Asia: Air Liquide signs 10 new PV contracts
Ten new long-term contracts with photovoltaics (PV) industry leaders in China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan have been signed by international producer and distributor of cryogenic liquids and gases, Air Liquide.
Egypt's first solar plant to open by year's end
Egyptian electricity and energy minister Hassan Yunis has said Egypt will open its first solar energy plant by the end of this year, according to AFP.
UL signs agreement of collaboration with CENER for PV modules
Safety testing and certification services company Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has signed an agreement with the National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain, CENER to cooperate in the field of testing and certification of photovoltaic (PV) modules.
World record for highest efficiency of commercial scale thin film solar modules set
Miasole, manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, has announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) independently confirmed the 13.8 percent efficiency of its large area production modules (one square meter in size).
Sanyo to expand HIT production capacity in Japan
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. has announced it will increase production capacity for its HIT solar cell modules at its Nishikinohama Factory in Kaizuka City and at its Shiga Plant in Ohtsu City in response to strong demand for solar cell modules in Japan.
Biosolar not to build manufacturing facilities
Biosolar, supplier of backing-sheets for photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, has announced it will enter into manufacturing supply agreements instead of building manufacturing facilities.
Queensland, Australia set to house largest solar project in southern hemisphere
??Australian Premier Anna Bligh has announced that Queensland, Australia is set to be home to the largest solar thermal project in the southern hemisphere.
UAE: Plans underway to build worlds biggest solar power plant
A joint venture to build the worlds largest concentrated solar power plant in the Middle East has been announced. If successful, it will be the first of its kind in the area.
UK PV market expected to grow five-fold
A five-fold increase in UK photovoltaic (PV) installations is expected this year, according to an analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) into the prospects for the UK solar PV market, which also said that Britain is currently lagging a decade behind other leading European countries in terms of solar installations.
Utility-scale PV inverter market to grow 60 percent
The utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) inverter market is on pace to continue its 60 percent annual growth in the North American market for at least the next three to five years, says a new report.
