Dampened support for Greek Project Helios
State Secretary for the Federal Environment Ministry Jürgen Becker at an energy conference in Athens clearly articulated that the support for the development of solar energy in Greece will not come from the EEG.
Conservation groups support appropriately sited projects
The four major conservation groups in California declared their support for a set of proposed large-scale soalr power projects thanks to the suitable site location and environmental awareness.
A strong early PV demand in 2012
The latest quarterly report from NPD Solarbuzz has indicated that strong 2012-beginning market demand has been stimulated by the uncertainty in photovoltaic policies in Europe, and established a foundation for manufacturers to increase shipments this year.
Phoenix Solar faces delays in negotiations
Due to the cuts in feed-in tariffs (FITs), there has been a delay in financing negotiations and the moratorium has been extended for Phoenix Solar. Financial and annual reports for 2011 have thus been postponed.
Solar Millenium US investments file for Chapter 11; company gets sued
Solar Millenium faced a double-low as the company revealed that its U.S. subsidiaries and investment have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Former CEO Utz Claassen also decided to sue the company and part of its subsidiaries for defamation.
Standards development for smart grid
The IEEE Standards Association has announced five new standards and a modified standards development project to aid the efficient rollout of smart grids worldwide.
India: First Solar powers 40 MW Rajasthan project
First Solar’s modules have been used to power a 40 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted photovoltaic power plant in Rajasthan that will provide clean energy to Mumbai.
S.A.G. Solarstrom successfully concludes sale
German company S.A.G. Solarstrom has successfully concluded sale of 48 megawatt peak (MWp) project to BNP Paribas Clean Energy Partners.
Solar Frontier supplies 3.8 MW to juwi-developed project
Solar Frontier announced that it has supplied modules to a 3.8 megawatt (MW) installation for the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) electric utility in New Jersey, the U.S. Juwi solar developed the project.
Germany: VDMA forecasts lower sales, excess capacity
The German Engineering Federation or VDMA (Verbandes Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau) has conducted a current business climate survey and forecasts that the order situation of manufacturers of photovoltaic components, machinery and equipment in Germany at the end of the first quarter of 2012 has cooled considerably.
