Cost of solar electricity to be halved by 2020 
New analysis of major European electricity markets published by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) shows solar photovoltaic electricity (PV) can achieve competitiveness in some market segments as early as 2013, and in all segments by the end of this decade. | Germany
National rail operator strengthens commitment to renewables
The German rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, has revealed that it wants to raise the percentage of wind, hydro and solar energy used in powering its trains from 20 percent at present to 28 percent in 2014. It has also set itself an ambitious challenge to become carbon-free by 2050. | PV New metallization techniques cut solar cell costs and boost efficiency Solaria PV modules integrated into new tracker system Solyndra files for bankruptcy despite $535 million US DOE guarantee Solar may produce most of world’s power by 2060, IEA says Panorama US
Army establishes renewables task force Japan moves a step closer to clean-energy feed-in tariff Solar Thermal Electric CSP industry in the US gearing up to meet in San Francisco US
Utility scale PV deals blow to CSP, but growth not set in stone Miscellaneous PowerSav invests in joint venture to enter China’s energy storage market India receives €200 million loan from EIB to fund renewable energy projects Interviews Renewables will face stiff competition from shale gas, analyst says Agenda Photovoltaics, Forms, Landscapes 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition | 
