SolarWorld is acquiring a 29 percent stake in the newly founded Joint Venture Qatar Solar Technologies headquartered in the Emirate of Qatar. The joint venture will establish the first production facility for polysilicon on the Arabian Peninsula. Partners are the Qatar Foundation (70 percent) and the Qatar Development Bank (1 percent).
The 3.2 kW DC Canadian Solar system was installed on Canada's first C-2000 designated,Green on the Grand, office building using less than 50 percent energy and water normally used for a commercial building
Germany is home to approximately every second solar module worldwide, based on industry estimates. 2009 installations exceeded expectations, largely driven by an ongoing demand for high-quality rooftop modules. Germany Trade & Invest will be presenting the latest opportunities available in the world's largest solar market at this year's PV Expo, taking place March 3 - 5 in Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today its has completed construction of PV Cell Plant #2, a new photovoltaic (PV) cell production facility at its Nakatsugawa Works Iida Factory in Nagano Prefecture
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the crystalline module manufacturing plant of Best Solar Co., Ltd. ("Best Solar"). Under the terms of the transaction LDK Solar will acquire Best Solar's crystalline module manufacturing plant at cash consideration of $21.5 million, representing the fair value of the assets acquired determined on an arms-length basis.
Global Solar Energy today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the nation’s primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development, confirmed 13.2 percent aperture area efficiency for a module made by Global Solar Energy applying its production-line thin film solar material. Global Solar Energy is the first manufacturer to exceed the 13 percent milestone using thin film on a flexible substrate. This benchmark advances the thin film photovoltaic market and underscores Global Solar Energy’s leadership as the only manufacturer of Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) cells on a flexible substrate in full-scale production.
At the HDW Shipyard, PlanetSolar unveiled the world's largest solar boat, which will be powered exclusively by high-efficiency solar cells from SunPower Corp. ( SPWRA, SPWRB), a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems. In late March, PlanetSolar will launch its catamaran for testing, and then embark on its round-the-world tour in early 2011.
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, has provided the solar panels to power British Columbia's first net-zero home at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The showcase home, located in the Whistler resort, brings the concept of accessible zero-energy living to attendees of the event. The net- zero home was designed by Vancouver-based RDC Homes.
Recently, Hengji PV-Tech Energy Co., Ltd. has successfully won several bids in the international PV project market. Following successful bids for projects in the Czech Republic and Italy, HJ Solar was awarded a pilot PV project in Thailand with an accumulated installation capacity of 9.87MW.
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, announced it has signed a new North America distribution agreement with DC Power Systems, a full-service distributor of renewable energy products, headquartered in Rohnert Park, California.
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