Australian Prime Minister tours Dyesol
A little over a week after the lower house of the Australian Parliament passed its carbon tax legislation, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has visited organic-photovoltaic startup Dyesols offices in the state of New South Wales.
US: Installations rise but dominated by California
In its most recent report, analysts IHS iSuppli predict that California will remain the growth market for photovoltaics in the U.S.
Spain: Demand for stable legal framework for solar market
The Spanish solar market remains interesting, but there is need for a stable legal framework. This was the conclusion drawn at “Conferencia de la Industria Solar – España 2011”, which drew to a close on Friday, October 14 in Madrid.
PV equipment spending set to halve in 2012
The Solarbuzz PV Equipment Quarterly report has found that global photovoltaic equipment spending is projected to fall by more than 45 percent in 2012. This is on the back of historic peaks in 2011, or USD$13.1 billion.
Australia: Four percent of installations "unsafe"
A Senate hearing at the Australian Federal Parliament has learned that a national inspection program of residential photovoltaic installations has found that four percent, of an initial survey, are “unsafe”.
PV racking task force launched
At the opening of the Solar Power International conference in Dallas, Texas, today, a taskforce has been launched to improve the integration of solar racking systems.
Resale of PV PPAs in India risky
According to new research, there is rising anxiety among photovoltaic project developers, who are looking to sell their power purchase agreements (PPAs) before even starting construction on their projects. The lack of experience of companies operating in photovoltaics has been cited as the main reason.
Cost the key at GEs new CdTe plant
Executives from GE have faced journalists to answer questions regarding its new CdTe plant to be built in Colorado.
Singulus joins CIGS machinery market
German solar machinery supplier, Singulus has entered the growing thin-film market with a new Copper-Indium-Selenium and Gallium and Sulphur (CIGS) thin-film solar cell processing system.
Suntech hits five GW milestone
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Suntech claims to be the first manufacturer to have produced five giawatts (GW) of solar modules that have been installed by customers and partners.
