Solon SE sells Swiss subsidiary
Solon SE announced today that it has sold its subsidiary, Solon Inverters to Delta Energy Systems.
Taiwan may cut FITs in 2011
Taiwan may be lowering its feed-in tariffs (FITs) for solar power next year due to the falling costs of installation equipment in the domestic solar market.
Port of Los Angeles completes first solar project
The Port of Los Angeles has concluded its one megawatt World Cruise Center solar rooftop project which will generate 1.2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) energy grid.
Amonix and Flextronics partner up
Designer and manufacturer of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems, Amonix has selected Flextronics as its manufacturing partner for its CPV utility scale solar systems.
Asia dominating the solar front
A study by the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW) has shown that the solar market is being dominated by Asian manufacturers. Further cuts to feed-in tariffs may not help the case for German companies.
US: APS and SunEdison to install 37 MWs of PV in Arizona
Contracts to develop two photovoltaics (PV) plants worth 37 megawatts (MWs) in Arizona, the U.S. have been signed by the Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) and SunEdison.
Czech solar tax a step closer to reality
In what will be seen as a major blow to the industry, the Czech Senate has approved a retroactive solar tax for photovoltaics (PV) systems.
Sanyo 21.6 percent cell efficiency not independently verified, but company confident
Last Friday, Sanyo announced that it had achieved the worlds highest cell conversion efficiency at 21.6 percent. However, responding to questions from pv magazine, the efficiency has not been independently verified and there are no plans for outside testing.
SunPower expands North American operations; 450 jobs to be created
SunPower Corp. has received almost USD$3.5 million to expand its North American operations.
Silfab signs over 100 MWs worth of preliminary contracts??
Silfab Ontario has signed preliminary contracts for the delivery of 102 megawatts (MWs) of solar modules in Ontario, Canada for an undisclosed sum. They are all with unnamed major local players
