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SEPA predicts big changes for utilities Utilities’ solar portfolios are on the “cusp of significant changes”, according to the Solar Electric Power Association’s (SEPAs) third annual Top Ten Utility Solar Rankings report.
pv magazine
May 27, 2010
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US: Solar industry poised to create 200,000 jobs 200,000 domestic jobs and 10 gigawatts (GW) of new solar installations could be created in the U.S. if the Department of Treasury Grant Program (TGP) was extended by two years and solar manufacturing was included in the industries’ existing tax credit, says the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
pv magazine
May 25, 2010
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Demand for solar energy still strong Sales of solar installations in Germany will experience double-digit percentage growth rates this year, according to predictions from the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar).
pv magazine
May 25, 2010
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Saudi Arabian solar task force established A Saudi Arabian solar task force has been established following the country’s first Solar Communication and Coordination Workshop, held on May 16 in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil corporations, will assume a leading role.
Becky Beetz
May 24, 2010
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New energy efficiency Compendium of Best US Practices published ?? Three leading energy efficiency and renewable energy organizations have jointly released a “Compendium of Best Practices: Sharing Local and State Successes in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from the United States”.
pv magazine
May 24, 2010
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Power grid could accommodate "large increase" in solar generation Large increases in solar and wind generation could be accommodated in the power grid, according to a new study published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
pv magazine
May 24, 2010
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Production costs a key challenge for German PV companies Reducing production costs, maintaining and increasing margins, and gaining market share were highlighted as the three main challenges facing German photovoltaics (PV) companies this year.
Becky Beetz
May 24, 2010
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SEMI calls for new "Green Bank" to be established A call to establish a “Green Bank” has been made by SEMI’s North American Advisory Board and PV Group during the annual SEMI Washington Forum, held in Washington, D.C.
pv magazine
May 19, 2010
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PV Legal launches new database highlighting "bureaucratic barriers" to PV development The PV Legal consortium has launched an online database containing quantitative and qualitative data on project development processes and bureaucratic barriers that, they say, are hampering the set-up of photovoltaic (PV) systems.
pv magazine
May 17, 2010