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DuPont and Heraeus Precious Metals North America Conshohocken LLC have announced the settlement of pending lawsuits regarding the photovoltaic paste business.

Inaugural federal auction held by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), arranged in response to growing private sector interest in solar development, receives no bids.

The solar manufacturer has supplied its CIS solar panels for 18 separate installations across Japan, with Chiyoda Corporation performing EPC services.

The debt-saddled manufacturer has negotiated another 30-day period in which it will pay no interest on its loans as the company explores financing options.

The State-owned UTE is fielding offers from a request for proposal to install solar parks of up to 1 and 5 MW. The auction follows the country’s recent program to add 200 MW of solar to its energy mix.

The facility, which will be equipped with Toshiba panels, will supply Tokyo Electric Power Co.

Australia’s UNSW and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology are working with Arizona State University, Caltech and MIT to produce high-efficiency, ultra-thin silicon solar cells.

Collaboration between the meeco Group and a consortium of industry partners hope to kick-start Pakistan’s solar industry, with 1.7 MW of projects already secured.

Project designed to cut rooftop PV installation times from 30 days to one, reduce costs by 25% and streamline permit and zoning process.

The UK Prime Minister has come under fire after promising to roll-back ‘green regulations’ to lower household energy bills. The STA says the level of political debate over renewables in the UK is ‘frustrating.’