Meyer Burger signs CHF 40 million contract with Asian customer
Meyer Burger has signed a contract worth over CHF 40 million (around USD$40.6 million; 30.7) with a new, unidentified Asian customer.
Italy: Scheuten Solar completes PV systems worth 3.2 MWp
Scheuten Solar has completed several turnkey photovoltaics (PV) systems for Italian furniture manufacturer Natuzzi SpA.
LDK Solar enters into 120 MW wafer and polysilicon supply contract
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. has entered into a multi-year wafer and polysilicon supply contract with Shanxi Lu’an Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Lu’an Group.
Recurrent Energy realizes 5 MW US project; opens Canadian office
Commercial operations have begun on Recurrent Energys five megawatt (MW) solar power system in San Francisco, the U.S. The company has also announced the opening of its first international office in Toronto, Canada.
China: 1.3 MW thin film rooftop PV installation completed
DuPont subsidiary, DuPont Apollo Limited, and China Everbright International Limited have completed a 1.3 megawatt (MW) rooftop photovoltaic (PV) installation in China.
64 MW PV panel plant to be established in Toronto, Canada
Canada-based Eclipsall Energy Corporation is to establish a crystalline photovoltaics (PV) panel manufacturing plant in the Greater Toronto Area. It is expected to be operational by the middle of next year.
GCL-Poly hits 3.5 GW wafer production capacity
Chinese company GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited has reached its silicon wafer production capacity target of 3.5 gigawatts (GWs), a month ahead of schedule.
ATPL and First Solar sign supply agreement for 15 MW Indian PV project
ACME Tele Power Ltd (ATPL) and First Solar have signed a supply agreement, under which First Solars thin film PV modules will be delivered to a 15 megawatt (MW) (DC) solar project in India.
UK: Disappointment over failure to include solar in proposed climate change targets
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has expressed its disappointment over the UK Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) failure to include solar power in its newly released fourth budget advice to government on climate change targets.
MEMC and Flextronics to produce PV panels for SunEdison
MEMC Singapore has entered a partnership with Flextronics in order to produce photovoltaics (PV) panels at Flextronics Ontario facility. Over 100 jobs are expected to be created.
