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New Zealand government looks to back wave and tidal power projects with $8 Million NZD

The government of New Zealand wants to see power being generated by tidal and wave energy within five years according to some experts.

Could Africa power Europe?

A solar power plan called Desertec and backed by Prince Hassan of Jordan could help Africa sell electricity to Europe. It has already been presented at the European Parliament.

Sharp to multiply its thin film capacity tenfold

The Japanese company will increase its capacity from the current 15 MW to 160 MW in less than a year. Thin film technology expected to go mainstream.

GE Energy in huge turbine deal

The American firm has sealed a deal to supply 333 wind turbines totalling $650 m.

BP Solar to build Europe's largest solar PV manufacturing plant

The company has announced that it will start the construction of the plant, to be located in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), in mid 2008.

SunPower to buy Solar Solutions

SunPower Corp, the Berkeley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar power systems, announced last week that it would acquire Italy-based Solar Solutions, a subsidiary of Combigas...

Evergreen Solar and Silicium de Provence sign silicon supply agreement

The contract will have a duration of 10 years and will allow the production of more than 1 GW of panels.

Solar plant to be built Las Vegas

Palo Alto-based Ausra has announced the construction of an assembly plant in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nanosolar starts selling its panels

Nanosolar, a Silicon Valley start-up, has begung shipping its cutting-edge solar panels. This is just another step towards a more competitive solar PV industry.

Spain's solar PV industry wants to be stakeholder in new regulation design

Spain's Solar PV Industry Association (Asociación de la Industria Fotovoltaica, ASIF) has requested the Ministry of Industry to reopen the negotiations to design the regulation that...

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