCert marking Clenergy meet or exceed international levels.
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