SunPower to build 5 MW solar farm in Hawaii
SunPower Corporation is to build a five megawatt (MW) solar farm in West Oahu, Hawaii. The generated power will be sold to the Hawaiian Electric Company.
First Solar breaks ground in Vietnam
First Solar has officially broken ground on its four-line PV module manufacturing plant in Dong Nam Industrial Park, 25 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
Phoenix Solar to build French PV plant
Phoenix Solar AG is to install a 1.7 megawatt (MW) PV power plant in Frances Haute-Loire department. When completed, it will reportedly be the largest installation of its kind in the department.
Belectric tops global PV system integrator rankings
Having developed over 300 megawatts (MW) worth of PV systems last year, Belectric has pushed Q-Cells out of the way to sit at the top of IMS Researchs Global PV System Integrator Rankings.
German 2010 PV installation figures increased
Since reporting that Germany installed 7,250 megawatts (MW) of PV in 2010, the German Federal Network Agency has altered its September figure, thus taking final newly installed capacity to 7,400 MW.
UK farmer's association slams solar cuts
THE NFU (National Farmers Union) has labelled the UK government’s cuts to solar subsidies as a ‘ghastly mistake’ and ill-judged, claiming that the cuts will snatch incentives away from farmers and growers.
Italy: On standby
The Italian government looks like it is ready to listen to PV associations. A meeting this week will seal the new proposal for the state of solar in the country.
Solar panels as standard feature in development
Los Angeles based KB Home will incorporate solar panels as a standard feature for its ten new developments.
Search for the niche, next to gigawatt class
With a call for increased cooperation within the European PV industry along the value chain, the 5th Photovoltaic Fab Managers Forum in Berlin under SEMI PV Group came to an end.
Suntech to install 10 MW Tibetan solar system
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. will develop a 10 megawatt (MW) solar installation in Tibet. When completed, it will reportedly be one of the highest positioned systems in the world, at 4,000 meters above sea level.
