Solar Frontier to supply worlds biggest CIS/CIGS project
Japanese thin-film producer Solar Frontier has announced today that it will supply a 100 MW Californian power plant. The company has already delivered 26 MW Catalina Solar Project, in Kern County, California, which is set to become the worlds biggest installation of its kind.
New York City-area firms receive $30 million for solar projects
Forget New Jersey. The solar industry is “in a New York State of mind,” to paraphrase singer Billy Joel, now that two government agencies have launched a five-year, USD150-million initiative to fund new large-scale photovoltaic (PV) power projects in the region.
Global solar investment surges ahead
New figures from Bloomberg Energy Finance have shown that while the global economy remains sluggish, clean energy and solar in particular, continues to attract investment.
Suntech: One gigawatt shipment to Europe
Suntech has announced that it has shipped more than one gigawatt of PV panels to European customers in 2011.
German equipment sales increase
Capturing a global market share of 50 percent, German equipment manufacturers have recorded year-on-year sales increases of 10 percent for the third quarter 2011, according to VDMA figures. Demand from Asia remains the overwhelming trend.
Flower power
Scientists from Germany and the U.S. use a sunflower pattern to enhance concentrated solar efficiency. The RWTH Aachen University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) create a heliostat array that is more compact.
REC reports contract termination payments
Norway-based solar company Renewable Energy Corporation has today reported wafer contract cash compensation in the order of NOK200 million (USD33.32 million). The payments will be received in the first quarter of 2012.
Support for young German enterprises
Intersolar Europe, in association with BMWi (German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology), has announced that it will support young solar businesses at the PV conference in Munich, Germany for the fifth year running.
California: 700 MW of PV projects approved
The Californian Public Utilities Commission approved today approved five renewable energy contracts worth 1,088MW. Three of the agreements were signed with Southern California Edison and Solar Star Californiawhich is subsidiary of SunPowerfor the Quinto, AVSP I and AVSP II photovoltaic projects, collectively worth 711 megawatt (MW).
Q-Cells: negotiations with bond creditors put on hold
EXCLUSIVE: The payment of a bond, which is soon to be due, is being delayed by a complaint against the chosen representative of creditors. The repayment amounts to approximately 200 million, that becomes due at the end of February.
