PV Crystalox suspends polysilicon operations, announces layoffs and reduces production
In light of the current “difficult” market conditions, PV Crystalox has temporarily suspended polysilicon production in Germany, and reduced ingot and wafer production in both the U.K. and Germany. “Significant” job losses will be incurred.
25 MW prison-ground plants
SunEdison has begun construction on a series of photovoltaic power plants, in partnership with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). In total the four plants will be worth 25 megawatts (MW) and will be located on CDCR grounds.
SPI: Thunderclouds over Dallas
With mixed results, Solar Power International (SPI) came to a close yesterday in Dallas. Although with a total of 1,200 exhibitors a new record was reached, only 21,000 visitors attended, a decline on the previous year.
Ukraine: 80 MW plant completed
Austrian vertically integrated photovoltaic business Activ Solar announced today that it has completed the final phase of its 80 megawatt (MW) power plant in the Ukraine. Called the Ohotnikovo Solar Power Station, it is the largest photovoltaic installation in Central and Eastern Europe.
2-MW plant on "recycled" land inaugurated in France
The largest photovoltaic power plant in North-Western France has been inaugurated in the town of Distré. 8,500 Kyocera KD235 modules were used for the installation.
Singulus Technology turns 14.7-million nine-month profit
Equipment manufacturer Singulus has delivered some preliminary financial results for 2011 that show sales, in the first nine months of the year exceeding whole-year 2010 figures. Sales of 121.8 million euros were reported, exceeding the 120.1 million recorded for the whole of 2010.
SolarWorld petitions against Chinese PV dumping
SolarWorld Industries America has submitted a petition to the U.S. Deparment of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission in protest to, what it claims, is Chinese photovoltaic manufacturers dumping product to capture market share. The company has done so with the support of a group of U.S. manufacturers.
Australian Prime Minister tours Dyesol
A little over a week after the lower house of the Australian Parliament passed its carbon tax legislation, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has visited organic-photovoltaic startup Dyesols offices in the state of New South Wales.
US: Installations rise but dominated by California
In its most recent report, analysts IHS iSuppli predict that California will remain the growth market for photovoltaics in the U.S.
Spain: Demand for stable legal framework for solar market
The Spanish solar market remains interesting, but there is need for a stable legal framework. This was the conclusion drawn at “Conferencia de la Industria Solar – España 2011”, which drew to a close on Friday, October 14 in Madrid.
