Off-grid PV solutions, without storage
Germanys Fraunhofer Institute has developed an off-grid photovoltaic solution to maximize utility of power supply while minimizing the need for storage solutions.
Canadian Solar to supply 33 MW to India
In a deal announced today, Canadian Solar Inc. has signed a sales agreement to supply Indian firm Cirus Solar Systems with photovoltaic modules in quarter three and four of 2011.
Australia: another state axes FIT program
Regional governments in Australia continue to suspend photovoltaic feed-in tariff (FIT) schemes, with Western Australia the latest to do so. Applications to the scheme have been immediately suspended as of August 1.
China announces FIT
China has continued its march into the renewable energy and photovoltaic sector with a new feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme, to compliment its already rapidly expanding module and equipment businesses. The Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) today announced the details.
Solar Frontier opens all production lines
Japanese thin-film manufacturer Solar Frontier has announced today that its new 900 megawatt (MW) CIS thin-film factory has reached full commercial operation, with all production lines open. At full capacity and in combination with the two existing plants, the new facility brings Solar Frontiers annual capacity to around one gigawatt (GW).
New Suntech certification allows for further international expansion
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturuer Suntech Power Holdings has recently received the necessary certification that will allow it to expand into the French building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) market.
China's largest rooftop solar plant set to be ready by end of year
Gesolar, Sanity International Group is scheduled to complete a ten megawatt (MW) rooftop installation in Jiangsu, China by the end of 2011. This will make it the largest rooftop photovoltaic installation in China.
Suntech's Ontario plans take shape
Suntech’s partnership with Calisolar in Ontario has resulted in two of the company’s panels qualifying for the Canadian state’s generous feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme.
UK: PV countdown sees "large" parks pop-up
As the August 1st cutoff for Britains original feed-in tariff (FIT) rates looms, two five megawatt (MW) power plants have been completed in Englands “sunny” south west.
First Solar hits 17.3 percent efficiency
First Solar Inc. has announced that it has set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic solar cell efficiency, using commercial-scale equipment and materials. The U.S. Department of Energys National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed the result.
