Development of 10 MW Florida solar farm underway
BlueChip Energy has started on stage one of the Rinehart Solar Farm, a 10 megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar photovoltaics (PV) facility in Central Florida, the U.S. It is expected to be one of the states largest private solar plants.
Hybrid Energy to increase portfolio assets by USD$18 Million
Nevada-based Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOS) with KS IP Holdings, LLC (KS-IPH) to acquire and develop a select group from KS-IPH’s Solar Energy Technologies portfolio. The transaction is valued at USD$18 million.
Meyer Burger wins order for over CHF 25 million
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd has announced a contract for wire saws and wafer inspection systems worth over CHF 25 million (around USD$21 million or 18 million) with Chinese manufacturer JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
German Bundesrat stops solar cuts – updated
A mediation committee concerning the cuts in the promotion of solar energy has been convened by Germany’s Bundesrat upper house of parliament. A key industry figure has said that people should not expect the cuts to be smaller though.
Cadmium ban will not affect PV industry
The cadmium ban will not apply to the photovoltaics (PV) industry, the environmental committee of the European parliament has said.
Inertek doubles PV testing capacity
Intertek, a testing, inspection and certification company, has doubled its photovoltaics (PV) testing capacity at its Lake Forest, CA laboratory in the U.S.
Enphase secures USD$63 million in funding
Microinverter firm Enphase has secured USD$63 million in funding.
Trina Solar and SERIS reach solar cell agreement
The development of an all-back contact high-efficiency silicon wafer solar cell is about to get underway, following an agreement between Trina Solar Limited and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS).
Global solar PV cell production booming
Global photovoltaic (PV) cell production grew last year by 51% from 7.1 gigawatts (GW) in 2008 to 10.7 GW in 2009, according to a research note published by GTM Research.
