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ABB Building

20/06/13: ABB expresses faith in solar

Maxine Ghavi, ABB’s head of solar business, says the company is open for growth opportunities in the solar sector if it makes strategic sense, adding that the global market is expected to grow more than 10% in the coming years.


First Solar

20/06/13: First Solar makes $427.7 million from capital increase

First Solar has earned some $427.7 million following a capital increase in which it offered 9,747,000 shares of its common stock. It will use the fresh capital for acquisitions and expansion into new territories.


REC's production facility in Singapore.

20/06/13: REC desert panels at Intersolar Europe

Norwegian manufacturer showcases its bifacial, desert-proof Peak Energy panels at Munich trade show. REC, which produces its panels in Singapore, has opened a Dubai office to target the MENA market.


Intersolar Europe 2013

19/06/13: Intersolar Europe: big on downstream and installers

The first day of the Intersolar Europe trade show in Munich wound down on Wednesday with a clear shift towards more downstream services and away from material suppliers. The booming Japanese market is generating plenty of...


Karel de Gucht.

19/06/13: Module talks start between EU and China

EU team meets Chinese specialists to try and find an amicable solution to the solar stand-off. But EU confirms the imposition of anti-dumping duties on Chinese modules will not be on the annual trade meeting agenda on Friday.


Suntech HQ.

19/06/13: Suntech Europe gains a respite

Suntech's European subsidiary has been granted a six-month extension to its debt moratorium. New definitive moratorium will allow time to negotiate with creditors and restructure debt and could be further extended.


The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius

19/06/13: Lithuanian solar investors sue government over FIT cuts

Solar developers in Lithuania are up in arms after the government slashed country's photovoltaic feed-in tariffs and are taking legal action in the hopes that the once generous rates are restored.


Hanwha solar PV

19/06/13: Hanwha Q Cells and Marubeni team up to build solar plant in Japan

Hanwha Q Cells is supplying modules for Marubeni to construct a large scale solar power plant located in southern Japan.


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Intersolar Europe 2013

20/06/13: Intersolar Awards celebrate innovation, European projects

For the sixth year running the Intersolar Awards were presented to the best innovations in the field of phototoltaics and solar thermal technology as well as in the new category of solar projects in Europe.


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20/06/13: AEG Power Solutions launches compact 880 kVA central solar inverter

New solar inverter solution has been developed for utility-scale applications in harsh outdoor environments.

By: AEG Power Solutions

20/06/13: n-PASHA alliance awarded 100MW n-type technology and equipment order for Nexolon Turnkey project in USA

The n-PASHA technology and equipment has been introduced to produce breakthrough, next generation n-type high-efficiency cells enabling the production of bi-facial modules.

By: Amtech Systems, Inc.

20/06/13: Welspun Energy ties up funds for Maharashtra 20 MW solar project

Welspun Energy Ltd. has secured INR 135 crore line of credit sanctioned by consortium of financial institutions.

By: Welspun Energy Ltd.

20/06/13: Ampt optimizers receive positive bankability report from BEW Engineering

Demand for company’s DC/DC converter technology feeds large-scale PV project pipeline.

By: Ampt

20/06/13: Sungrow presents new inverters at Intersolar 2013

Sungrow participated in Intersolar 2013 with a series of new PV inverters.

By: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.

20/06/13: Upsolar and SolarEdge introduce suite of smart module solutions

Integrated products will boost system performance for all types of PV installations.

By: Upsolar

20/06/13: Belden Brick of Canton adds Solar

Ohio Brick manufacturer adds solar to hedge against cost increases: clean energy investment with amazing pay back time.

By: MAGE SOLAR

20/06/13: Smart ReneSola PV modules with embedded SolarEdge technologies

Cooperation between SolarEdge, PV module manufacturer ReneSola and Via Solis provides intelligent and optimized modules to Europe.

By: SolarEdge Technologies

19/06/13: IBC SOLAR presents the newest generation of solar power storage with IBC SolStore Pb Home

The intelligent system combines solar power storage and energy management to increase self-consumption.

By: IBC SOLAR AG

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