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Australia: 20 MW Solar Auction receives 15 proposals
The second stage of the Australian Capital Territory’s (ACT) Solar Auction has received 15 proposals. 20 MW of capacity will be funded under the government program. Meanwhile a new report has argued that rooftop photovoltaics is...
MEMC predicts challenging 2012, as it announces flat financials
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. says both its fourth quarter (Q4) and full year (FY) financials reflect the "challenging" market environment it encountered in 2011. While the company believes it is well positioned for the future...
"Broadband nanoplasmonic" technology increases c-Si thin film efficiency
A collaborative research project, based in the Australian state of Victoria, claims to have developed the world’s most efficient broadband nanoplasmonic solar cells. The result, published in the journal Nano Letters, report the...
$2.27 billion requested for US renewable energy industry
Having released his Fiscal Year 2013 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) budget request to Congress, President Barack Obama has requested US$2.27 billion be set aside from a total of $27.2 billion for the DOE's Office of Energy...
Taking PV to new places
A new research project at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), is aiming to get photovoltaics applied in brave new ways and many more places. The project, at the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Low-Carbon Living at...
ECD announces insolvency
Just months after suspending its manufacturing operations and announcing significant job cuts, Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) and a number of its subsidiaries, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
AUO to market solar products under BenQ brand name
AU Optronics has said it will market its solar products under the brand name BenQ Solar. The move is in line with its "Global Operation, Local Delivery" business strategy.
S.A.G Solarstrom not to issue 2012 sales forecast
In light of increased financing costs and major European photovoltaic markets facing an uncertain immediate future, S.A.G. Solarstrom AG has today reported that earnings are down for 2011.
European research project launched
A three-year multilateral and multinational research project has been launched, aimed at bringing efficiency, output and utilization gains right across the photovoltaic system. From cell to smart grid, the ERG project will...
Italy: Retroactive PV proposal likely thrown out
It appears likely that the Italian government will remove the retroactive action from its Decreto Monti. While the decision means that incentives shall still be halted for photovoltaic systems larger than one megawatt (MW) on...
Obama is not a 'loss leader', according to independent audit of DOE loans
In a political pile-on, it is a rarity when only rumors, and egos, get quashed. However, following months of allegations by Republican Congressional leaders that U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loans had been granted recklessly,...
Solon: Further takeover details emerge
Details over Microsol’s intended takeover of Solon SE have emerged. Under its plans, the facility at Greifswald will close and 25 jobs will be lost.
Germany: More FIT proposals on the table
The Germany solar incentive debate continues. While it was announced last week that there are plans to introduce a feed-in tariff (FIT) cap on photovoltaic modules, yet another proposal has suggested that only 80 percent of...
Germany plans PV FIT cap for modules
Ever clearer signals are emerging that Germany’s Federal Government is planning a new type of cap for solar subsidies. According to the latest plans, only a yearly electricity yield of between 800 and 900 kilowatt (kW) hours per...
EdF looks to take Photowatt over
French electricity giant, Electricité de France (EdF) has announced its intention to acquire French solar producer, Photowatt, which filed for insolvency last November.
UK STA says next PV cuts will be "destructive"
As was announced yesterday, the U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has proposed yet more changes to the country’s photovoltaic feed-in tariffs (FITs). While the move has been described as a "huge step forward",...
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