UK survey: More would invest in solar if they knew the financial benefits
The authors of a survey of 2,000 Britons, which found that only one in three people realize how much money can be saved by installing solar power systems, have called for more publicity about the financial benefits of photovoltaics.
Our CSP power can compete with diesel, Germany company claims
A German company is claiming its turnkey Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants offer cheaper power generation costs than diesel and gas without subsidies in sunbelt regions.
Signet Solar U.S. bows to the inevitable
The U.S. parent company of Germanys Signet Solar which went bankrupt in June 2010 has followed suit more than two years later.
1,050 First Solar employees still seeking jobs
The job agency has advised First Solar employees to immediately look for new job opportunities. The First Solar plant in Frankfurt/oder will definitely be closed at the end of the year.
More PV R&D projects win SunShot funding
With QBotix having secured US$1 million and Stion $2 million from the U.S. Energy Department’s SunShot initiative, a further seven projects to secure support in the current round of funding focus on PV, storage and grid integration.
FITs can unlock Africa's untapped renewable energy potential
A new policy guide has been launched by the World Future Council, Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friends of the Earth UK for African decision makers at the UN climate summit COP 18 in Doha.
EU call to end environmentally harmful state subsidies
The draft EU Environmental Action Program (EAP), which would guide the union’s environmental policy up to 2020, calls for state subsidies to environmentally harmful activities to be phased out and also demands a taxation shift in emphasis from laborer to polluter.
Taiwan increases PV target to 130 MW; decreases tariffs
The Bureau of Energy of the Ministry of Economic Affairs has announced that it will increase its PV installation goal from 100 to 130 MW in 2013. Tariffs will however fall.
SolarWorld says it did not receive federal subsidies
SolarWorld has made a statement that it has not received any federal subsidies for the development of its solar manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, Oregon or for the redevelopment of its now-closed Camarillo plant in California.
Chile: environmental approval sought for almost 300 MW
Two solar energy developers in Chile submitted Declarations of Environmental Impact (DIA) for three new photovoltaic projects worth more than US$600 million to Chiles environmental evaluation service (SEA) over the last ten days.
