SoloPower to build 300 MW thin film facility
SoloPower, Inc. is to establish a 300 (MW) thin film solar panel manufacturing facility in Wilsonville, Oregon, the U.S. Around 500 new jobs are expected to be created.
Germany: IBC Solar connects solar park to grid
IBC Solar has connected a 13.8 megawatt peak (MWp) solar park to the grid in Germany.
Silfab's hopes of reaching 22 percent cell efficiency
Silfabs president and CEO tells pv magazine about the Italian companys plans to hit 22 percent efficiency for its monocrystalline solar cells. He also outlines its competitive strategy for the coming year.
BP Solar transfers off-grid activities to Phaesun
French BP Solar subsidiary, Apex-BP Solar, is to transfer to Phaesun GmbH under a new agreement reached between BP Solar and the German company.
France releases PV initiative aimed at fighting Chinese competition
The French Government is looking to motivate its national photovoltaics (PV) industry through the introduction of a new R&D program, which is aimed at reducing Chinas grip on the global PV market.
France: Work to begin on Boralex's first solar park
Canadian electricity producer, Boralex Inc. has announced construction will start on a 4.5 megawatt solar park in southern France this week.
S.A.G. Solarstrom installs 67 MWp in 2010?
S.A.G Solarstrom AG installed around 67 megawatts peak (MWp) of photovolatics in Germany and abroad in 2010. The company anticipates sales of 260 to 280 million this year.
Austria struggles with FIT limitations
Demand for photovoltaics (PV) in Austria is strong, but fears have been voiced over its restrictive subsidy quota, which has been exhausted up to and including 2019 for projects over five kilowatts peak (kWp).
DEK Solar opens Chinese manufacturing plant
DEK Solar has opened a new solar cell manufacturing facility in China.
REC sells Swedish assets to Perfekta Solar
Having discontinued production at its module plant in Glava, Sweden, REC has sold the facilitys assets to Perfekta Solar AB.
