Barcelona goes solar with €12 million plan
The plan is expected to enable deployment of more PV arrays on the roofs of the city’s public buildings, and to rely on storage.
EU excludes Topray Solar and BLD Solar from minimum price undertaking
The EC said the two PV module makers have violated the undertaking for the minimum price of solar products imported from China.
Netherlands’ Prisma Systems offers to acquire SolarWorld
The Ducth solar company has confirmed to pv magazine that it has sent a takeover proposal to SolarWorld’s insolvency administrator last week.
St. Andrews University discovery could push solar cell’s theoretical efficiency limit
Researchers at the University of St. Andrews have demonstrated that atomically precise groups of nanoparticles known as nanoclusters can cut a single high energy photon into two lower energy ones, a discovery which could lead to major advancements in the development of solar cells.
Ukraine to lease area of Chernobyl nuclear plant for solar project
An area of around 2.5 million square meters will be leased for a PV project with a maximum capacity of 100 MW.
SolarWorld enters insolvency
Almost three months after announcing provisional insolvency proceedings, the German module maker has now entered the insolvency process. The company, however, is currently negotiating with a potential investor for the takeover of its two German production sites.
SMA expects strong 2017 as firm raises annual forecast
The German solar inverter specialist has increased its earnings forecast for the year to between €900m and €950m as orders swell.
Kazakhstan’s Akmola Region prepares to host 100 MW solar power plant
The $165 million PV plant will be constructed by local company KBEnterprises with the support of ABB.
Study finds that storage prices are falling faster than PV and wind technologies
A study from the University of California and TU Munich in Germany shows that long-term R&D spending played a critical role in achieving cost reductions.
Germany registers a further 200 MW of PV in June
In the first half of 2017, new additions totaled 900 MW, while cumulative installed PV capacity has now crossed 42 GW.
