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El Salvador to build 14 MW plant
The government of El Salvador is gearing up to build a 14 MW photovoltaic plant with financial help from German state bank KfW. It is expected to be the largest system of its kind, when complete.
Daqo and JNE to build Canadian PV module factory
Daqo New Energy Holdings (Canada) Ltd and JNE Solar Inc. have announced they are to build and operate a photovoltaic module production facility in Hamilton, Ontario.
Italy FIT farce could spill into next week
Speaking to industry representatives at Italy’s Solar Expo in Verona, confidence seems to be battered. While analysts had reported that the fourth Conto Energia would be signed today, media reports state that it will only be...
Germany: Gehrlicher completes 4 rooftop PV systems
Gehrlicher Solar AG has completed a 3.1 megawatt photovoltaic rooftop project in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Constellation Energy acquires 30 MW Sacramento solar project
Constellation Energy has acquired a 30 megawatt (MW) DC (25 MW AC) solar project from Belectric, Inc. Currently under construction, it is scheduled to be commercially operational by the end of the year.
Centrosolar establishes PV AR coating line in China
Centrosolar Group AG has commissioned its first Asian anti-reflective (AR) coating line in Huzhou, China.
PSE&G and Matrix complete 2.8 MW solar project
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and Matrix Development Group have completed two New Jersey rooftop solar installations worth 2.8 megawatts (MW).
Italy: Signing of new Conto Energia delayed by bickering
Italy’s fourth Conto Energia should be done and dusted. However, testing the photovoltaic industry’s already ragged nerves, it has emerged that bickering between Ministers has delayed the signing of the new decree. The final...
S.A.G. Solarstrom acquires 5.1 MWp Czech PV plant
S.A.G. Solarstrom AG has retroactively acquired a 5.1 megawatt peak (MWp) photovoltaic plant in Kamenicna, the Czech Republic, thus extending its portfolio to 25.1 MWp. The system was grid connected last December.
EPIA: Bright future for PV, but global rebalancing of growth expected
A new report has forecast a bright future for photovoltaics, as long as government policy remains advantageous for the industry. Meanwhile, 100 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity could be reached by 2013, but Europe’s current...
S.A.G. Solarstrom completes first phase of 48 MW Italian PV project
S.A.G. Solarstrom AG has completed the first phase of its 48 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic project, located in the region of Venice, in Northern Italy.
Dates for new Italian FIT pushed back
According to reports, the Italian Government will not introduce its new photovoltaic feed-in tariffs until September 1. The definition of uncapped "small systems" has also reportedly been revised to one megawatt (MW).
US: Work begins on 30 MW PV project
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has closed financing and begun construction on a 30 megawatt (MW) photovoltaics project in Texas, the U.S. Subsidiary FRV AE Solar, LLC has also signed a 35 megawatt sales agreement with Trina...
Solar Frontier to install 1.2 MW in California
Solar Frontier is to install a 1.2 megawatt thin film CIS (copper indium selenide) solar system in California, the U.S.
Conergy to build 12.4 megawatt Thai solar park
Conergy is gearing up to build a 12.4 megawatt solar park in Thailand's Nakhon Pathom province. It is the German company's third in the country in the last 12 months.
Solis Partners to install 1.2 MW PV roof system
Solis Partners has been awarded a turnkey contract to install a 1.2 megawatt rooftop photovoltaic system in New Jersey by Shore Point Distributing Company, Inc.
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