Report: Public Prosecutor's office investigating Conergy
According to a report in the daily newspaper “Handelsblatt”, the public prosecutors office in Hamburg has set its sights on eight former managers of the Hamburg photovoltaic company.
Dyesol takes research to Japan and creates "solar steel" in Wales
Australia-based dye sensitized photovoltaic developer Dyesol has been awarded a prestigious Japanese research grant and announced the creation of worlds largest dye sensitized steel based module, in partnership with Tata Steel in North Wales.
Phoenix Solar undertakes 15.9 MW Thai PV project
Phoenix Solar AGs Singaporean subsidiary, Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd has signed a contract with Solarta Co Ltd for the construction of two photovoltaic power plants worth 15.9 megawatts (MW) in Thailand.
Bangladesh set to install 2,000 PV power plants
Bangladesh is set to install 2,000 photovoltaic mini-grid power plants by 2014 in a bid to bring its off-grid areas under the power network.
Solyndra completes 3 MW rooftop PV system in Belgium
Solyndra International AG has announced the completion of a three megawatt (MW) rooftop photovoltaic system in Belgium. It is said to be the companys largest project to date.
pvXchange looks to international expansion and eyes US market
Online photovoltaic module and inverter trading platform pvXchange has appointed new senior management and will open new offices overseas, as part of its international expansion program.
Samsung announces increased solar focus
Samsung has said that it plans to invest USD$5.5 billion in the development of solar technology and production by 2020.
One stop PV thin film coating moves one step closer
German research institute deposits CIG cells simultaneously on micrometer thin polymer film, without compromising photovoltaic efficiency.
Intersolar: Sony shows off its new rechargeable batteries
Supporting the statement in one of our Intersolar blogs earlier today that batteries and storage technologies are the buzzwords at this year’s trade show, Sony has unveiled its new lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.
BSW: Germany to invest over 5 billion in its solar industry
According to the German solar association, BSW-Solar, the countrys industry is planning to invest around 5.5 billion in both production, and research and development over the next two years.
