According to initial media reports, Germany’s politicians want to implement sharp cuts, earlier than scheduled, to its photovoltaic subsidies. Furthermore, the guaranteed tariff should be limited at 90 percent. The ministers will, however, officially present their plans tomorrow.
Having preannounced its fourth quarter (Q4) 2011 financial results, Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited has said it expects photovoltaic module shipments to sequentially decline by 30 percent. Meanwhile, its gross margin has taken a tumble.
In a move not seen from solar companies for a while, Canadian Solar has upped its fourth quarter (Q4) 2011 shipping guidance. The photovoltaic module manufacturer did not provide preliminary financial figures, however.
China-based JinkoSolar has opened a "cutting edge" photovoltaic module testing laboratory in China’s Jiangxi. The manufacturer aims to conduct test programs independently.
Pike Research has announced that investments in community and residential energy storage (CRES) systems will increase to more than US$4 billion in the next decade.
Frost & Sullivan's energy group has forecast that overall electricity generation in Germany will decrease from 625 terrawatt-hours (TWh) in 2010 to 590 TWh in 2020. This change is attributed to energy efficiency measures and increased imports that will replace the supply lost from nuclear power sources.
Cambridge-based Eight19 today expanded its pay-as-you-go solar system into the world’s youngest country, Sudan. The company hopes to deploy 1,000 of its solar module, battery, light and phone charging systems to rural villages in the Nimule region.
In figures that appear to confirm post-Fukushima Japan’s dramatic shift away from nuclear power and towards photovoltaics, the domestic module market is shown to have expanded by over 30 percent, from the previous year. The Japanese Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) released the figures that also show that over one gigawatt (GW) of modules were sold domestically, in the first three quarters of 2011 alone.
Following the High Court ruling at the end of January, which saw the U.K. Department for Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC’S) judicial appeal regarding feed-in tariff (FIT) changes thrown out, the department has officially announced it will be lodging another appeal.
Analysts at Jefferies have painted a poor picture for photovoltaic demand during the first quarter (Q1) of 2012, and "very real … demand concerns" for the whole year. Overall, they expect European and global demand to fall by 42 percent and 10 percent, respectively. However, it is believed that 2013 will see a market revival.
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has postponed its preliminary determination in the countervailing-duty investigation of Chinese solar products. The determination, originally scheduled for Jan. [...]
Germany's energy landscape in 2020 is expected to be dramatically different from its current mix, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Nuclear [...]
Minnesota Power has introduced an updated version of its SolarSense program, which provides solar project incentives for residential and commercial customers. According to the utility, [...]
The Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has inaugurated a 5.4 MW PV installation featuring technology from SunPower. The system is expected to generate the equivalent [...]
The U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the draft plan for the Restoration Design Energy Project (RDEP), which [...]
Advanced Solar Photonics (ASP), a PV equipment manufacturer, has launched a series of grid-tied inverters. The units are designed for residential and small-commercial rooftop or [...]
National University, headquartered in La Jolla, Calif., has completed an 852 kW PV installation at two campuses in San Diego. The project was installed by [...]
JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd., a China-based solar product manufacturer, has opened a PV module testing laboratory in Jiangxi, China. The facility has been awarded the [...]
The U.K.'s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is expected to formally file a Supreme Court appeal today challenging previous rulings that deemed its [...]
The total market for transparent conductors (TCs) in PV is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of over 30% from a value [...]
Following months of unconfirmed reports, Apple has publicly commented on its plans to construct a large PV array at a new data center in Maiden, [...]
Saugerties, N.Y.-based Ceres Technologies, a provider of branded support equipment to the semiconductor and solar sectors, says it has expanded its position in the photovoltaic [...]
Shoals Technologies Group, a provider of photovoltaic components, says its MultiLink solar junction box has received certification to the DIN V VDE 0126-5: 2008-05 from [...]
Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., a Nantong, China-based designer and manufacturer of solar products, has established its subsidiary company, Eoplly USA Inc., in San Bruno, [...]
PanelClaw, a provider of mounting systems, says all of its products have received an ETL listing to UL Subject 2703, which establishes safety and performance [...]
Borrego Solar Systems Inc., a designer, installer and financier of grid-tied solar photovoltaic systems, says it has been awarded a contract by the General Services [...]
Hoku Materials Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Corp. that plans to produce, market and sell polysilicon for the solar market from its facility [...]
New Energy Technologies Inc. and scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have fabricated the largest-area organic photovoltaic (OPV) module ever produced at NREL, [...]
Cooper Bussmann, a provider of circuit protection, power management and electrical safety products, has launched a new modular fuse holder for PV applications. The fuse [...]
Nanosolar Inc., a manufacturer of thin-film PV modules, has closed a $20 million funding round that is expected to fund continued expansion and newly committed [...]
Matinee Energy, a solar project developer and financier, has broken ground on the Matinee Energy Campus, a new 50-acre site in Benson, Ariz., that will [...]
GEMCO Solar Inc., an Ontario-based solar developer and engineering, procurement and construction contractor, has begun commercial operation of a 500 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic system [...]
SIBA Fuses, a manufacturer of PV fuses, has introduced a series of new photovoltaic fuses that the company says meet the UL 2579 standard and [...]
Tokyo-based thin-film PV module manufacturer Solar Frontier has supplied its copper indium selenide modules for the 10 MW Mt. Komekura solar power plant in Yamanashi [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will award a total of more than $6.5 million to 19 clean energy projects across the [...]
A newly released congressional compromise bill that extends the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits through the end of the year does not address tax [...]
The average price of Chinese tier-two crystalline PV modules fell to $0.96/W in January, according to the latest PV module pricing report from IMS Research. [...]
Schletter, a provider of ground-mounted solar PV mounting systems, has launched the 2.5 kW FS Kit, a new product for residential and small commercial solar [...]
ESA Renewables, a turnkey solar provider, is expanding its operations and maintenance (O&M) division and releasing a new O&M service plan. After securing multiple new [...]
Solis Partners, a provider of commercial solar power systems, has completed two solar power systems in the Catholic Diocese of Trenton, which spans Burlington, Mercer, [...]
Thin-film PV module provider NexPower has provided its NT145AX modules for a 5 MW ground-mounted solar project in Gujarat, India. According to the company, this [...]
Genmounts, a solar racking provider based in Flemington, N.J., has completed delivery of flat-roof ballasted racking equipment for the 4.5 MW Toms River School District [...]
Germany-headquartered Singulus Technologies AG has received a new order for a processing machine for the production of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar products. The [...]
Germany-based Conergy AG has provided modules and other equipment for a newly inaugurated 5.3 MW PV project near Mazarron, Murcia, Spain. The plant was constructed [...]
A critical county-level project permit that threatened to derail First Solar's 230 MW Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 project has been secured. Earlier this week, [...]
As the investigation into failed PV module manufacturer Solyndra hits its one-year anniversary, the lawmakers spearheading the probe are forging ahead with plans to issue [...]
After being named as a defendant in a data-theft lawsuit filed by San Jose, Calif.-based solar manufacturer SunPower, systems integrator SolarCity has fired back, attributing [...]
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has entered a 25-year agreement to purchase 200 MW of energy from the Mount Signal Solar project in Imperial [...]
Silicon Ranch Corp. has partnered with LightWave Solar Electric to build a 1 MW PV array in Memphis, Tenn. The installation calls for 4,160 PV [...]
Westinghouse Solar Inc., a designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, has signed a letter of intent to pursue a business combination with CBD Energy, [...]
Eldorado Coffee Roasters has commissioned a 240.24 kW solar photovoltaic PV system at its worldwide headquarters in Maspeth, Queens, N.Y. The solar array will produce [...]
SunEnergy1, based in Mooresville, N.C., has completed a 2.4 MW ground-mounted PV installation at an unspecified location in Plymouth, N.C. Daetwyler Clean Energy supplied its [...]
Heliatek GmbH, a Germany-based PV technology provider, has signed a joint development agreement with Reckli GmbH, a manufacturer of elastic molds for concrete building facades. [...]
Sunweb Solar, formerly known as Solland Solar, has closed a previously announced acquisition transaction with Spain-based Pufin group and plans to hold an auction to [...]
Solar Frontier, a manufacturer of copper indium selenide (CIS) thin-film PV modules, has signed a module supply agreement with developer NRG Solar LLC for 13.2 [...]
Mage Solar has been named an authorized dealer of Delta's Solivia NA residential inverters, which were developed for the North American solar market. The inverters [...]
Vincotech, a supplier of module-based products for power electronics, has released two new symmetrical boosters designed specifically for premium solar inverter and other applications. Equipped [...]
The University of Arizona Science and Technology Park (UA Tech Park) in Tucson, Ariz., has signed AstroSol Tech Park AZ LLC as a new tenant. [...]
Broadway Renewable Strategies, a Boston-based electrical construction company, has hired Carter Wall to lead a newly created business unit called Performance Solar. The new department [...]
As a part of a strategic alliance with brightLeaf Technologies, Composite Mirror Applications (CMA) says it has delivered its first 1,000 off-axis solar collectors. Replicated [...]
California Solar Thermal, a San Diego-based solar company, has commissioned a solar hot water heating system for the Parker-Kier Apartments in downtown San Diego. This [...]
Foodservice distributor US Foods says that nearly 85% of its metro New York division's annual energy will come from solar power by July, as installation [...]
SunDurance Energy and Solaire Generation have inaugurated a 120 kW solar carport at the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) headquarters in Lyndhurst, N.J. The canopy, [...]
PV inverter manufacturer SMA has introduced a new SMA Sunny Portal application for smartphone users with the Android operating system. Available for free download from [...]
Home furnishings retailer IKEA has completed a solar energy system at its store in College Park, Md. The 148,200 square-foot PV array consists of a [...]
AU Optronics Corp., a global display and solar solutions provider, says its solar business will now be known as BenQ Solar, as authorized by BenQ [...]
Auburn Hills, Mich.-based Energy Conversion Devices (ECD), a provider of flexible solar laminates and systems for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop market, has filed for [...]
President Barack Obama's newly released fiscal-year 2013 (FY '13) U.S. budget provides for an extension of the U.S. Department of Treasury's Section 1603 program, also [...]
First Solar's 230 MW Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 project, a 230 MW PV plant in North Los Angeles County, Calif., may lose its U.S. [...]
Digital Photonics Corp. has debuted the SolarJet printer, a system designed for the selective emitter application of front contacts on crystalline silicon PV cells. According [...]
Borrego Solar Systems Inc., a designer, installer and financier of grid-tied solar PV systems, has closed a new $47 million fund with partners U.S. Bank [...]
JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. has opened a new Australian subsidiary, JinkoSolar Australia Co. Ltd., based in Queensland, Australia. The newly opened office will serve as [...]
HilcoBid, the global industrial asset auction platform of the Hilco organization, has been engaged by Sanyo Solar (USA) to sell the company's PV wafer fabrication [...]
Inovateus Solar LLC, a South Bend, Ind.-based distributor and integrator of solar electric products, has opened a satellite office in Innovation Park at Notre Dame, [...]
DuPont and Yingli Energy have signed a $100 million strategic agreement for photovoltaic materials. Under the terms of the agreement, Yingli will purchase photovoltaic materials [...]
In a letter sent to President Barack Obama, CEOs of 45 U.S.-based solar energy companies strongly urged the president "to discuss the mutual benefits of [...]
The Obama administration's newly released independent review of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) loan-guarantee portfolio makes several concrete suggestions for program improvement, but overall [...]
Solar Junction, a developer of multi-junction cells for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market, has closed a Series D financial round totaling $19.2 million from current [...]
Solar project integrator Mercury Solar Systems has completed a 3.6 MW system in Manalapan, N.J. The company worked with NJR Clean Energy Ventures, the owner [...]
London-based GoIndustry DoveBid, an industrial equipment reseller, has been appointed to handle the disposals of solar manufacturing equipment from Renewable Energy Corp. Group (REC) in [...]
In partnership with Yes! Solar Solutions and Argand Energy Solutions, Cary, N.C.-based nonprofit Dorcas Ministries plans to install a 236.5 kW solar photovoltaic rooftop system [...]
Seaward Solar has expanded its range of specialist test equipment for solar PV installation work with a new kit designed to meet the electrical-testing needs [...]
Phoenix Solar Inc. and Silicon Ranch Corp. plan to build a 200 kW PV solar system on the roof of the Second Harvest Food Bank [...]
Trina Solar Ltd. says its multicrystalline modules manufactured with European-sourced silicon wafers have been certified by the independent Italian institute ICIM and fulfill the requirements [...]
Dow Corning Corp. has named Bardawil Group as distributor of its silicon-based products for solar applications in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, [...]
A decisive majority of citizens in California's desert communities strongly support the development of solar power facilities in their counties, according to a new survey [...]
Decreased government incentives in Europe have prompted cadmium telluride module manufacturer First Solar to reduce production levels by 50% at its factory in Germany. First [...]
The U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) complex, a headquarters for high-tech military command, communications and surveillance in San Diego, now hosts 1.3 [...]
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) says its 2011 solicitation for new supplies of renewable energy brought in more than 300 offers, a new record [...]
Soitec, a manufacturer of concentrated PV (CPV) technology, has secured financing from Investec Bank Ltd. to build a planned 50 MW solar power plant in [...]
SolarMax Technology Inc. has completed a 756 kW photovoltaic solar carport system at the Wyndham Mt. Laurel Hotel in New Jersey. According to David Hsu, [...]
Perlight Solar, a division of the China Baolite Group, has released a series of PV modules manufactured in the U.S., according to Perlight distributor twin [...]
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton has sent a new letter to President Obama's administration claiming that the White House "continues to stall" [...]
The U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) as the first step [...]
Sharp reductions in market prices, combined with the impact of regional and national policies, pushed the North American photovoltaic market to a new quarterly peak [...]
Following an in-depth review, the U.K.'s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced a new plan for the country's solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) program [...]
SolarReserve, a developer of large-scale solar power projects, says it has completed the 540-foot solar power tower for its 110 MW Crescent Dunes project, under [...]
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu has announced more than $12 million in additional funds for the DOE's SunShot Incubator program. The funding [...]
North Carolina-based Southern Energy Management (SEM) has installed a 1.13 MW PV array at Marlboro Mushrooms, a mushroom farm near West Grove, Pa. The array [...]
GreenVolts Inc., provider of an integrated concentrated PV system, has completed a 496 kW PV array at the McKinley Children's Center campus in San Dimas, [...]
Aztec Solar Inc., a Sacramento, Calif.-based residential and commercial PV and solar thermal design firm, has acquired Solahart Services, based in Stockton, Calif. Solahart provides [...]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd., a solar inverter provider, and Lightway Solar America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of module manufacturer Lightway Green New Energy Co. Ltd., [...]
Although commercial-scale technology to harvest the sun's energy has existed since the 1900s, this decade undoubtedly will mark the dawn of "The Solar Age." In [...]
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), comprising SolarWorld and six unnamed industry partners, says that new research from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) [...]
Hoku Corp., a solar energy products and services company, has received an extension of the maturity date of $50 million in loans from Tianwei New [...]
Solectria Renewables LLC says its Smartgrid inverters (SGI) have been chosen to power a 1.65 MW PV array at the Salt Palace Convention Center in [...]
Chromasun says its MCT solar panels, which provide thermal energy, have been installed on a solar and natural-gas powered air-conditioning project at the Crow Canyon [...]
JP Sercel Associates Inc. (JPSA), a provider of laser micromachining, says it has expanded its processing capabilities. Utilizing new laser beam delivery techniques with the [...]
Aqua America Inc., a publicly traded water utility, says it has completed its fourth solar installation at one of its water treatment facilities. Subsidiary Aqua [...]
Zep Solar Inc., developer of a platform for PV system installation, says it has been issued patent number 8,109,048 (the '048 patent) by the U.S. [...]
The Solar Maid Co., headquartered in Pittsburgh, has launched a new website that is designed to help solar operations and maintenance (O&M) companies gain rapid [...]
centrotherm SiTec GmbH, a subsidiary of centrotherm photovoltaics AG, has signed a contract for the basic engineering and technology concept for a polysilicon factory with [...]
A controversial fee that has been dubbed the "sun tax" may be ruled illegal in Riverside County, Calif. - one of the U.S.' prime solar [...]
The House Energy and Commerce Committee says it has received 313 pages of new internal White House documents and emails related to the $535 million [...]
Despite strong long-term growth prospects, the worldwide solar photovoltaic inverter space dipped slightly in 2011 as two big solar markets stalled or cut tariffs - [...]
Recreation Centers of Sun City Inc. (RCSC) in Arizona has approved plans for a 2.2 MW photovoltaic solar project that is expected to generate approximately [...]