World's first carbon footprint verification for a PV module announced
AU Optronics Corp. says it has completed the carbon footprint verification on a multi-crystalline PV module, according to the international carbon footprint standard PAS2050*. EcoDuo PM220P00 is the world’s first PV module to have obtained carbon footprint verification, states the company, thus helping to reach a critical milestone on carbon footprint management of PV key components.
US: Over $4 million grant awarded for 62 MW project
Over USD$4 million has been awarded to the Rockford Solar Project in Illinois, the U.S. Under the plans, the project is set to be around 62 megawatts (MW), thus making it the largest PV development in the Midwest, and one of the biggest in the U.S.
Australia: Professor Green awarded this years CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science
Professor Martin Green, executive research director of Australias ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence at the University of NSW, has been presented with this years AUD$10,000 CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science.
Conergy announces split from its MD
The Supervisory Board of Germany-based Conergy AG has announced that managing director and management board member Dr. Andreas von Zitzewitzs employment with the company has ended “with immediate effect.”
Solaire Generation breaks ground on 4.1 MW solar parking lot project
Solaire Generation has been selected to supply solar parking canopies for what it says is one of the largest solar power installations at a single commercial site in the U.S.
New record set as inverter shipments hit nearly 5 GW in second quarter, says new research
Solar inverter shipments reached 4.9 gigawatts (GW) in the second quarter of this year (Q2), says IMS Research, growing by 284 percent. More than half of these shipments were for installations in Germany, which grew by 388 percent in Q2 says the company. Consequently, total shipments hit more than eight GW for the first six months of the year a three-fold increase over the same period last year.
China: LDK Solar to invest in new 1.5 GW solar cell and module facility
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. is to invest in a 1.5-gigawatt (GW) solar cell and module facility in Hefei High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in China, following an invitation from the countrys the Anhui Provincial Government. The aim, says the company, is to establish a renewable energy manufacturing hub in the Province.
Spain proposes up to 45 percent PV FIT cuts; analyst tells pv magazine not all is lost though
The Spanish government has announced fresh plans to slash incentives for new solar photovoltaics (PV) installations by up to 45 percent, although it appeared to edge away from proposals that would have resulted in reduced support for existing installations, reports the Guardian. However, a key PV analyst tells pv magazine that with a bit of long-term planning, the country can recover itself.
CERPA outlines PV goals as it says solar is center of Australia's attention
There is no single solution for meeting energy needs, Professor Vassilios G. Agelidis, director of the University New South Wales Center for Energy Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA) tells pv magazine.
Hyundai Heavy to build 175 MW solar power plant in U.S.
Hyundai Heavy industries (HHI) has won a USD$700 million contract to build a 175-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in the U.S. from Matinee Energy. By the end of 2012 HHI says it will install two solar power plants in Dragoon and Cochise having 150 MW and 25 MW output respectively. The company adds that it is currently expanding its solar cell and module plant facilities to increase annual production capacity to 600MW.???
