Australia plans country's largest flat panel solar facility
Australia is set to see its largest flat panel solar facility installed at the University of Queensland (UQ).
Schunk quadruples production capacity
The Shunk Group has quadrupled its production capacity in the high temperatures material sector through a series of new facilities and plant expansions.
Kaneka increases production capacity by 80 MW
Japan-based Kaneka Solartech Co., Ltd. has completed the expansion of its thin film photovoltaics facilities by 80 megawatts (MW), thus bringing its annual production total to 150 MW. Meanwhile, the company says it is looking to further expand its solar energy operations.
Q-Cells hands solar park over to MCG Management Capital Group
Q-Cells has said it is handing over two solar energy systems with a total capacity of 11 megawatt peak (MWp) to the Berlin-based MCG Management Capital Group.
Universal Solar Technology signs USD$32.6 million contract with Czech electricity producer
Universal Solar Technology Inc. has signed a sales contract for USD$32.6 million with the CEZ Group, part of the largest electricity producer in the Czech Republic.
Plans to develop 15 MW solar farm in Arizona underway
Pacific Blue Energy Corp. (PBEC) has announced its intentions to partner with Siliken Renewable Energy to build a 15 megawatt (MW) solar farm in Arizona, the U.S.
Milenio Solar sets its sights on El Salvador solar market
Signalling its interest in the El Salvadorian solar market, Milenio Solar has signed a contract for a parabolic through power plant feasibility study with Inversiones Energéticas S.A. de C.V.
Comment: Retreat to mañana
Following the Spanish government’s decision to scrap both its July 1 deadline to reduce renewable energy subsidies, and a planned hike for consumer power tariffs this month, Luis López talks to pv magazine about the country’s dispute over the cuts in solar incentives.
Italy plans solar incentives cuts of 18 percent
The Italian government plans to cut incentives for solar power producers by an average of 18 percent in 2011, according to an official, in a cut below market expectations.
New world record for solar cell efficiency announced
A new world record, confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), for large area silicon wafers has been set.
