Gehrlicher Solar completes Brazilian football stadium PV project
Gehrlicher Ecoluz Solar do Brasil S.A. has grid connected what it says is the first photovoltaic system on a South American football stadium. The 408 kilowatt peak (kWp) project is located on the Pituaçu stadium in Salvador de Bahia.
Korea: Shinsung puts capacity plans on hold; shifts focus to PV project business
In an interview with pv magazine Shinsung Solar Energy talks about its gigawatt capacity ramp up plans and photovoltaic project pipeline in Korea.
Sharp and EGP complete 6 Italian PV projects
Sharp Corporation and Enel Green Power (EGP) have completed six thin film photovoltaic projects in Italy worth 14.4 megawatts (MW).
Section 1603: Did the ends (75,000 jobs) justify the means (US$9.7 billion)?
How many jobs did the U.S. government create through its $9.7 billion investment in 24,711 renewable energy projects? At least 75,000 overall, based on a report just released by the Golden, Colorado-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), at the behest of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
PV suppliers stopping in house wafer production as prices plummet
Many photovoltaic module suppliers are putting a halt to their in-house wafer production in light of drastically decreasing prices. According to IMS Research, wafer prices fell by over 70 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2012.
China: Talesun wins gigawatt solar module order
Solar cell and module manufacturer, Talesun has won a contract from China Merchants New Energy Group Ltd to supply up to one gigawatt worth of photovoltaic modules for solar farms in China and worldwide. The contract, worth US$2.4 billion, will initially be in place for three years.
S.A.G. Solarstrom shows increased 2011 sales, but falling EBIT
S.A.G Solarstrom recorded a better year than most in 2011, having achieved the lower end of its sales target. As with many though, the tough market conditions led to both a negative EBIT and consolidated annual result.
New York powers ahead with PV installations
According to New Yorks Mayor, the city has tripled the amount of solar energy generated following the completion of 10 new photovoltaic systems. A total of 648 kilowatts (kW) is now installed in the U.S. metropolis.
PV leading renewable distributed energy generation
The electric energy power industry is fundamentally changing, according to Pike Research, and photovoltaics has the potential to play a big role in future business models. Overall, the company has identified seven emerging photovoltaic trends.
Japan: 70 MW PV project in the pipeline
Kyocera Corporation, IHI Corporation and the Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd have unveiled their plans to install a 70 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic plant in southern Japan.
