Applied Nanotech receives USD$1.6 million to establish pilot production facility
Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. has been awarded a Phase III SBIR grant worth USD$1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.
SMA raises financial guidance for this year; announces 2011 outlook
The managing board of SMA Solar Technology AG has raised its estimation for new global photovoltaics (PV) installations for this year from 14 gigawatts (GW) to around 17 GW. In line with this, the company has increased its financial guidance for a second time, from between 1.5 billion to 1.8 billion, to between 1.7 billion to 1.9 billion.
US: SunEdison awarded 14.5 MW solar contract with DMAFB
SunEdison has been awarded a solar service contract with Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DMAFB) in Tucson, Arizona, the U.S. to build a 14.5-megawatt (MW) solar farm. Construction is scheduled to begin next year.
Opel Solar and Truenorth to install solar on brownfield sites across North America
Opel Solar, Inc. and Truenorth Solar & Environmental, L.L.C. have undertaken a strategic partnership to install utility-scale solar fields on brownfield sites across North America, which they say have been deemed otherwise unusable.
Exclusive: Enfinity developing EPC strategy; set to build 30 MW PV project
Speaking to pv magazine about the future, Wim Goethals, head of finance Americas for photovoltaics (PV) development company, Enfinity, said they are currently developing their own engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) strategy, in order to maintain a competitive edge.
US: Constellation Wines to install 3 solar projects worth 3.95 MW
Constellation Wines U.S. has announced it is to invest in three solar energy installations across California. Around 17,000 solar panels will reportedly be installed at the four wineries by the end of the year, making the initiative the largest solar footprint in the country’s wine industry, according to the company.
Professor Green: I would like to see a date fixed for RoHS-compliance
Following the news that the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy has called on the European Union (EU) to include photovoltaics (PV) under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), Professor Martin A. Green has told pv magazine he would like to see a fixed date for RoHS compliance.
South Korea: SunEdison signs MOU for 400 MW of solar projects
SunEdison and Gyeongsangnam-do (GSND), a provincial government in southeastern Korea, have announced the execution of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of 400 megawatts (MW) of solar power plants in the Korean province. The projects are expected to be completed by the end of 2013.
Wellkey to establish PV production line in China; aims to hit 1 GW by 2015
Hong Kong-based Wellkey Solar Technology Co. Ltd has signed an agreement with the Sanshui Government of Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China to set up its photovoltaics (PV) module production line in LePing High Tech Industrial Zone, located near Guangzhou Airport. The company has said it plans to reach one gigawatt (GW) of annual module production capacity by 2015.
Solarwatt starts new manufacturing line; doubles capacity?
??Solarwatt, located in Dresden, Germany has invested over 35 million in a new solar module production line and logistics center. Operations have already begun on the production line, where capacity has been expanded from 200 to 400 megawatts peak. The company added that up to 140 new jobs are expected to be created in the region.
