360 MW solar project planned for South Africa
The Italy-based Moncada Group has formed a joint venture with South African investment and development company, Solar Capital to build a large-scale solar project.
China: Non-residential PV pipeline hits 16 GW
According to new research released, Chinas non-residential photovoltaic pipeline is standing at 16 gigawatts (GW). In 2011, the countrys newly installed capacity is expected to reach over 1.8 GW. The building mount sector is also projected to grow.
First Solar suspends Vietnam plant construction
Amongst a range of announcements, thin-film manufacturer First Solar has announced that it will “postpone commissioning” of its 250-megawatt (MW) Vietnam factory. The announcement was made only hours after the inauguration of its second factory (FF02) at its Frankfurt (Oder) site in Germany.
Ahearn steers First Solar towards new markets
Taking the wheel once again at First Solar, chairman of the board and interim CEO, Michal J Ahearn set out a new direction for the company in a conference call to discuss the companys third quarter (Q3) results.
Inquiry into UK PV FIT cut proposals launched
The U.K. Parliaments Environmental Audit Committee and Energy and Climate Change Committee has launched an inquiry into the Department of Energy and Climate Changes (DECCs) proposed photovoltaic feed-in tariff (FIT) cuts.
President Obama comments on SolarWorld petition
U.S. President Barak Obama has dipped into the debate surrounding the SolarWorld-sponsored “trade case” it, along with an unnamed coalition of U.S. manufacturers, has filed against Chinese manufacturers.
PV production capacity expansions to "dramatically" slow
According to new research, photovoltaic wafer, cell and module capacity expansions are predicted to “slow dramatically” from now until the first half of 2012. It was also found that while supply of these products has grown by 54 percent since the start of the year, demand has only increased by 19 percent.
First Solar inaugurates second German plant
Thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has inaugurated today its second plant (FF02) at its Frankfurt (Oder) site in Germanys east. The plant will have a capacity of 250 megawatts (MW) a year, bringing the company’s capacity at the site to 500 MW.
UK: Six-week FIT cutoff causes supply shortage
Just days after the halving of photovoltaic feed-in tariff (FIT) rates was announced by the U.K. Government, an installer has reported a rush on modules meaning that orders cannot be completed before the six-week FIT cutoff date.
Singapore set to play with PVs big boys
The Asia Pacific PV Expo closed on a positive note today as the pre-monsoon rain drizzled outside the Marina Bay Sands convention center. The numbers were perhaps not as high as what many exhibitors had expected, but the companies present told pv magazine it was the quality of the visitors who stopped by their booths, and not the quantity that counted.
