Aleo Solar up and running in Germany
Following its acquisition by Taiwanese group Sunrise Global Energy, production at the former Bosch-owned Aleo Solar in Prenzlau, Germany, has begun again. The PV manufacturer is now producing its high-efficiency 300 W modules at the 120 MW capacity fab, where 190 employees have retained their jobs.
Italian net metering expanded up to 500 kW
Italy has raised the upper limit for net metering in the country from 200 kW to 500 kW per installation. The measure is set to boost the commercial rooftop PV sector.
Juncker presents European Commission team, merges energy, environment portfolios
A new Energy Union project team to be headed by European Commission Vice President-designate and former Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek will “steer and coordinate” new bundled portfolios, including Climate Action and Energy as well as Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Frost & Sullivan honors South African thin-film maker PTiP Innovations
“By offering an indigenous PV technology, PTiP Innovation contributes to the development of a new South African green economy, which will also create numerous job opportunities locally,” says Frost & Sullivan.
Hitachi Chemical's wavelength conversion particles increase cell efficiency
The Japanese company says its wavelength conversion particles for solar encapsulant sheets improves power generation efficiency up to 2.2% over conventional products.
Acquisition of SAG Solarstrom: Not a bad deal for Shunfeng
Interview: Goetz Fischbeck, CEO of Smart Solar Consulting, sees the recently announced acquisition of insolvent SAG Solarstrom AG by Shunfeng Photovoltaics as a win-win for both parties. Shunfeng in particular benefits from the German PV company’s expertise in project planning and implementation, while SAG Solarstrom’s creditors can expect a high insolvency dividend and the staff can look forward to retaining their jobs.
ABB unveils strategy to become battery leader
Swiss power and automation giant ABB intends to establish itself as the “leading entity” in the battery storage sector. It set out this vision in its Capital Markets Day event in London on Tuesday.
Oman, Royal Dutch Shell invest $53 million in GlassPoint Solar
Big oil is increasingly turning to solar power to extract petroleum, so much so that the country of Oman and Royal Dutch Shell on Monday announced a $53 million investment in GlassPoint Solar.
Sharp weighing sale of Recurrent Energy
The Japanese group’s Energy Solutions division suffered a 97% drop in profit in the first quarter due to sinking residential solar sales in Japan.
Israel launches tender for first phase of 170 MW PV park
A tender for a new 50 MW solar PV park in Israel will be launched on Monday. pv magazine has the story exclusively ahead of the tender’s official announcement.
