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27/01/12: PV number games from Germany’s Ministry of Economics
Photovoltaics subsidies are a highly contentious subject within the German Federal Government. Federal Minister of Economics Philipp Rösler has drawn up his own paper, which might have led to a compromise with the Ministry of the...
27/01/12: Wacker sees 2011 financial declines on back of weak solar market
Wacker Chemie has posted full year 2011 financial losses, primarily due to the weak performance of both the solar and semiconductor industries, and higher raw material costs. It managed to remain well in the black, however.
27/01/12: Spain: MEP Asset Management acquires 5 Solon PV parks
Germany-based MEP Asset Management GmbH has taken over five of Solon SE’s photovoltaic parks, located in Spain.
27/01/12: Eastman acquires Solutia for over US$4 billion
Eastman Chemical Company and Solutia Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement worth around $4.7 billion, under which Eastman intends to take the U.S.-based chemical products company over.
26/01/12: 2011: 27.7 GW of PV installed; full potential of many markets unfulfilled
According to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), in 2011, photovoltaic installations grew 11 GW over 2010. While emerging markets played a vital role in this growth, they have yet to fulfill their "enormous"...
26/01/12: Solar-Energy expands PV module plant in Poland
Polish manufacturer, Solar-Energy, which opened a new photovoltaic module manufacturing facility in Poland late last year, has announced it will double capacity in 2012.
26/01/12: France: FIT reductions continue
In France, the photovoltaic feed-in tariffs (FITs) continue to drop. As the country’s regulator, CRE (Commission de Regulation de l’Energie) announced, the tariffs for new installations connected in the first quarter 2012 will...
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27/01/12: Italian government deals second, retroactive, PV blow
Following the official announcement this week that Italy’s energy regulator, GSE, will not open a register for large-scale photovoltaic plants in the second half of 2012, the government has now adopted a legislative decree, which...
Industry press releases
27/01/12: Germany: 200 GW PV potential
Nobody had expected that the German solar market for 2011 would turn out so well. This was the unanimous verdict of those on the "2nd inverter and PV System Technology Forum 2012" that took place on 23 and 24 January.
27/01/12: Gehrlicher Solar America expanding to Massachusetts
The international photovoltaic company completed two additional solar power plants.
27/01/12: Solar Community expands to 7 East Coast states
Solar Community, a national provider of solar power solutions, is expanding to Maryland and six other East Coast states. Sales teams were carefully developed for each state.
27/01/12: ACORE and AEE to foster industry collaboration with U.S. military
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) today announced a partnership to explore how renewable energy can help the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) achieve mission objectives, save...
27/01/12: Great Park selected as site of US DOE 2013 Solar Decathlon
The United States Department of Energy today announced that the Orange County Great Park has been selected as the site for the 2013 Solar Decathlon.
26/01/12: US solar industry: The future of American jobs, domestic energy, clean energy investments
Solar industry’s best and brightest heed President Obama’s sall to action at 2012 Solar Power Generation USA conference.
26/01/12: Solar Infrastructure Investment
Leading investors and project developers to meet and discuss the future of solar investment opportunities.
26/01/12: Announcing the Solar Power Mexico conference
Solar Power Mexico, the only business focused solar conference in Mexico, announced its 2012 lineup of industry leading speakers and full agenda, which aims to tackle the key issues head on to drive the market forward.
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