Germany: Gehrlicher begins construction on 35 MW PV park
Gehrlicher Solar AG has begun construction work on its 35 megawatt (MW) Perleberg Airport photovoltaic park project in Brandenburg, Germany.
India: 200 MW PV park inaugurated; 600 MW commissioned
At the inauguration of the Charanka solar park in India, photovoltaic projects worth 604.89 megawatts (MW) were handed commissioning certificates by Gujarats Chief Minister, Narendra Modi. In related news, 50 MW of photovoltaic projects have been approved under the Karnataka state solar policy.
Brazil approves new solar legislation
Brazils board of the National Agency of Electrical Energy (ANEEL) has approved two new pieces of solar legislation aimed at improving the countrys domestic industry.
Updated: SDL and SPI to work on 100 MW of Greek PV projects
SDL Solar and SPI Solar announced yesterday that they will install 23 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaics across Greece, having signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two Greek venture capital funds. pv magazine has now learned that the goal is to install up to 100 MW.
Preliminary insolvency proceedings open for Odersun
Having filed for insolvency and self-administration at the end of March, Odersun AG has been unable to find an investor. Consequently, a local court in Germany has ordered the opening of preliminary insolvency proceedings.
Operations begin on 25 MW PV plant in India
SunEdison has completed a 25 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic plant in Gujarat, India. It is scheduled to be inaugurated tomorrow, April 19. In related news, Waaree Energies Pvt. Ltd has grid-connected a five MW plant in Rajasthan.
Ethiopia to get its first PV assembly plant
Ethiopia is to have its first ever photovoltaic module assembly plant after two global solar firms struck a deal with a local company to set the facility up.
Bechtel to build 110 MW PV project in California
Bechtel has been awarded an EPC contract to undertake the 110 megawatt (MW) Catalina Solar Photovoltaic Generating Project by enXco. The company will also build the necessary transmission line.
First Solar: Market, product or government policy behind restructure?
In the wake of First Solars dramatic announcement that it was shedding 2,000 jobs, ending production in Germany and idling two production lines in Malaysia, the focus has turned to whether market conditions, feed in tariff cuts (FIT), or the companys product is behind the drastic measures.
Polysilicon prices forecast to fall further
IHS iSuppli predicts that polysilicon prices will fall to US$22 per kilogram by the end of the year, due to the continuing production surplus. The company adds that prices vary, depending on both contract type and purity level. These changes, it says, will change the way polysilicon is bought and sold in the future.
