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China was heavily in focus at the International Energy Week, which took place last week in Singapore.

Research company iSuppli Corp. has boosted its 2010 global photovoltaics (PV) installations forecast following “stronger than expected” growth in Germany.

Over one hundred distressed Czech solar investors and businessmen gathered in front of the Czech Parliament in Prague today in order to protest against the imposition of new solar tax to be charged on income generated by solar plants.

The Clean Energy Expo opened its doors on Tuesday in Singapore. Two major sessions – solar power commercialization and solar power technology – were the highlights of the day, with a range of prominent speakers who were well versed in the subject, attending.

For years, First Solar has been a role model as a manufacturer who excels at shaving production costs while boosting its module efficiencies quarter after quarter. It’s a favorite solar stock and a bellwether for the industry.

Proposition 23, which was seeking to freeze California’s goal of reducing carbon emissions by 25 percent to 1990 levels by 2020, and to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 until the U.S. state’s unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or less for four consecutive quarters, has been defeated.

China’s photovoltaics (PV) sector is still at the take-off stage, with an “unevenly” developed industry chain, according to a new research report, which investigates the policy and economy risks associated with entering the country’s new energy industry.

Cited as “one of the most attractive” photovoltaics (PV) markets, the Czech Republic has flourished under its feed-in tariffs (FITs). However, since the government’s announcement that a 26 percent retroactive solar tax may be introduced, in addition to support being slashed for PV systems above 30 kWs, the country’s industry is, according to some, teetering on the brink of collapse. pv magazine went there to discover more.

Swiss-based Oerlikon Solar is looking to garner a significant share in the nascent Indian solar market, according to the country’s Economic Times.?

Organizers of Solar Power International 2010, held last month from October 12 – 14 in Los Angeles, the U.S., have announced that the trade show attracted a record number of both professional and public visitors.