Manufacturing

Aide Solar will supply 150 megawatts (MW) worth of solar modules to Folium Energy under a new agreement.

A “significant” solar cell manufacturer shakeout is expected from 2012 to 2014, due to a “collapse” in equipment spending.

Gehrlicher Solar AG has completed its first Bulgarian photovoltaic project. Located in Kosharevo near Breznik, the 1.2 megawatt system is expected to generate around 1.4 million kilowatt hours of energy annually.

New research from NanoMarkets forecasts that building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) product revenues will exceed USD$11 billion in 2016. Meanwhile, installed BIPV capacity is set to increase to 3.6 gigawatts (GW).

Kaco new energy has opened a two gigawatt (GW) inverter manufacturing plant in London, Ontario. Over 100 jobs are expected to be created.

Under a new agreement, Helios Solar Works will manufacture and supply photovoltaic modules to Arista Power, which is currently expanding its solar presence.

The UK’s solar companies are hard at work finishing their projects before the new feed-in tariffs come into play. Over the past week, three photovoltaic projects have either been grid connected or are nearing completion.

3Sun, Italy’s largest solar module factory, has been inaugurated in Catania, Sicily. A new joint venture (JV) by its owners has now been formed to install 500 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic systems using the modules produced.

A gathering of solar industry heavyweights held in Canberra today has prompted the early release of details about a new body to oversee the future of renewable energy projects in Australia.

GT Solar International, Inc. has received new orders worth USD$81.7 million for its polysilicon production equipment.