UK ratifies new WEEE regulations on PV recycling
The U.K.’s adaption of the EU’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive will come into force on January 1, 2014 in a move welcomed by PV Cycle.
Intersolar expands global events
The new series of Intersolar Summits will provide international companies with new ways of accessing up-and-coming growth markets.
NextEra lands new $750 million credit line
The Juno Beach-based energy company has replaced a $500 million credit line for one of its renewables subsidiaries that expired last week. Another NextEra business has issued $297.5 million of notes to finance a 147 MW wind farm in Ontario.
Record quarter for US residential solar
Report into U.S. solar installations says the country may have outpaced Germany for the first time in more than a decade. The 930 MW installed in Q3 is the second-best three-month figure recorded.
Goldpoly to be renamed
Polysilicon manufacturer Goldpoly New Energy Holdings will rename itself the United Photovoltaics Group. The company’s Zhongli Changzhou subsidiary acquired a 45% stake in three Chinese plants at the weekend.
New 'super minister' to redefine Germany's energy transition
Sigmar Gabriel will head a combined economy and energy ministry in Germany’s new coalition government with a focus on lowering energy prices and boosting industrial output while rebooting the energy transition.
Yingli wins 233 MW of PV projects in Algeria
Yingli is partnering with two Chinese hydropower firms on three projects in Algeria in what it calls a “new approach” to PV project development.
Aleo solar closes Australian and UK units
The two subsidiaries were unprofitable and missed sales targets, said the company. A recent purchase of some of parent group Bosch’s solar operations left aleo in the cold.
German government, Merck launch organic PV R&D program
The EUR 16 million project is seeking to develop more efficient and more stable materials for low-cost, industrially applicable printing and coating methods for various types of solar modules.
Enerparc builds 2.14 MW array at Delhi airport
In what may soon become a growing trend in India, Delhi International Airport has installed a large-scale, ground-mounted
solar system on its grounds.
