Astronergy, in collaboration with parent company, the Chint Group, has begun construction on a 200 megawatt, (MW) RMB 2.9 billion (around USD$437 million; €319 million) thin film solar module manufacturing facility in China.

Swiss-based Meyer Burger Technology Ltd has announced the successful conclusion of a contract worth over CHF 70 million (around USD$72.8 million; €52.4 million).

Wells Fargo has said it will invest over USD$100 million by the end of next year, in order to fund the development of photovoltaics (PV) power projects throughout the U.S.

Thin film photovoltaics (PV) cell manufacturer, XsunX, Inc. has announced it has reached 15.1 percent conversion efficiency with its CIGSolar technology.

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced it will supply 9.43 megawatts (MW) of solar panels and technical support for the second phase of a 44 MW solar power plant (38MW AC output) in Thailand.

Germany-based Solon has announced the inauguration of its first French ground-mounted photovoltaics (PV) power plants worth €15 million.

Over one hundred distressed Czech solar investors and businessmen gathered in front of the Czech Parliament in Prague today in order to protest against the imposition of new solar tax to be charged on income generated by solar plants.

An U.S.-India initiative says it is seeking to ease the global energy crisis by harvesting solar power from space.

Germany-based Centrosolar says its revenue for the first nine months of this year has already exceeded last year’s entire total after hitting €311 million (€309 million was reached in 2009).

For years, First Solar has been a role model as a manufacturer who excels at shaving production costs while boosting its module efficiencies quarter after quarter. It’s a favorite solar stock and a bellwether for the industry.