GCL New Energy, Singyes Solar announce far-reaching partnership
The companies will cooperate mainly on distributed generation projects next year with a combined target of at least 500 MW.
French nuclear giant Areva exits CSP
Majority state owned nuclear power plant developer Areva has announced plans to close its concentrated solar power (CSP) business.
Leading UK solar firms challenge government plans to end subsidies
In their ongoing battle against government plans to end the RO support scheme for large-scale PV, solar companies are now banking on the courts to overturn the proposal.
World’s largest solar boat charts course for ancient Greece
Solar boat MS Turanor PlanetSolar has become a research vessel for archaeological expeditions in Greece. The catamaran completed a round-the-world trip in 2012 powered only by sun.
Australia: FRV's Moree financials show difficulties with large-scale sector
Spains Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has stepped up to close the financing of the 70 MW DC Moree Solar Farm. The project has had a long and mottled history, and will be funded only with a large grant from Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and loan from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).
GT looks to the future in its solar, polysilicon businesses
The company’s quarterly results show the lowest revenues in over three years in its PV and Polysilicon businesses, and only $3 million in new orders across the two divisions. However, GT expects a rebound in the second half of 2014 and beyond, based on new technologies including Merlin, Hyperion and HiCz.
Projects not progressing put on notice in Japan
PV power plant projects that are not moving towards completion run the risk of having their FIT registration cancelled. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) made the announcement today, saying the 22 projects will be considered by the department with another 330 having until the end of the month to report on their status.
SEIA sets the record straight on Germany's solar success
The U.S. solar trade organization has released a report on Germany’s experience with policies to support solar PV, finding that the nation’s widely misunderstood system of feed-in tariffs has been highly successful in deploying large amounts of solar PV and decarbonizing its electricity sector.
First Solar sets new world record for thin film solar PV at 21%
The U.S. PV maker’s new cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell narrowly beats Solar Frontier’s 20.9% record for copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar PV.
Tesla and Panasonic to construct battery 'Gigafactory'
Elon Musk’s pioneering electric vehicle company hopes that the factory will advance the mass market production of cost-effective lithium-ion batteries.
