India: Tamil Nadu unveils ambitious solar policy
Tamil Nadu is the next Indian state to introduce a specific solar policy. With the aim of installing three GW by 2015, it is ambitious in its scope. It is also the first policy in India to introduce net metering guidelines.
Siemens exits solar business
Siemens AG has announced it will no longer be active in the solar industry, and will instead focus on wind and hydro power in the field of renewables.
Eurus Energy unveils 10 MW PV plans for Japan
Eurus Energy Group has announced it will build a 10 MW photovoltaic plant in Japans Osaka prefecture.
Belectric takes Konarka GmbH over
Germany-based Belectric has taken the insolvent Konarka GmbH over. The announcement marks the companys entrance into the organic photovoltaic market.
LDK and Heng Rui Xin Energy enter into share purchase agreement
Chinas LDK Solar and Heng Rui Xin Energy Co. have entered into a share purchase agreement, under which Heng Rui Xin Energy will acquire 19.9% of LDKs share capital.
81.5 MW PV plant planned for Japan
Marubeni Corporation has announced its plans to build an 81.5 MW photovoltaic plant in Japans Oita prefecture.
Investment interest in Romanian PV market increases
The maturing photovoltaic markets in Germany, Spain, France and Italy, and recent feed-in tariff cuts in a number of key markets have prompted solar investors to look for new opportunities in South-East European (SEE) nations. Romania is presenting one logical and very interesting investment alternative.
Sky Solar breaks ground on 50 MW PV project
Sky Solar Holdings Co., Ltd has broken ground on a 50 MW photovoltaic project in Gonghe County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. Construction is scheduled to be complete in three months.
Isofotón denies Spanish factory closure
Spanish media reported yesterday, October 18, that Isofotón would close its photovoltaic manufacturing facility in Malaga for two months. The company has denied this.
EDF Energies Nouvelles completes 56 MW PV project in France
EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned a 56 MW thin film photovoltaic plant in the Bourgogne region of France.
