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Solar PV sector installs more capacity than any other source during 2010

Solar PV sector installs more capacity than any other source during 2010

Tuesday, 17 May 2011 Toby Price According to the latest Solar Photovoltaic Barometer released this month by EurObserv’ER, 13,023 MWp of photovoltaic modules were connected to the grid in the European Union during 2010, which is ...

China sees disputed territory becoming a cornerstone to its solar-powered future

china sees disputed territory becoming a cornerstone to its solar-powered future

Thursday, 12 May 2011 The disputed territory of Tibet, known in china as the Tibet Autonomous Region, is poised to become the country's leading solar power generation base with 10 photovoltaic power plants to be completed the ...

European incentive cutbacks cause layoffs at US solar firm

European incentive cutbacks cause layoffs at US solar firm

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 Dan McCue Energy Conversion Devices Inc., a solar energy products manufacturer based in the US state of Michigan, will lay off 300 workers as a result of incentive cutbacks in Europe and increased competition from ...

Uni-Solar photovoltaics to power railway station in China

Uni-Solar photovoltaics to power railway station in china

Thursday, 05 May 2011 United Solar, a US-based manufacturer of lightweight, flexible thin-film solar modules, will supply 565 kW of photovoltaic solar laminates for a solar power system being installed on the roof of the Tianjin ...

JinkoSolar signs 50 MW solar module supply agreement

JinkoSolar signs 50 MW solar module supply agreement

Wednesday, 04 May 2011 china’s JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. has entered into an agreement to supply a total of 50 MW of solar modules to Germany-based BULL PowerTech GmbH, the new solar business segment of BULL Holding ...

San Francisco to be entirely powered by renewable energy by 2020

San Francisco to be entirely powered by renewable energy by 2020

Monday, 28 March 2011

The US city of San Francisco will be powered 100 percent by renewable energy by 2020, according to Edwin Lee, the city’s mayor.

Putting solar power on the roof of the world

Putting solar power on the roof of the world

Thursday, 24 March 2011 Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world's largest producer of solar panels, has announced it will develop a 10-MW solar installation that will generate clean electricity for thousands of residents ...

German solar company sees potential in Turkey, UK and China

German solar company sees potential in Turkey, UK and china

Wednesday, 09 March 2011 As the German solar photovoltaic (PV) market matures, IBC Solar is expanding its international operations with new affiliates in Turkey, the United Kingdom and china “in order to exploit the PV potential ...

PV still leading renewable energy technology in 2010

PV still leading renewable energy technology in 2010

Wednesday, 02 March 2011 The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has released new figures that will be included in its EPIA Global Market Outlook until 2015 showing that solar photovoltaic power (PV) was the leading ...

REC predicts solar wafer price deline, but nevertheless touts strong earnings

REC predicts solar wafer price deline, but nevertheless touts strong earnings

Wednesday, 09 February 2011 Renewable Energy Corp. ASA, the Norwegian maker of solar energy components, is predicting that prices for polysilicon, wafer and module prices will decline by five percent in the early months of 2011, ...

Baterías con premio en la gran feria europea del almacenamiento de energía

El jurado de la feria ees (la gran feria europea de las baterías y los sistemas acumuladores de energía) ya ha seleccionado los productos y soluciones innovadoras que aspiran, como finalistas, al gran premio ees 2021. Independientemente de cuál o cuáles sean las candidaturas ganadoras, la sola inclusión en este exquisito grupo VIP constituye todo un éxito para las empresas. A continuación, los diez finalistas 2021 de los ees Award (ees es una de las cuatro ferias que integran el gran evento anual europeo del sector de la energía, The smarter E).