Yingli to supply 300 MW Neoen PV plant in France
Yingli Solar will provide 120 MW of solar panels for the 300 MW project in South West France. The plant will provide electricity at around $130 per megawatt hour — well below the $145 per MWh the U.K government will pay for electricity from the new Hinkley Point C nuclear plant in England.
Chinese-owned Elkem to buy REC Solar
Bluestar Elkem, a division of the state-owned China National Chemical Corporation, has made an offer to buy the Norwegian PV module manufacturer for $640 million in a move that could secure a European beachhead for a major Chinese player.
Swiss PV grows but FIT cuts push market towards self-consumption
The Alpine country’s unusual solar PV remuneration system obliges households and other small power producers to trade energy on the market while allowing bigger investors piece of mind through the FIT scheme. The usual practice in Europe and elsewhere is the other way round.
Analysis: Bluestar Elkem's REC Solar Group play
Monday’s news that China’s Bluestar Elkem looks set to purchase Norway’s REC Solar ASA came as somewhat of a surprise to the PV industry, but the moves makes sense. Analysts say that it allows REC Solar ASA the capital to grow and the China National Chemical Corporation, through Bluestar, a chance to investigate PV.
Amtech lands order for PV manufacturing equipment
PV manufacturing equipment, including PECVD, will be supplied to Mission Solar Energy. News was released shortly after a mixed trading update from Amtech.
Minister delights Indian expo with 100 GW eight-year aim
Jaw-dropping figure, mentioned 24 hours before Intersolar India opened, divided opinion between those who see it as a pipe dream and Narendra Modi’s enthusiastic solar supporters.
Fraunhofer ISE pursues titania rearside coating
Using a technique it has labeled ‘Snow Globe Coating,’ Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE is pursuing a titania rearside cell coating technology. Fraunhofer says it provides a reflective back coating to cells, boosting efficiency.
Policy uncertainty paralyzes large-scale Down Under
While rooftop solar is powering ahead, large-scale projects are at a standstill in Australia. Less than 200 MW of large-scale renewable projects were approved this year.
pv magazine weekly news roundup: Nov 14-21
Impressive efficiency breakthroughs, big-ticket collaborations and encouraging PV development in India… welcome to the past seven days.
UK government refuses to intervene in solar farm plans
Secretary of state Eric Pickles refused to be drawn into the planning application for a 15-16 MW farm in Cumbria but is very much an interventionist when it comes to applications in the Tory heartlands in the south east of England.
