First Solar forms partnership in Chile
Thin-film module manufacturer First Solar will sign an agreement with developers in Chile today, in which it will agree to provide modules and engineering and procurement services for future projects in the country.
Conservation project launched at Europes biggest PV plant
A 13-year conservation-monitoring project has been launched at the FinowTower photovoltaic power plant site. Still under construction the plant, in Brandenburg, Germany, will be worth 84.5 megawatts on completion.
IMS Research: PV component profits set to fall
In its latest analysis of the polysilicon, wafer, cell, module and inverter industries, IMS Research has found that photovoltaic profits are set to fall by 70 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2011, in comparison to Q4 2010. This is despite predictions of a ten percent sequential profit increase.
SunEdison secures USD300 million for North American funding
In one of the largest non-recourse credit facilities issued for photovoltaic projects, Deutsche Bank and Rabobank will provide a USD300 million facility to SunEdison for projects in the U.S. and Canada.
Indian PV market funding, project and installed capacity update
Mercom Capital Group provides an update on the Indian solar market, including the funding status of current photovoltaic projects, accumulated capacity, and the country’s proposed pipeline.
14 GW non-residential PV pipeline for China
According to new data released, Chinas non-residential photovoltaic pipeline currently stands at 14 gigawatts (GW). It is expected that the market will exceed 1.6 GW this year.
Q3 2011: Venture capital funding steady, mergers and acquisitions robust
In the latest report from clean energy consultants Mercom Capital Group, it has been revealed that solar continues to attract venture capital funding, while merger and acquisitions activity heats up.
US: SunShot director talks technology, funding and Chinese competition
In an exclusive interview, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, director of the U.S. Department of Energys (DOEs) SunShot initiative talks to pv magazine about the program, in addition to solar funding in the U.S., future technological developments and competing with the Chinese.
Puerto Rico: Big savings from first PV power plant
The Governor of Puerto Rico held a press conference late last week to claim that electricity costs for consumers could drop as much as 40 percent when the first photovoltaic power plant is completed in the U.S. territory.
JinkoSolar completes phase one safety upgrade
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer JinkoSolar announced today that it has completed the first phase of its environmental safety upgrade to its Haining City facility.
