Angola turning to PV
Following rapid growth in the country over the past few years, Angola is increasingly turning to renewable energy. Due to its cost effectiveness, photovoltaics (PV) is an attractive option.
Canadian government investing CAD$3.9 million in solar
The city of Colwood in British Columbia, Canada is to implement a community-scale solar project following a CAD$3.9 million investment from the countrys Clean Energy Fund.
Suntech and Siemens sign module supply agreement
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. is to supply Siemens Energy with its photovoltaics (PV) modules, following the signing of a framework agreement.
A slight hope in Spain
Spains Congress has passed the law which intents to cut the number of full load hours for existing photovoltaics (PV) installations reactively. Now the Senate may achieve some palliative corrections.
US President sets lofty clean energy goal
In his State of the Union address this week, U.S. President Barack Obama said he was counting on solar energy as a key resource for the nations energy supply.
Ikea goes solar
REC has installed photovoltaics (PV) systems on two of Ikea’s German stores. A further three stores in the U.S. are set to receive PV.
Schott Solar to expand global capacity
Germany-based Schott Solar has announced it will boost its global photovoltaic (PV) module production capacity to more than 800 megawatts (MWs) this year. It will also expand its wafer production capacity.
Aide Solar begins 2 GW production expansion
Aide Solar has broken ground on the expansion of its poly- and mono-crystalline solar cell and photovoltaics (PV) module production factory in Xuzhou, China.
Petra Solar opens solar and smart grid control center
Petra Solar has opened what it says is the first Network Operations Center (NOC) in the world. The new command center will allow the company to remotely monitor and control its solar and Smart Grid assets.
Italys 2010 PV installations surpass expectations
Italy has officially* reported today that 1,850 megawatts (MWs) of new photovoltaics (PV) systems were installed in 2010, substantially exceeding industry estimates.
