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In a political pile-on, it is a rarity when only rumors, and egos, get quashed. However, following months of allegations by Republican Congressional leaders that U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loans had been granted recklessly, in a backroom bargaining process, a 60-day independent audit of the DOE loan portfolio released on February 10 found that no excessive risks had been taken on President Barack Obama’s watch.

Having secured US$19.2 million in financing, Solar Junction says it will be scaling up capacity of its multi-junction high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) cells to 50 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2012.

DuPont and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited’s subsidiary, Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited have signed a strategic photovoltaic materials agreement worth US$100 million.

It appears likely that the Italian government will remove the retroactive action from its Decreto Monti. While the decision means that incentives shall still be halted for photovoltaic systems larger than one megawatt (MW) on agricultural land, the deadline by which such systems must fulfill the feed-in tariff (FIT) requirements, will be moved back to March.

A three-year multilateral and multinational research project has been launched, aimed at bringing efficiency, output and utilization gains right across the photovoltaic system. From cell to smart grid, the ERG project will involve research and development businesses, and bodies from eight European countries.

A three-year multilateral and multinational research project has been launched aimed at bringing efficiency and output gains right across the photovoltaic system. From cell to smart grid, the ERG project will involve research and development businesses and bodies from eight European countries.

In light of increased financing costs and major European photovoltaic markets facing an uncertain immediate future, S.A.G. Solarstrom AG has today reported that earnings are down for 2011.

New research from the University of Cambridge in the U.K. is developing a method by which more of sun’s spectrum can be harnessed by a photovoltaic cell. In theory, the hybrid semiconductor method could push through the theoretical efficiency barrier limiting silicon solar cells.

An up to $646 million federal loan and loan guarantee has yet to be secured by First Solar for its 230 megawatt (MW) Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR), following the delay of a construction permit.

The Germany solar incentive debate continues. While it was announced last week that there are plans to introduce a feed-in tariff (FIT) cap on photovoltaic modules, yet another proposal has suggested that only 80 percent of fed-in solar electricity should receive a tariff.