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GT Solar has officially opened its new Asian operations in Hong Kong to serve its customers throughout the Asia Pacific region.

The manufacturer of flexible thin film solar modules has announced that it is the first manufacturer to receive the full IEC 61646 certification for thin film flexible monolithically integrated CIGS modules upon completion of environmental testing.

LG Electronics has donated solar modulues for installation on the official residence of the president of the Maldives.

A hybrid solar system has been planned to provide five remote villages in the Kinabatangan district in Malaysia with electricity.

REC officially launched its REC Partner Program for distributors today. Building on the success of the first introduction at the REC Partner Summit, the program is now being rolled out throughout Europe.

Hyundai Heavy Industries and French company Saint-Gobain are set to build Korea’s largest thin film solar cell factory.

Delta Energy Systems and LTi REEnergy have agreed to cooperate in the development as well as production of central inverters for the North American market.

U.S. states and utilities are likely to face a number of challenges in meeting aggressive solar energy targets, according to Ryan Wiser, co-author of a new study issued from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

First Solar, Inc. has signed agreements with seven “key” customers for a 380 megawatt (MW) increase in orders for next year over previously announced volumes.

Isofotón is now back on a path to growth after suffering a serious collapse in business as a result of the global financial crisis. CEO Angel Luis Serrano talks to pv magazine about the strategy of the Spanish solar cell and module manufacturer.