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8 October 2010

Solarlite tests solar thermal power plant in Southeast Asia

Solarlite, a German solar trough company based in West Meckelburg, has announced the development of the successful down-scaling of concentrated solar power (CSP) technology.

8 October 2010

France’s Tenesol creates joint venture with AGC in solar glass production

France’s Tenesol, a global solar power provider, has engaged in a joint venture with AGC Vertal Sud-Est in Lyon, with an agreement to produce BIPV crystalline SI modules, starting in 2011. AGC, an established glass maker will produce customised laminated glass modules from specifications provided by Tenesol.

8 October 2010

French Solar company Solairedirect raises further €80m

Integrated French solar company Solairedirect has raised €80m for the further development of its solar projects in France and abroad. The company also claims that they have reduced the production cost (levelised cost of electricity) to an unprecedented €0.154/KWh produced.

8 October 2010

Bohemian rhapsody for Murphy & Spitz Green Energy

Murphy & Spitz Green Energy, the German green energy power provider, has signed on a 660KW photovoltaic project in the Czech Republic, seeking to draw on a favourable feed-in tariffs. The project based in north-western Bohemia, will be built on a brownfield site and will start producing power in November this year.

8 October 2010

Lightweight solar PV structures are the future, says manufacturer

The solar photovoltaics (PV) market needs to progress from heavy, rigid structures that are expensive to ship and install, to conformal, thin, lightweight PV structures in order to expand the technology’s applications, according to slim card manufacturer IDTech.

8 October 2010

First Solar reaps 380MW in new orders within weeks

Solar module manufacturer First Solar has secured new agreements with seven key customers that raises its orders for 2011 by 380MW above previously-announced volumes.

7 October 2010

JA Solar eyes US market penetration, secures supply agreement with manufacturer

China-based solar cell manufacturer JA Solar Holdings has signed an agreement to deliver over 13MW of high efficiency, mono-crystalline solar cells to an undisclosed US solar module manufacturer and systems company.

7 October 2010

JPMorgan finances $60m SunEdison solar deployments

Global financial services firm JPMorgan Capital has agreed to grant solar energy service provider SunEdison an estimated $60m in project financing for US deployments.

7 October 2010

Spire develops world record solar photovoltaic cell efficiency

Energy technology company Spire Semiconductor has developed a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar cell with the highest efficiency to date.

7 October 2010

Masdar PV to deliver high-grade thin-film modules to integrator biomo solar

Solar module manufacturer Masdar PV will supply its 1MWp thin-film solar modules to system integrator biomo solar to integrate into a number of roof installations in Germany under a new supply contract.

6 October 2010

Universal Power Group expands into Latin America

US-based battery and solar product supplier Universal Power Group (UPG) has launched a new Latin America Group in collaboration with export management company Castelmec.

6 October 2010

Cogenra Solar secures $1.5m research grant to develop solar cogeneration technology

Distributed solar cogeneration and renewable energy system and service provider Cogenra Solar has been awarded a $1.5m research grant from the California Solar Initiative Research, Development, Deployment and Demonstration (CSI RD&D) Program.

6 October 2010

Tessera Solar project first to gain California state and federal approval

NTR solar subsidiary Tessera Solar’s California-based Imperial Valley solar project has become the first utility-scale solar power project to be approved by both the state and federal governments, following the issuance today of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) record of decision.

6 October 2010

Wells Fargo offers solar incentives to southern California residents

US financial services company Wells Fargo & Company has launched a solar energy installation incentive initiative in southern California to solar company customers who advance funds of at least $15,000 to finance home solar energy systems.

5 October 2010

Venture capital investors complete $4m investment in Community Energy

US-based venture capital fund SJF Ventures and energy-focused investor NGP Energy Technology Partners (NGP ETP) have completed a $4m Series A preferred stock investment in renewable energy project developer Community Energy.

5 October 2010

Azuray Technologies, Suntech to develop smart solar panels

Solar power optimisation electronics company Azuray Technologies has collaborated with crystalline silicon solar panel producer Suntech Power Holdings to develop ‘smart panel’ solutions aimed to optimise solar installations.

5 October 2010

Solar system supplier Amtech 2010 orders hit record high

Global solar production system supplier Amtech Systems booked a record $187m in total orders in its 2010 fiscal year, which ended at the close of September.

5 October 2010

SunEdison sells Europe’s biggest solar plant to First Reserve

US solar company SunEdison has sold what is anticipated to be the largest solar plant in Europe for around €276m to a joint venture it previously formed with Connecticut, US-based private equity firm First Reserve.

5 October 2010

DisaSolar to distribute Ascent Solar thin-film modules in emerging markets

Thin-film photovoltaic module developer Ascent Solar Technologies has signed a distribution agreement with industrial signage company Megamark/ DisaTech Group subsidiary DisaSolar to distribute its modules for off-grid applications.

5 October 2010

Global MobileTech generates revenue following renewable sector entry

Since recently making its entry into the renewable energy industry, US and Asia-based media and diversified renewable energy company Global MobileTech generated revenue for the first time in 2010, hitting $4.3m after generating no revenue last year.

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