PV

Online marketplace helping stakeholders benefit from reduced solar costs

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 REM The professional online marketplace for photovoltaic projects and systems ProjectForum4t2 is contributing to the continuous cost reduction of solar energy and reduces the marketplace fees for buyers of ...

Finnish inverter manufacturer sides with Chinese to penetrate solar PV market

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 REM The Chinese government aims to install 15 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity by 2015, and the Finnish electronic component manufactuer, Vacon, aims to get in to this market early with the ...

Europe

Solar industry ready for challenges of WEEE Directive

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 Toby Price After three years of negotiations, European policy-makers agreed at the end of December upon a recast of the EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, better known as WEEE. According to ...

Alta Devices solar panel receives NREL verification of 23.5 percent efficiency

Monday, 06 February 2012 REM

Alta Devices' most recent solar panel has been verified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at 23.5 percent efficiency.

MIT researcher creates solar cell from grass clippings

Friday, 03 February 2012 REM

Like the best of break-troughs, it sounds both crazy and imminently practical at the same time.

New HCPV efficiency record exceeds 33% for first time

Friday, 03 February 2012 REM The solar company Semprius has achieved a world record for photovoltaic module efficiency of 33.9 percent. This result was externally certified after measurement under standard test conditions at the Instituto ...

Conergy completes three rooftop photovoltaic installations in France

Thursday, 02 February 2012 REM

Germany’s Conergy SAS has completed installation of 6.1 MW ofPV capacity on three rooftop sites in France in collaboration with local project partner Soligest.

Gehrlicher Solar establishes presence in Turkey through JV

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 REM German photovoltaics firm Gehrlicher Solar AG and the Turkish energy company Merk Solar Enerji Çözümleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., have established a joint venture to serve photovoltaic markets in Turkey ...

Health of Germany’s solar market inspires further discussion of grid needs

Friday, 27 January 2012 REM Attendees at the 2nd Inverter and PV System Technology Forum in Berlin this past week were in a jubilant mood thanks to Germany’s reaching a total installed capacity of 24 GWpeak, with 7.5 gigawatts ...

European and global solar PV markets continue growth

Thursday, 26 January 2012 REM The European photovoltaic Industry Association's (EPIA) new Market Report 2011 shows important increase in grid-connected capacity of PV systems, but warns changing economics will require development of ...