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Western Wind secures cash grant before year-end

Western Wind Energy Corp. announced today that it has signed a module supply agreement (MSA) with a leading PV panel supplier for its Yabucoa Project in Puerto Rico.

JA Solar and Solarhybrid enter into module supply agreement

JA Solar has entered into an agreement with Solarhybrid to supply 19 megawatts of solar modules for Solarhybrid’s Allstedt I solar power plant in Halle, Germany.

Sun-Believable: Research on paint-on solar cells

The next coat of paint on the exterior of our houses may just generate electricity from the sun. University of Notre Dame’s researchers have taken a leap towards this vision by creating ‘solar paint’.

Malaysia: Release of FIT quotas and further regulations for PV

The Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA) has re-evaluated its quotas and will re-open its e-FIT online system tomorrow after the system’s review maintenance since 27 December 2011.

Germany: Solar power output increases by 60 percent in 2011

The German Solar Industry Association (BSW) has announced that German solar power producers have increased electricity output this year by 60 percent over 2010 to 18 billion kWh. This is more than three percent of total power output volumes.

Australia: new AC-module plant opens

Only one month after the country’s only photovoltaic module manufacturer suspended production, a new 60 megawatt (MW) module assembly plant has opened in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The fab will produce around 300,000 240V modules per year.

New entrant to push manufacturers

While the economic environment of falling prices and oversupply is pushing many photovoltaic manufacturers to the brink, a new major entrant to the market could present a whole new set of challenges to incumbent manufacturers.

Teaching materials for PV

The international teaching materials manufacturer for renewable energies IKS Photovoltaik will present its latest innovation at the Intersolar Europe: a micro energy school.

Singulus supplies Avancis fab

German manufacturing equipment supplier Singulus Technologies announced today that it supplied equipment for the new Avancis thin-film fab, which opened earlier this month.

PV in 2012: The year of truth

The photovoltaics industry is going through some major changes. A still deteriorating global economic situation, government belt-tightening and a number of corporate incidents have left the industry in an unfamiliar, unhealthy state at the end of 2011. With the end of the year fast approaching, it is time for a change.

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