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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.

The EC said the two PV module makers have violated the undertaking for the minimum price of solar products imported from China.

The Ducth solar company has confirmed to pv magazine that it has sent a takeover proposal to SolarWorld’s insolvency administrator last week.

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.

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.

The German solar inverter specialist has increased its earnings forecast for the year to between €900m and €950m as orders swell.

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.

In the first half of 2017, new additions totaled 900 MW, while cumulative installed PV capacity has now crossed 42 GW.

Overall, the French government allocated 507.6 MW in the tender, which was open to ground-mounted PV systems between 500 kW and 17 MW in size.

The Qatar Foundation is to be a prospective investor. SolarWorld’s provisional insolvency administrator refused to comment on the reports, but was optimistic that a short-term solution could be reached for two production facilities in Germany.