Schüco TF signs long-term onsite flourine supply contract with Linde Gases
Following the successful implementation of fluorine technology at Schüco TF’s 40MW Osterweddingen site, the company has signed a significant long-term supply contract with Linde Gases for the delivery...
View ArticleIncredible UK solar installation figures revealed
After Solar Power Portal last week reported that photovoltaic installations in the UK had begun to tail off, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has quietly updated its weekly data...
View ArticleSunPower completes Tenesol acquisition; deploys over 2,500MW of solar worldwide
SunPower has now completed the acquisition of BIPV specialist Tenesol from Total, paying out US$165.4 million in cash. Ownership of Total in SunPower will increase to 66% as part of the transaction as...
View ArticleIsrael is granted 19 new solar licenses, taking the total to 515.5MW
Israel’s energy and water minister, Uzi Landau, has signed a further 19 licenses for 27MW of solar photovoltaic projects, bringing the total number of conditional solar licenses granted for the...
View ArticleGestamp Renewable Industries confirms its South African presence
Gestamp Renewable Industries, a division of Gonvarri Steel Industries, has established its presence in the South African Renewable Energy components market by signing new joint venture agreements...
View ArticleGerman company tops IMS Research PV System Integrator rankings for second...
According to the latest PV System Integrators report from IMS Research, a German company held onto the top spot for the second year running. The report also demonstrated how Chinese integrators made...
View ArticleEuropean Union awards €10m to solar cell research consortium
The University of Luxembourg’s Laboratory of Photovoltaics has received a sizable grant to develop technologies for more efficient and cheaper solar cells. The University is part of a consortium of 14...
View ArticleUK association fights to stop feed-in tariff cuts
The UK Solar Trade Association (STA) has called for a delay to planned feed-in tariff cuts in a bid to boost installed capacity figures. In a letter to the Department of Energy and Climate Change...
View ArticleGermany installs record amount of PV in 1H’12
The latest installation figures from the German Federal Network Agency show that the country’s mid-year subsidy change for rooftop installations has caused a surge in solar demand for the first half of...
View ArticleEight19 expands Indigo off-grid solar scheme; launches Azuri Technologies...
Cambridge University spin-off Eight19 has revealed the launch of Azuri Technologies Limited, which will be used to develop the company’s Indigo ‘pay-as-you-go’ solar technology for off-grid markets.
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