pv magazine has learned Malaysia may well introduce its renewable energy feed-in tariffs before the planned June date. The country has also made changes to its photovoltaics (PV) installation targets.

Despite predictions that photovoltaics (PV) installation growth will slow from over 100 percent in 2010 to less than 20 percent this year, IMS Research says module capacity is expected to continue increasing.

Tonsan has opened what it says is the world’s largest dedicated photovoltaics (PV) factory in Suzhou County, China. Over USD$125 million was invested in the project.

Newly inaugurated Californian Governer Jerry Brown has called on the state to introduce renewable energy feed-in tariffs (FITs) to meet proposed distributed energy targets. Meanwhile, expected interest in Hawaii’s FIT program has not materialized.

Turkey has announced its new feed-in tariffs (FITs). However, despite beliefs the country is set to become one of the next big photovoltaics (PV) markets, pv magazine has been told the tariffs are not high enough to attract investment.

Germany has once again reduced its solar feed-in tariffs by 13 percent. Further reductions are likely to come into play soon.

The U.S. solar market is heading into the New Year with a piggy bank that was just refilled by the federal government.

U.S.-based K Road Sun LLC has acquired Tessera Solar’s 850 megawatt (MW) Calico Solar project, planned to be built in California’s Mojave desert, for an undisclosed amount.

By a new royal decree (Royal Decreto), the Spanish government has introduced a new limit on the maximum number of hours photovoltaics (PV) installations have the right to receive the feed-in tariff (FIT), sparking criticism from the industry.

U.S. consulting firm, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has said it expects growth of photovoltaics (PV) systems in Germany to drop to 5,000 megawatts in 2011, due to continuing decreases in solar incentives.