PV

Feed-in tariff uncertainty spreads in Europe

Tuesday, 05 April 2011 The European PV market is in a unique and continuing state of flux, with 2010 global installations amounting to 15.7 GW. German installations have set the record again with 3.9 GW in the first half of ...

Solar tariff review puts burgeoning industry in ‘limbo’

Wednesday, 30 March 2011 The UK's Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris Hulne, has cited the need to review the solar Feed-in Tariff targets due to the unprecedented amount of large scale solar developments in the pipeline. ...

Germany

Q-Cells achieves new thin-film solar efficiency milestone

Tuesday, 29 March 2011 Q-Cells SE, the Bitterfeld-Wolfen (germany)-based photovoltaic firm, has achieved a world efficiency record for mass-produced CIGS thin-film solar modules manufactured via monolithic integration. The efficiency ...

France

Largest photovoltaic array planned for Haute-Loire region

Tuesday, 29 March 2011 Phoenix Solar AG, a leading international photovoltaic system integrator, has signed an agreement with LHI Leasing GmbH (LHI) for the turnkey construction of a solar park in France with a peak power of ...

Germany

Another record-breaking year for PV market leader

Tuesday, 29 March 2011 The Federal Network Agency has published December figures for newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity showing 7.25 GWp of new capacity was installed in germany in 2010. This is equivalent to ...

Couple makes 6,500-mile, largely solar-powered trip to the heart of a clean-energy America

Thursday, 17 March 2011 Dan McCue

Bill Carlsen and his wife Cynthia Berger had a few simple goals in mind when they began their year-long odyssey aboard a partially solar-powered boat.

First international marketplace for PV projects goes online

Thursday, 17 March 2011 ProjectForum4t2 has launched “the world’s first professional online marketplace for trading solar photovoltaic (PV) projects”, which the company says “will bring clarity and structure ...

Siliken PV modules come out tops in Photon study

Monday, 14 March 2011 Since 2005, Photon Laboratory has been carrying out exhaustive testing of the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules from the world's best manufacturers. Recently it announced the results of the ...

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 ...

Italy announces feed-in tariff reductions, rates undetermined

Friday, 04 March 2011 Officials from Italy's Ministry for Economic Development and Ministry for the Environment and the have reached an agreement with Gruppo Imprese Fotovoltaiche Italiane (GIFI), the country's PV industry ...