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First Solar announces 380 MW increase in orders for next year 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.
Becky Beetz
Oct 06, 2010
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President’s residence to embrace solar power For the first time since U.S. President Jimmy Carter was in office in 1979, solar panels are set to be installed on the roof of the White House.
pv magazine
Oct 05, 2010
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Georgia Power to expand solar energy capacity U.S.-based Georgia Power has announced it has received approval from the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) for a new tariff, which will nearly double the amount of solar energy the company purchases to supply its Green Energy Program.
Becky Beetz
Oct 05, 2010
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Ammer: “Operationally Conergy has survived the worst” (Update) “In operational terms we have survived.” This was the statement made by Dieter Ammer, departing chairman of the Board at Conergy AG at the General Meeting of Shareholders, according to a report by the press agency dpa-AFX.
pv magazine
Oct 05, 2010
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Ontario: Commercial operations start on 80 MW PV plant Enbridge Inc. and First Solar, Inc. have achieved commercial operation of their 80 megawatt (MW) Sarnia Solar Project, which they say, makes it the largest operating PV facility in the world.
pv magazine
Oct 04, 2010
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Mercom reports “significant” downtrend in solar sector VC funding transactions Mercom Capital Group, llc has seen a “significant” downtrend in venture capital (VC) funding transactions in the solar sector in the third quarter of this year.
pv magazine
Oct 04, 2010
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UK renewable energy industry warns against cutting FITs Over 60 key renewable energy figures and experts have published an open letter to the UK Government, warning them that prematurely cutting the feed-in tariffs (FITs) before April 2013 would have a “profoundly damaging” effect on long term investor confidence.
Becky Beetz
Oct 03, 2010
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Germany: 13 percent FIT degression expected Based on recently released figures for newly installed photovoltaics (PV) capacity for June to August, Germany’s Federal Network Agency expects that the degression in feed-in tariffs will reach its maximum limit of 13 percent by the start of next year.?
pv magazine
Sep 30, 2010
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Report: UK PV market to see “extreme challenges” for solar companies According to a new report issued by Solarbuzz, the UK’s emergence into the photovoltaics (PV) market “couldn’t be better timed”. However, with a “fast-growing” downstream market, it said “extreme challenges” lie ahead for solar companies to operate profitably.
pv magazine
Sep 27, 2010