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26 nov. 2012SAG Solarstrom to Build Chile PV Plant, Plans More Projects
SAG Solarstrom AG (SAG) plans to build a 2-megawatt photovoltaic pilot plant in Chile and is looking at larger projects in the country. -
23 nov. 2012LDK Solar Sued Over Loan Repayment
LDK Solar Co., Lt is being sued by creditor banks for overdue loans of around 100 million yuan ($16.05 million), the 21st Century Business Herald reported. -
23 nov. 2012
ET Solar Builds 50MW Solar PV Projects in Romania
On Nov. 19, 2012, ET Solar Group Corp. announces that they have been awarded to build various PV plants in Romania totaling 50MW for Tinmar-Ind S.A. ("Tinmar"). -
23 nov. 2012
SEI Solar to Raise Rs 270CR from IFC
SEI Solar Power Pvt Ltd will raise around $34.3m from the International Finance Corp oration (IFC) to support its proposed greenfield solar farm project in Rajasthan. -
23 nov. 2012Lark Energy to Build Solar Project in Leicestershire
Lark Energy has secured planning permission for the UK's largest solar farm at the site of a former World War II airfield in Leicestershire. -
23 nov. 2012Sullivan Solar Power Provides Free Solar Panels for Low-Income Families During Holiday Season
On Nov. 21, 2012, Sullivan Solar Power announced its recent partnership with non-profit organization GRID Alternatives for the holiday season to give low-income families free solar installations. For every property owner that signs up to go solar with Sullivan Solar Power for the remainder of the year, the company will donate one locally-manufactured solar panel to be used for free project installations at low-income residences. -
22 nov. 2012Giga Solar Boosts PV Paste Output amid Market Recovery
Giga Solar Materials Corp. will add production lines at its photovoltaic conductive-paste plant in the Southern Taiwan Science Park to cope with booming orders from solar-energy equipment manufacturers. -
22 nov. 2012
Canadian Solar Delivers Solar Modules for Church Rooftop in Poland
On Nov. 21, 2012, Canadian Solar Inc. delivered solar modules for an exceptional solar project in Poland. On the roof of a catholic church in Skoczow-Pogorze in Upper Silesia, the Polish project developer, RenSan Energy, implemented a PV-system in less than three weeks with a total performance of 37 kW. This makes the church a solar pioneer in the region and of the still young Polish solar market, using the self-produced energy of the sun, amongst other sources, to cover its electricity needs. -
22 nov. 2012
DOE Awards Stion $2M to Scale-Up Ultra High-Efficiency Thin Film Modules
Stion today announced a $2M award from the US Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to continue pilot production and scale-up of its ultra high-efficiency thin film modules based on proprietary tandem junction technology. -
22 nov. 2012
Maricopa County Approves SolarReserve's 215MW Arizona Solar Energy Project
On Nov. 20, 2012, SolarReserve announced that it has received its Special Use Permit (SUP) by unanimous decision from the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona for its Crossroads Solar Energy Project. The approval includes 150 megawatts (MW) of electrical generating capacity using SolarReserve's concentrating solar power (CSP) technology and 65MW of additional solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. This final approval follows two previous unanimously approved Certificates of Environmental Compatibility (CECs) from the Arizona Corporation Commission in February 2011 and a successful Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment by Maricopa County in December 2010. The CSP portion of the project utilizes SolarReserve's solar energy storage technology; the same technology under construction in SolarReserve's flagship project, the 110MW Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah, Nevada. During construction, the Crossroads project in Arizona is projected to create more than 450 direct jobs during peak construction within the two-year construction period and up to 5,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs, which include offsite supplier and supporting activities. When complete, the plant will employ at least 45 full-time, permanent operations staff during the project operating life of more than 30 years. With an annual operating budget of up to $10 million per year for salaries and maintenance, the project is forecasted to generate significant tax revenues throughout the operating period – contributing to workers' paychecks, as well as local businesses, school systems and police and fire departments.