Ukraine: First 20 MW phase of PV project completed
Activ Solar has competed the first 20 megawatt (MW) phase of a photovoltaic park in the Ukraine.
China Sunergy secures USD$160 million financing
China Sunergy Co. Ltd has signed financing and credit facilities with the China Development Bank worth USD$160 million.
US: Lease programs expand with new Sungevity and Citigroup fund
Citigroup Inc. announced today that it will create a US$50 million fund with photovoltaic lease provider Sungevity, for installations in eight states. The funds will facilitate residential solar installations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York.
Cautious optimism for Roth & Rau after shaky H1
Both the shaky market conditions and start up difficulties of the companys antireflective coating equipment (SiNA 2) were attributed to Roth & Raus weak start to the year. Looking ahead, the company is unable to provide full year financial guidance.
Jobs to go as Solon shuts Tucson facility down
Germany-based Solon SE has announced the closure of its Tucson module and photovoltaic system manufacturing facility, as part of a new U.S. operations strategy. Sixty jobs will be lost.
5 MW UK PV park completed
Solarcentury has completed work on a five megawatt (MW) photovoltaic park in the U.K.
JinkoSolar reports successful Q2 despite difficult market
Flying in the face of the shaky market conditions seen in the first half of 2011, Chinese photovoltaic product manufacturer JinkoSolar has bucked the trend to post positive second quarter (Q2) results.
US permits 550 MW PV project
U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar has given the go-ahead to the largest photovoltaic facility ever to be built on public land in America.
The PV race to replace silver
Silver prices have been bad news for photovoltaics of late. Their continuing spike is causing ripples across the photovoltaic manufacturing industry as it forces companies to find cost-effective solutions to the super-conductive metal or face losses.
PV replaces diesel at Botswana game reserve
In a move away from using diesel generators, South African tourism operator Wilderness Safaris has commissioned the “first of many” photovoltaic systems at one of its game reserves.
