With the new scalable Plant 5, the inverter manufacturer from Neckarsulm has created logistic benefits and flexibility KACO new energy has invested 30 million euros in its headquarters in Neckarsulm and has expanded its peak capacity by 4 gigawatts. The new, scalable manufacturing facility enables flexible production in line with market developments. The third largest [...]

  2-MW system for existing homes benefits 1,000-plus low-income residents A solar installation believed to be the nation’s largest for a government-sponsored affordable housing project features high-performance photovoltaic panels from SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years. The 2-megawatt project owned and operated by the Housing Authority of the County of [...]

  Sales up 54.0 % at EUR 428.6 million, operating profit climbs 57.2 % to EUR 53.2 million Solar Cell & Module division returns EBIT margin of 21.4 % Full-year sales and earnings forecast for 2011 confirmed The technological strengths of centrotherm photovoltaics AG have once again proven their worth in the first half of [...]

After a long and thorough study on the best place to build their plants, CJ Cheil-Jedang and Arkema have selected the site of Kerteh, in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. Thanks to the best efforts of the Government of Malaysia, the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation and the East Coast Economic Region Development Council, attractive conditions [...]

  Panels Incorporating BioBacksheet to Be Exhibited at GovGreen Conference BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: BSRC), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, reported that the company is collaborating with multiple PV panel manufacturers to introduce PV panels incorporating BioBacksheet at the [...]

Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment and turn-key manufacturing lines to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced today it has been awarded a patent for its invention of a nanophotovoltaic (Nano-PV) device which, when applied to biological cells such as cancer, can control and/or limit their growth. The United States Patent [...]

The industry initiative Dii, together with the DESERTEC Foundation and the DESERTEC University Network launch the DESERTEC Thesis Award this year. The winners will receive their award at Dii’s Annual Conference in November in Cairo. The aim of the award is to recognize outstanding research papers and to encourage more students to conduct research on [...]