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3 June 2011

Photowatt up for sale after Q4 losses

The restructuring of Photowatt by its parent group ATS Automation Tooling Systems is moving ahead with the company looking to spin-off the loss-making business.

3 June 2011

Vigor Renewables commissions rooftop solar site

Renewable developer Vigor Renewables has commissioned a rooftop installation in the UK, which will receive subsidies under the government's feed-in tariff programme.

2 June 2011

Hanwha SolarOne penetrates Ontario PV market through partnership

China-based solar component manufacturer Hanwha SolarOne has entered into a supply agreement with Canadian project developer Photowatt Ontario to delegate the production of its solar modules for the province’s marketplace.

1 June 2011

Oerlikon Solar wins first order for 120MW thin film production line

Switzerland-based Oerlikon Solar has won the first order of a turnkey 120MW production line for manufacturing thin-film silicon modules from an undisclosed Asian customer.

27 May 2011

Suntech wins 190MW solarhybrid supply deal

NYSE-listed solar panel manufacturer Suntech Power has won a 190MW supply deal from project developer solarhybrid.

23 May 2011

Indian solar developer Azure Power installs new CFO

Indian solar company Azure Power has appointed Surendra Kumar Gupta as chief financial officer.

17 May 2011

SunPods inks supply agreement with Renogy

California, US-based SunPods has struck a deal forming a two-year supplier agreement with Renogy for 10MW of photovoltaic modules.

17 May 2011

Trina Solar’s weak Q1 results in share price drop

The shares of NYSE-listed Trina Solar dropped today as it reported a fall in gross profit of 25 per cent during the first quarter, compared to the previous quarter.

13 May 2011

Tenaska’s solar project plans hit by US DOE announcement

e Following the Department of Energy announcement that it is to wind down its Loan Guarantee Program, energy developer Tenaska has been forced to look elsewhere for financing for two large-scale projects in Southern California.

13 May 2011

SunPower sees Q1 revenue drop, Total takeover still on

SunPower saw its revenues drop dramatically in the first quarter, totalling just $451.5m compared to $937.1m the period before.

12 May 2011

Conergy ‘cautiously optimistic’ in face of harsh market conditions

Hamburg-based solar company Conergy said it is still ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the remainder of the year, despite reporting what it describes as a weaker quarter than previous periods.

20 April 2011

Solar Frontier opens world’s largest thin-film solar factory

Solar Frontier has officially opened its gigawatt-scale Kunitomi factory, which now stands as the world’s largest CIS thin-film solar module production plant.

18 April 2011

Total buys remaining shares of Tenesol from EDF

French utility EDF has sold its 50 per cent stake in solar energy developer Tenesol to Total, leading the oil and gas major to become the sole owner of the company.

15 April 2011

Platina Partners buys 100MW of solar projects

Private equity fund manager Platina Partners has closed a deal to buy 100MW of solar projects from the Degennaro Group.

13 April 2011

US DOE offers $1.2bn loan to support 250MW Californian solar project

The US Department of Energy has given a conditional commitment for a $1.2bn loan guarantee to support the 250MW California Valley Solar Ranch power plant, sponsored by renewable energy companies SunPower and NRG Solar

11 April 2011

LDK Solar invests $35m in new silane gas manufacturing line

LDK Solar has invested $35m to establish a new manufacturing line that will produce silane gas in its Mahong Plant in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province to meet the growing demand from the semiconductor, solar and flat panel display industries.

11 April 2011

US DOE provides $170m in funding to support solar energy technologies

US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced nearly $170m in funding that will be made available over three years to support a range of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology areas, as part of the department’s SunShot Initiative.

6 April 2011

Big Solar to install 4MW of SolarEdge power harvesting systems in Greece

Big Solar, a Greek provider of photovoltaic products and services, will install more than 4MW of SolarEdge power harvesting systems in the country as part of the partnership between the two companies.

31 March 2011

Ferro opens photovoltaic research and development laboratory in Taiwan

Ferro, a supplier of technology-based performance materials, has opened a photovoltaic research and development laboratory in Taiwan to provide technical support for customers, and to deliver solutions for improving the efficiency of solar cells and lowering the cost of solar cell production.

31 March 2011

LDK Solar acquires majority stake in Solar Power

LDK Solar, a manufacturer of photovoltaic products, has finalised its acquisition of a 70 per cent interest in the photovoltaic solar developer, Solar Power, for approximately $33m.

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