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Australia Hits 2GW Milestone of Solar PV Installed
Australia hit 2GW worth of sub-100kW solar PV installations this month, with at least 45MW larger than 100kW capacity in addition to this...
Nov 30, 2012


Samsung Powers Rural South African Classroom with Solar Energy
Electronics giant Samsung has launched an initiative to help children in remote areas of the globe have access to modern educational...
Nov 28, 2012


New Zealand’s Tokelau Islands Go Totally Solar
The remote islands of Tokelau in the South Pacific have become the world’s first territory to be powered entirely by solar energy. The...
Nov 26, 2012


South Africa Unveils Its First Solar Plant
South Africa delivered on its promise of going green as the mayor of Ekurhuleni City unveiled its PV power plant—the first in the...
Nov 9, 2012


Denmark Hits PV Goal Eight Years Ahead of Schedule
Denmark recently announced that the country has already hit its 2020 solar energy capacity target of 200MW, reaching the milestone eight...
Nov 5, 2012


First Solar to Help Build PV Power Plants in Indonesia
First Solar has inked a deal with PT. Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Services (PJB Services) to supply 100MW of utility-scale solar in Indonesia...
Oct 31, 2012


SunPower Halts Production, Slashes Workforce
US solar firm SunPower has suspended operation of half of the 12 production lines at its 330MW Fab 2 solar cell manufacturing plant in...
Oct 29, 2012


Solar Industry Gets Strong Support From U.S. Voters
A survey from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has found that for the fifth straight year, Americans support the solar...
Oct 15, 2012


Morocco Opts for Saudi-Led Group to Build Solar Plant
Morocco recently awarded a $1 billion contract to the Saudi-led Company for Water and Power (ACWA) to build a 160 MW concentrated solar...
Oct 12, 2012


Germany Exceeds 30 GW Solar Milestone
Germany installed about an additional 320 MW of solar power in August, making it the first country in history to surpass the 30 GW mark...
Oct 2, 2012


High concentrating PV firm to open its first facility in NC
Semprius, Inc., an American solar energy company and innovator of high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, will open it’s...
Sep 28, 2012


India: a bright spot in a gloomy global market
Indian PV panel manufacturer Surana Ventures plans to capitalize on the lower prices for PV panels – down by over 30 percent over the...
Sep 3, 2012


China’s Energy Administration raises PV installation target
China has increased its installed solar power capacity target for 2015 by 40 percent, according to a statement from the country’s main...
Aug 8, 2012


EU firms file trade complaint about Chinese PV imports
This week, a group of solar panels companies formed the EU ProSun group and filed trade complaints against Chinese PV imports with the EU...
Jul 27, 2012


China’s Ministry of Commerce to investigate U.S. polysilicon imports
On July 19, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced an investigation into solar products entering the country from South Korea and the...
Jul 25, 2012


DOE grant recipient Amonix shuts manufacturing plant
Last week, concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) firm Amonix closed its Las Vegas factory. The company began selling equipment online on July...
Jul 23, 2012


Project SolarStrong expands to air force bases
Yesterday SolarCity announced the next phase of its SolarStrong project: solar PV installations on 850 homes at three air force bases....
Jul 18, 2012


IKEA adds 2.5MW solar capacity
In the past week, Swedish retailer IKEA has made significant progress toward its goal of generating 89 percent of its power from PV...
Jul 16, 2012


NREL joins Global Alliance of Solar Institutes
Earlier this week, the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced it was joining the newly-formed...
Jul 13, 2012


Cleantech investment slips in Q2 2012
According to a July 10 report from the Cleantech Group, global investment in cleantech fell by 14 percent from Q1 to Q2 2012. Global...
Jul 11, 2012
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