Posts Tagged ‘solar energy’
8 February 2012
European photovoltaic manufacturing can survive in the face of competition from Asia because of its higher technical quality, according to the vice president of SolarWorld.
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8 February 2012
Hawaii-based solar company the Hoku Corporation has secured an extension of the maturity date on two loans worth $50m provided by China’s Tianwei New Energy Holdings.
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8 February 2012
US solar company Bella Energy has completed installation of a 1.65MW photovoltaic array on the roof of the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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7 February 2012
German company SolarWorld has now purchased 95 per cent of shares in Solarparc and will look to integrate the company into the SolarWorld group.
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6 February 2012
European photovoltaic manufacturers must specialise their offerings if they are to withstand competition from Asia, according to an expert at one German solar producer.
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3 February 2012
There are still significant market opportunities for European solar companies, but looking for the highest feed-in tariff should not be a prerequisite to their success, according to one expert.
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3 February 2012
US photovoltaic company Ascent Solar Technologies has appointed Victor Lee as president and CEO.
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3 February 2012
Spanish cleantech company Abengoa has completed installation of a 50MW solar thermal plant in Cordoba, southern Spain.
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3 February 2012
Germany-headquartered electronics giant Siemens has been contracted to build a photovoltaic array at the US Army’s White Sands missile range, as part of a $16.8m energy savings performance contract.
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1 February 2012
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has temporarily suspended trading of US clentech company Onyx due to uncertainties around the accuracy and adequacy of publically distributed information.
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1 February 2012
US science and engineering company DuPont has formed a strategic agreement with Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Suntech to work on increasing the supply of PV materials and technologies to the global solar market.
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1 February 2012
German company Gehrlicher Solar has formed a joint venture with Turkish business Merk Solar Enerji to serve photovoltaic markets in Turkey and neighbouring countries.
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1 February 2012
US solar company SunPower has completed the acquisition of Tenesol, a subsidiary of French energy company Total, for $165.4m.
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1 February 2012
US utility Constellation Energy has completed installation of three photovoltaic arrays with a combined capacity of 4.29MW for the Buckeye Union High School District in Arizona.
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1 February 2012
The renewables division of US power company MidAmerican Energy has purchased the 550MW Topaz Solar Farm being developed in California by First Solar, for an undisclosed sum.
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30 January 2012
The future of photovoltaic panels will not be silicon, according to an expert developing what he says will be a cheaper and eventually more efficient alternative.
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30 January 2012
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has been contracted to supply 180MW of multi-crystalline and mono-crystalline PV modules to Germany's IBC Solar throughout 2012.
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30 January 2012
US cleantech company Onyx has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire 25 per cent of Chinese company Optimum Solar.
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27 January 2012
Solar power can be used to transform the lives of rural communities in developing nations, while still making a profit for the installer.
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27 January 2012
US company National Solar Power has entered into a development agreement with Liberty County, Florida, that could see it construct solar facilities in the area up to a combined 100MW in size, an investment worth around $350m.
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