Funding boost for 4 MW US solar facility
A planned four-megawatt (MW) solar facility in Halifax County, the U.S. has received a boost, after the Virginia Tobacco Commission awarded the project a USD$5 million grant.
SunPower and Colorado Springs Utilities to build 6 MW PV power plant
Colorado Springs Utilities and SunPower Corp. have announced an agreement to design and build a six-megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) power system at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Record revenues for JinkoSolar, as it announces capacity increases
China-based JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd has announced record revenues and shipments for the third quarter of this year, ending September 30.
Czech lower house cuts support for new PV plants
The Czech lower house approved a bill on Friday, which cuts most of the country’s generous support for photovoltaics (PV) power plants newly built as of next March, reports Reuters.
CIGS cells to dominate future BIPV market
German company, PVflex Solar GmbH has said that, thanks to flexible lamination, CIGS solar cells now have the ability to both realize their potential as the most efficient thin film technology and to dominate the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market in the future.
Solarion and Walsin Lihwa sign 60 million thin film investment agreement
Germany-based Solarion AG and Taiwanese company Walsin Lihwa have signed a 60 million investment cooperation agreement to produce Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells.
American Capital Energy starts 3 MW North American rooftop installation
American Capital Energy has begun installation of a three-megawatt (MW) rooftop solar array for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare.
juwi establishes Indian subsidiary; plans to develop 100 MWs of PV
The juwi-Group has opened a new subsidiary – juwi India Renewable Energies Pvt. Ltd – in Bangalore, India.
?China: 1 million solar electric cars to be developed
China Trends Holdings Limited has said it is looking to develop one million solar electric cars, along with China Innovation Investment Limited and China Oriental Numerical Control Company Limited.
CNPV to supply AE Photonics with 300 MWp of PV modules
CNPV Solar Power SA has announced it is to supply Germany-based AE Photonics with 300 megawatts peak (MWp) of photovoltaics (PV) modules from 2011 to 2013.
