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Markets & Policy
Agreement on “Project Helios” by year’s end Greece’s Energy Minister has been reported by Bloomberg as saying that he expects agreement on the massive ten-gigawatt (GW) photovoltaic “Project Helios” by the end of the year. The project would require an investment of some USD$27 billion.
pv magazine
Oct 06, 2011
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Applications & Installations
Work begins on world's largest solar bridge Construction has begun on the world’s largest solar bridge in the UK, according to Network Rail. The new Blackfriars station, which will be built on a bridge over the River Thames, will consist of 4,400 photovoltaic panels.
pv magazine
Oct 05, 2011
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Markets & Policy
Solar Decathlon finale becomes a ‘waterShed’ event Continual rain only “whetted” the competitive appetite of the 4,000 students from 19 colleges across four continents who participated in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 in Washington, D.C., from September 23 through October 2.
pv magazine
Oct 05, 2011
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Applications & Installations
Bulgaria: Phoenix Solar to build 50 MW plant Germany-based photovoltaic integrator Phoenix Solar has announced that it has the go ahead to begin construction of a 50 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic plant in Bulgaria.
pv magazine
Oct 04, 2011
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Markets & Policy
REC Silicon’s US plant restart hampered Vertically integrated solar manufacturer Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has had its restart plants held back by power outages. REC Silicon’s Moses Lake, Washington, was affected.
pv magazine
Oct 04, 2011
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Markets & Policy
Off-grid: Lack of mass production as an obstacle The off-grid market is also currently profiting from the declining module and system prices in the ongrid segment. Yet in many developing countries, particularly in southern Africa, both the industry and policy makers are challenged to make photovoltaic technology more attractive and to develop transparent markets. This was an important message sent out by an off-grid workshop to which the wholesale dealer Phaesun extended invitations on the occasion of its tenth corporate anniversary on the weekend.
pv magazine
Oct 03, 2011
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Markets & Policy
Thin film solar market to grow 1,500 percent by 2017 Thin film solar technology is confirming its place as a booming market, with new figures suggesting that it will grow to make $44 billion worldwide by 2017.
pv magazine
Oct 02, 2011
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Research & Development
Copper nanowire to help drive solar cell production costs down A new high-performance, flexible copper nanowire, first developed at Duke University in the U.S. last year and now being commercialized at a spin-off company called NanoForge Corporation, may drive down the cost of solar cell production.
pv magazine
Sep 29, 2011
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Markets & Policy
Closer PV cooperation needed Solar cell and module manufacturers will have to cooperate more closely with machinery and systems manufacturers. This was one of the central demands made at a meeting of Solarinput that brought all of the participants together in Germany’s Erfurt.
pv magazine
Sep 29, 2011

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