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US: DOE announces USD$8.5 million investment to advance solar energy grid integration systems U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Sandia National Laboratories is investing USD$8.5 million for four projects, which have reached Stage III of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) program. DOE reported that these investments will be matched more than one-to-one by the SEGIS contractors to support more than USD$20 million in total projects.
Becky Beetz
Sep 07, 2010
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France needs more solar subsidies cuts, government study says France needs to revise targets for solar energy and further cut subsidies to curb costs to consumers that may balloon to €54 billion euros (USD$70 billion) by 2020, according to Bloomberg, which was quoting a government report.
Becky Beetz
Sep 07, 2010
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Japan: Solar Frontier to supply CIS panels to Miyazaki Solar Way project Solar Frontier K.K. has announced it will supply around one megawatt (MW) of CIS thin film solar cell modules to Miyazaki Solar Way Co., Ltd.’s ‘Tsuno No. 2 Power Plant’. Operations at the plant are expected to begin next year, in the town of Tsuno in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
Becky Beetz
Sep 06, 2010
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juwi connects Bulgaria’s largest PV park to the grid juwi Solar has announced its 3.6 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) project, located in the Bulgarian town of Drachevo has been connected to the grid. According to the company, it is the country’s largest PV park.
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Sep 06, 2010
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Italy to implement further FIT cuts Italy is to significantly reduce its feed-in tariffs (FITs) for solar energy, starting from next year. According to EuPD Research, the Conferenza Stato e Regioni – the Italian Committee of Representatives of Italian regions and the central government – announced that incentives for all installation types will be lowered every four months next year.
Becky Beetz
Sep 05, 2010
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Research: EU leading the way in newly installed PV modules A new study has stated that Europe is leading the way in terms of photovoltaics (PV) installations. The JRC’s Institute for Energy (IE), which published its ninth Annual Photovoltaics Status Report today, has said that out of the estimated 7.4 gigawatts (GW) of newly installed PV modules worldwide last year, 5.8 GW was located in Europe.
Becky Beetz
Sep 05, 2010
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Canada: Silfab SpA to open 180 MW solar module plant in Ontario; launches OEM partnership Italy-based Silfab SpA has said it is to open a 180 megawatt (MW) solar module manufacturing plant in Ontario, Canada. CAD$15 million has been invested into the first phase of development.
Becky Beetz
Sep 05, 2010
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Pennsylvania, US: USD$20.5 million to be invested in solar energy Bringing a boost to the U.S. solar industry, Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced that USD$20.5 million in state and federal investments will be injected into 40 clean energy projects. It is hoped that up to 1,400 jobs in the country’s solar sector will be created.
Becky Beetz
Sep 03, 2010
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Italy: Martifer Solar to install 3 MWp turnkey PV project near Milan Martifer Solar says it is to install a three-megawatt peak (MWp) solar power turnkey project, composed of three ground-mounted photovoltaics (PV) plants, in Italy’s Lombardy region, located near Milan. When completed, says the company, it will be one of the region’s largest ground mounted PV projects.
Becky Beetz
Sep 03, 2010