Austrian smart grid project to see 120 new PV systems installed
A new 5 million, three-year smart grid project has been unveiled in Austria. Designed to prepare for the expected “onslaught” of new solar capacity in the country, the pilot project will see 120 photovoltaic systems installed. pv magazine gets the low down.
Solar market sees pickup, but a flat market is predicted for 2012
After a tumultuous first half, with huge price drops and uncertainty on just about everything, the solar market is beginning to see some positive signs in terms of demand pick up. Overall, a growth of 20 percent over 2010 is forecast for this year. However, the 2012 market looks flat.
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.
House committee subpoenas White House for internal Solyndra documents
As President Barack Obama arrived at the G20 summit in France on November 3, the acrimonious Solyndra face-off reached a flashpoint in the U.S. Congress.
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.
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.
Q-Cells announces 91 MW PV project
Q-Cells has begun work on what it says is Europes largest photovoltaic park. Located near Berlin, Germany, the 91 megawatt (MW) project is expected to supply energy to around 22,500 households.
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.
Faced with new Solyndra subpoena, White House stands firm and seeks impartial review
Refusing to be intimidated by scandal-starved Republicans, the Obama Administration pushed back on October 28 – not only declining to provide more documentation on the spectacular collapse of the California-based solar company, Solyndra LLC, but also mandating its own independent, 60-day review of Energy Department loans.
