German module manufacturer and integrator Q-Cells has claimed to have achieved a world-record CIGS module aperture efficiency of 17.4 percent, for a test module 16 square-centimeters in size.

While its second quarter (Q2) 2011 gross figures were impressive, recording a USD$45.9 million profit, ReneSola has posted a loss of $7.7 million, for the third quarter (Q3) 2011.

Vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturer LDK Solar has announced its third quarter (Q3) results for 2011, revealing a USD$17 million loss.

In the latest move in its campaign against the government’s halving of its feed-in tariff (FIT), the UK Solar Future campaign rallied today at the Houses of Parliament.

If module manufacturers and photovoltaic equipment suppliers were looking to the U.S. for markets to compensate for weak European demand, they may be set to be disappointed, a new report has warned.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has sent a stark warning to the international community regarding the world’s energy future.

Suspensions or cancellations in photovoltaic manufacturing capacity expansions or new plant builds are hitting equipment suppliers hard, in a new analysis from Solarbuzz.

Just days after helping the historic carbon tax to pass the Senate of the Australian Parliament, the Australian Green party has said it believes a goal of 100 percent renewables can be realized within a decade.

While there’s a bit of doom and gloom surrounding parts of the photovoltaic industry at present, some areas are generating considerable excitement. One of them is where Berlin-based startup Changers is aiming at: the intersection of photovoltaics, technology and social media.

While acknowledging that cost reductions are key and capacity expansion plans are to be put on hold in the current environment, Chinese polysilicon module manufacturer, Suntech has announced a 13 percent gross margin for the third quarter (Q3) of 2011. It has also said that redundancies have been made.