France: Exosun completes 3.8 MW solar project
Exosun has completed the construction of the solar plant Porette de Nérone, situated near Aghione in Corsica, France.
Germany: Off to Ulm for battery development
Baden-Württemberg’s Environment Minister Franz Untersteller visited the ZSW labs for battery technology eLab in Ulm, Germany today. In the spotlight is the advancement of a ‘Made in Germany’ technology base for batteries.
Q-Cells will file for insolvency proceedings
Q-Cells will file for insolvency proceedings on April 3, 2012, at the insolvency court in Dessau. The executive board reached the decision after an intensive review of alternatives for the implementation of financial restructuring came to no avail.
JinkoSolar expands to Singapore
JinkoSolar has announced the opening of its new office in Singapore, which will serve as the company’s regional headquarters.
Cell equipment purchases to hit 35 GW by 2017
Yole Développement has predicted that about 35 gigawatts (GW) of new solar cell manufacturing equipment will be purchased by 2017.
UK: RWE & E.ON exit from Horizon nuclear project
Utilities giants RWE and E.ON have decided to drop their plans to develop new nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom. The companies had previously planned on investing billions into these projects.
Germany: Micro smart grid concluded in Berlin
Schneider Electric has collaborated with the Innovation Center for Mobility and Social Change (InnoZ) to complete a micro smart grid at the EUREF-Campus in Germany’s capital city.
WTO hearing: Canada defends its FITs
The Canadian province of Ontario had its say this week in Geneva at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) hearing.
Japan: Solar Frontier and Japan Asia Group collaborate
Solar Frontier and Japan Asia Group (JAG) have signed a solar energy project promotion memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate photovoltaic projects in Japan with anticipation of a new feed-in tariff.
A Moroccan spring landing for Solar Impulse
Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg’s solar airplane will attempt, for the first time ever, to fly over 2,500 km (1,550 miles) without using a drop of fuel. They hope to finally land in Morocco.
