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07.05.2013First Solar Refills Pipeline After Flat First Quarter
May 7, 2013 - First Solar Inc. said its pipeline of orders was unchanged in the first quarter and it's pursuing as much as 5.5 gigawatts of prospective sales, mainly in the Americas. -
07.05.2013Romano Teams up with Sunselex in Solar Park Construction Partnership
May 2, 2013 - Romano Sustainable Solutions and Sunselex AG today announced the formation of a jointly-owned company, Sunselex-Romano (Pty) Ltd, that will operate throughout sub-Saharan Africa as a solar PV systems integrator, providing a broad range of services that enable the realization of open-field, ground-mounted Solar PV projects. -
06.05.2013
GT Advanced Technologies Announces Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2013
May 1, 2013 - GT Advanced Technologies Inc. today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, which ended March 30, 2013. -
06.05.2013Inazin Brings Online 23MW of Solar Power in Four Weeks
Inazin Power Ltd has successfully developed and managed the build and connection of 23MW of solar power. Four sites situated in Devon, Dorset and the Isle of Wight were commissioned and built on time in March 2013 to beat the Renewable Obligation (RO) step-down deadline on 31st March. -
06.05.2013REC Wins Contract for Multiple Solar projects in Thailand Totaling 72MW
May 2, 2013: REC announces that it will deliver 72MW of solar panels for the construction of six solar power plants in Thailand, to be located in Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri provinces. -
06.05.2013ABB to Power One of Africa's Largest PV Plants
May 2, 2013 – ABB has won an order worth around $25 million to supply electrical and control systems for a new 75 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The order was booked in the first quarter. -
03.05.2013
Conergy Expands Collaboration with Energy Suppliers with a Project for Stadtwerke Winsen (Luhe)
2 May 2013 – Conergy is expanding its collaboration with energy suppliers further and joining public utility company Stadtwerke Winsen (Luhe) as well as representatives from Harburg District Council at the inauguration of a 100 kilowatt Conergy solar power plant. The rooftop plant is located on the Harburg District Council building in Winsen an der Luhe, south of Hamburg in Germany. The district had offered a lease on the 600 square metre roof area in the autumn of 2012. Stadtwerke Winsen (Luhe) won the tender for this project in close cooperation with Conergy. Acting as general contractor, Conergy was not only responsible for the planning and configuration of the plant as well as the supply of the components but also for the construction, for which it collaborated with its certified installation partner Schmidtlein Solartechnik. -
03.05.2013127MW Utility-Scale Solar Installation Opens in Arizona with 25MW Kyocera Solar Modules
May 01, 2013 - Kyocera Solar Inc. today joined LS Power and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to officially open the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AV Solar II) utility-scale installation in southwest Arizona. Kyocera is providing 25 megawatts (MW) solar modules for the 127MW photovoltaic (PV) installation; all Kyocera modules included in the project were U.S.-made. Block 1 of the 5-section installation is now live, with the remaining sections expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2013. -
03.05.2013
Group Restructuring of centrotherm photovoltaics AG Concluded
02. May 2013 - centrotherm has sold its subsidiary GP Solar to ISRA VISION AG, thereby achieving its target structure for its new start shortly before the Ulm District Court is due to terminate insolvency proceedings. With its future concept, centrotherm is concentrating on its technological strengths in its core business areas of crystalline solar cells and semiconductors, as well as microelectronics. During its reorganization phase, the technology and systems provider sold subsidiaries such as Glatt Maschinenbau GmbH, and now GP Solar, which do not form part of its core business, as well as unprofitable parts of the company. -
02.05.2013
Hemlock Semiconductor Sales Worsen on Solar Oversupply
Sales at Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. continued to worsen in an oversupplied market, its largest joint-venture parent Dow Corning Corp. said today.