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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.’

The atmosphere at this year’s Solar Power International (SPI) remained markedly sunny on its fourth and final day in Chicago: The U.S. solar market is booming and growth prospects are unanimously seen as very positive. A new emerging trend is the increasing involvement of U.S. utilities in the PV sector.

The latest financing concept for the stricken PV supplier sees Centrosolar AG and Centrosolar Sonnenstromfabrik GmbH lose creditor protection as the group attempts to stay afloat.

Sources close to Shunfeng’s planned acquisition of Wuxi Suntech speculate it could cost CNY5 billion-6 billion. Shunfeng has suspended trading in its shares pending an announcement on the deal.

The panels, for three ground mounted projects in Gansu, Hebei and Baoding, will be delivered before the end of 2013.

The 50-acre project will become the largest PV installation on the island of O’ahu, offsetting an estimated 1.8 million gallons of oil consumption.