Wallonia, Belgium, adopts new
26 Mar 2013 
A new green certificate (GC) mechanism aimed at opening... ...Full Article
MIT Tech review names PV pr
25 Feb 2013 
MIT Technology Review, an independent global media compa... ...Full Article
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Minnesota bill will boost so
22 May 2013
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Brazil inaugurates first sola
22 May 2013
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US mediates in EU-China solar trade spat
22 May 2013
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SEIA applauds negotiations be
21 May 2013
Thai solar thermal market grows 20% in 2012
Posted on May 21,2013 by
The Thai solar thermal market grew 20% in 2012 to 22,660 square meters of collector area, continuing a trend of rapid growth over the last four years, according to estimates by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)..... Full Article
Solar wafer production forecast to grow 19% in 2013, says Solarbuzz
Posted on May 10,2013 by
After falling 15% in 2012, solar wafer production is forecast to grow 19% in 2013, passing 30GW and recovering to 2011 levels, according to Solarbuzz. However, industry utilization is expected to remain below 60%, and while prices have stopped falling.... Full Article
EPIA: Europe loses PV top slot
Posted on May 09,2013 by
A five-year global solar forecast by the European Photovoltaics Association (EPIA) has confirmed other recent reports of a major shift in activity away from solar’s traditional stronghold in Europe..... Full Article
NRG Energy to install 3MW solar for luxury hotel chain
Posted on May 22,2013 by
NRG Energy, the largest independent power producer and solar developer in the US, has announced the installation of nearly 3MW of PV power for a luxury chain of hotels..... Full Article
JA Solar losses narrow as shipments boom in Q1 2013
Posted on May 21,2013 by
JA Solar Holding Company Ltd. (Shanghai, China) has released results for the first quarter of 2013, reporting a 4.7% year-over-year increase in revenues to USD 270 million, a -5.1% operating margin and a net loss of USD 33.3 million..... Full Article
Motech optimistic about 2Q13 performance
Posted on May 10,2013 by
Due to rising capacity utilization rates and rising solar cell prices in the first quarter of 2013, Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech saw gross margin rise to negative 8% from negative 15.7% in the fourth quarter of 2012. .... Full Article
The Taiwan-based solar supply chain is likely to enter a period of consolidation. For upstream material providers, consolidation between downstream customers may create pressure on their costs. ....Full Article
First large solar plants without subsidies seen in Spain
Solar developers in Spain are trying to build Europe’s first large-scale plants to sell electricity at market prices, taking advantage of a crash in equipment costs and some of the continent’s highest levels of sunlight....Full Article
