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Solar jobs to increase in US in 2011
Following the first U.S. solar jobs census, it has been found that over half of all solar employers plan to expand their workforce in the next year.
Around 300 jobs to go as REC discontinues PV module operations in Sweden
The Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has announced it will discontinue operations at its 150-megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) module plant in Glava, Sweden, due to “unsatisfactory” financial performance and “weak” future...
Solarwatt starts new manufacturing line; doubles capacity
Solarwatt, located in Dresden, Germany has invested over €35 million in a new solar module production line and logistics center. Operations have already begun on the production line, where capacity has been expanded from 200 to...
juwi Solar to add 500 new jobs as part of worldwide expansion
Germany-based juwi Solar has said it will create 500 new jobs until 2012. Almost half of them will be located in Germany, which is currently the company's "most important" market.
Conergy to see new CFO by November
Conergy AG has chosen its new chief financial officer, following the news that the company’s current CFO, Jörg Spiekerkötter, will not be renewing his contract when it expires at the end of October.
SunPower to build largest solar power system on US Government property in Arizona
SunPower Corp. has announced that it has signed an agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS) in the U.S. to design and construct a 15-megawatt (MW) (AC) solar photovoltaics (PV) power system at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale,...
Solarfun to double PV shipments to US; announces team expansion
In response to the growing U.S. photovoltaics (PV) market, China-based silicon ingots, wafers, and cells and modules manufacturer Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has said it plans to double shipment volumes to the U.S. next...
Solon to stop manufacturing dual-axis tracking systems; 50 redundancies expected
Solon SE has told pv magazine it is to stop manufacturing dual-axis tracking systems due to the “drastic” decrease in silicon prices. The company also announced that 50 people from its Austrian subsidiary Solon Hilber Technologie...
Q-Cells to help promote education in solar sector with new professorship
Germany-based Q-Cells SE is to offer a professorship at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, in Halle, starting in its 2010/2011 winter term in a bid to educate graduates beginning their careers about the opportunities...
NJR to develop rooftop solar projects worth USD$17 million in collaboration with Adler Development and United Solar
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, has announced an agreement with Adler Development of Edison, NJ to lease space atop four fully occupied buildings in central New Jersey, the United...
SunEdison teams up with Ontario auto parts manufacturer
SunEdison has announced its plans to produce racking equipment for its Canadian solar projects with Samco Solar. Up to 100 direct and indirect green jobs are expected to be created.
Canasia Solar plans 200 MW PV manufacturing facility in Ontario; 100s jobs to be created
Canasia Solar Corp. is to install a solar module manufacturing facility in the London, Ontario region in Canada. The plant will initially have a 50 megawatt (MW) per annum capacity and will expand to a total build-out of 200 MW.
U.S.: Around 180 jobs to be created via 16 solar power system installations
Up to 180 union and green jobs will be created in California, the U.S. The news comes following the announcement at Intersolar North America that Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. has been selected to provide 15 megawatts (MW)...
New York solar jobs and development act “putting state further behind northeast neighbors”
The state’s failure to pass the New York Solar Jobs and Development Act is putting the Empire State further behind other states in the Northeast, according to the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA), which...
Sharp produces its two millionth solar panel
Sharp Electronics Corporation is commemorating the production of its two millionth solar panel at its assembly operation at Sharp Manufacturing Company of America (SMCA) in Memphis.
Veeco awarded USD$800K; jobs to be created
Veeco Instruments Inc. has been awarded USD$800,000 in matching funds to help bring its CIGS (copper, indium, gallium, selenium) deposition equipment technology to market. The company has said this development will help to create...
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