The company consolidates its leading position as EPC photovoltaic supplier worldwide   It has been continuously growing for the last four years, doubling its installed MWs in 2011 Martifer Solar, subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, achieved by the end of 2011, 200 MW of clean energy implemented worldwide, consolidating its leading position as EPC in the [...]

The PV inverter market achieved a new record in 2011 with shipments exceeding 26 GW for the first time according to preliminary results from IMS Research. The research firm found that inverter shipments grew by more than 10% in 2011, despite the huge inventory overhang from the year before. IMS Research’s preliminary Q4’11 report, which [...]

A report published by the JRC shows that Member States intend to achieve the EU 2020 target of 20% energy coming from renewable sources. The report shows that, according to the National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs), Member States plan to reach an overall share of 20.7% of energy from renewable sources by 2020. The [...]

Various ongoing research and experimentation activities are aimed at achieving smart PV systems and at enhancing the production of each single plant The photovoltaic development of Enel Green Power is growing, with plants that have achieved an installed capacity of 100 MW at the end of 2011. The company is also performing several research and [...]

Abound Solar, a leading manufacturer of next-generation thin-film cadmium telluride photovoltaic modules, today announced the production of 82.8W modules at their Longmont, Colorado, U.S.A. factory. The 82.8W module represents a 12.2 percent aperture efficiency and is being verified by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). The first 82W module was produced [...]

On parts of the former Jännersdorf military training area (Prignitz, Brandenburg), it is planned to erect the Marienfliess Solar Cluster in several phases with final completion in 2013. The solar cluster consists of several, spatially separated solar construction sites within an approximately 430-hectare planning area and will achieve a total output in excess of 100 [...]

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, has just announced that Ming Yang Wind Power(International) Co. Ltd ("Ming Yang International"), a subsidiary of Ming Yang, entered into certain Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts ("EPC contracts") with W. Power EOOD and A1 Development EOOD (together the "W. [...]