CIGS market to double by 2015
Lux Research has found that the copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar market is likely to double between now and 2015. However, it warns that only a few manufacturers will succeed.
France: Ampere and Solairedirect secure 115 million in debt financing
Ampere Equity Fund and France-based Solairedirect have closed a senior debt project financing round worth 115 million for their 34 megawatt peak (MWp) photovoltaic portfolio in France.
US military develops solar strategy to 'cover its bases'
The U.S. military has found a way to go off-grid for weeks or months, and to produce revenues of as much as US$100 million annually, by opening land on western military bases to private solar development.
Italy: PV register for large systems will not open in 2H 2012
Italian regulatory authority, GSE, has officially announced that it will not open a register for large-scale photovoltaic systems in the second half (2H) of 2012.
GE to supply PV to wind project
GE has announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply 24 MW of photovoltaics to Invenergy. It will be installed at the Grand Ridge Solar project, which adjacent to the 210-MW Grand Ridge Wind project, which GE also supplied.
Solar Frontier to supply worlds biggest CIS/CIGS project
Japanese thin-film producer Solar Frontier has announced today that it will supply a 100 MW Californian power plant. The company has already delivered 26 MW Catalina Solar Project, in Kern County, California, which is set to become the worlds biggest installation of its kind.
New York City-area firms receive $30 million for solar projects
Forget New Jersey. The solar industry is “in a New York State of mind,” to paraphrase singer Billy Joel, now that two government agencies have launched a five-year, USD150-million initiative to fund new large-scale photovoltaic (PV) power projects in the region.
Flower power
Scientists from Germany and the U.S. use a sunflower pattern to enhance concentrated solar efficiency. The RWTH Aachen University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) create a heliostat array that is more compact.
California: 700 MW of PV projects approved
The Californian Public Utilities Commission approved today approved five renewable energy contracts worth 1,088MW. Three of the agreements were signed with Southern California Edison and Solar Star Californiawhich is subsidiary of SunPowerfor the Quinto, AVSP I and AVSP II photovoltaic projects, collectively worth 711 megawatt (MW).
CPS Energy to launch massive, 400 MW solar project in San Antonio
Theres an old saying that everything is bigger in Texasand San Antonio is no exception. Now, the citys utility, CPS Energy, is about to sign a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with OCI Solar Power for up to 400 megawatts (MW) of energysealing one of the largest solar deals ever in the United States.
