aleo solar nearly doubles production in 2010
With the publication of its 2010 annual report, Germany’s aleo solar AG reports that its plants operated a full
Feed-in tariff cut shocks UK PV market
British officials today announced the cutting of support for large-scale (greater than 50 kilowatts) solar photovoltaic (PV) installations supported by
ABB wins $50m PV power plant order
Power and automation technology firm ABB has won a $50 million order from Phenix Renewables to deliver a 24-megawatt photovoltaic
Partnership aims to expand rooftop solar in Greece
Piraeus Equity Partners, a company of Piraeus Bank Group, and Positive Energy have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at
ArcelorMittal Spain, Group OPDE eye rooftop PV market
ArcelorMittal Construcción España, a branch of the world’s largest iron and steel company, and the Spanish solar photovoltaic multinational,
GE, VantagePoint add $8m for breakthrough solar
GE Energy Financial Services and VantagePoint Venture Partners are adding $8 million to an investment in Massachusetts-based 1366 Technologies, which
In land of photovoltaics, Europe is king
The world solar photovoltaic (PV) market saw significant growth in 2010, with Europe dominating in terms of installed capacity.
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California utility connects solar power plant to grid
Southern California Edison (SCE) has connected the state’s largest investor-owned utility photovoltaic (PV) plant to its Central Valley power
US, Abu Dhabi collaborate on solar research
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy initiative, will collaborate to test the performance
Building-integrated PV: Its time has come
The use of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems has been around for a long time (16 years since the first commercial-scale
