Activ Solar plans solar plants in UAE
According to the Ukranian government, Activ Solar is said to be considering installing several solar power plants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Cyprus: Energy regulator issues 18 licenses for PV parks
The Cypriot Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) announced on Friday 14 December the results of its recent application call for photovoltaic projects ranging from 20 KW to 150 KW. Overall, 18 applications were approved corresponding to a total capacity of 1.7 MW of solar power.
Canadian Solar moves away from direct panel sales
The chief financial officer of Canadian Solar says the panel manufacturer expects to make half of its revenues next year from developing solar farms rather than selling panels.
Mixed news from Chinese panel manufacturers
In separate developments in China, Apollo Solar announced an improvement in manufacturing processes that will further reduce module prices, whilst shares issue by SolarGiga were less than 50% subscribed.
Sunways to reduce headcount by 40%
Up to 106 staff at German solar company Sunways AG may fall victim to the continuing downturn in the European photovoltaic industry.
Ontario opens window for PV rooftop permit applications
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) today ended a long period of uncertainty over its FIT plans when it opened the application window for small photovoltaic projects, with capacities of 10 to 500 kW.
Suntech signs deal with Italian EPC provider
Despite the troublesome involvement of Suntech’s Italian investment arm Global Solar Fund with the public prosecutor’s office in Brindisi, the Chinese manufacturer has signed an agreement to supply 25 MW of panels to Italian EPC company SunSystem S.p.A.
US firm plans 10 MW of rooftop PV
U.S. self-storage company Extra Space Storage is midway through a program to install 10 MW of photovoltaic panels on 103 of its more than 850 facilities across the country.
First Solar to supply 50 MW Indian schemes
Arizona-based First Solar has signed a deal to supply more than 585,000 advanced thin film modules for two solar plants in Rajasthan, India.
Lux Research outlines path to PV module profitability
If solar manufacturers are to return to profitability, and drive market growth despite ever-diminishing government subsidies worldwide, they must dramatically reduce their inventory costs for modules, according to the findings of a study just released by Lux Research. But how low can they go? The analysts see the price sinking in at least one industry sector to $0.48/W (0.37/W) by 2017.
