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SMA Predicts Decline in Sales for 2012
German inverter manufacturer, SMA Solar Technology estimates that the global photovoltaic market will experience subdued growth in 2012. Forecasts are clouded by uncertainty about massive cuts to solar...
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LDK Solar Panels Revises Fourth Quarter 2011
LDK Solar has revised its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the fourth quarter of 2011, LDK Solar revised its guidance for revenue to be in the range of $440 to $450 million, wafer shipments...
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Townsville’s solar power potential best in world
Townsville has been identified by a Central Queensland University review as one of the best spots in the world to develop solar energy production. There is “outstanding” potential for renewable energy...
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Q1’12 global demand is forecast at 6.9 GW, down 35% Q/Q, but up 146% Y/Y, primarily due to delayed policy tightening in Germany. Furthermore, European demand is projected to drop 27% in the second half...
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Flag Falls as Q-Cells Files For Insolvency
High profile German solar manufacturer Q-Cells has failed to stave off insolvency. This is direct result of failing to agree to a financial restructuring with all creditors. The company said it would...
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Panel Manufacturers Closing Down
Solar panel manufacturer First Solar is scheduled to report quarterly results after U.S. markets close today, with Wall Street expecting earnings per share to decline more than 64 percent year-on-year....
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First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Southeast Asia is Fully Operational
New direct steam generation principle co-developed by DLR is used in a parabolic trough collector The solar thermal power plant fed its full output of five megawatts into the grid for the first time on...
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Solar dumping complaint calls for 120% price hike
The anti-dumping complaint against China’s solar panel manufacturers levelled by the EU ProSun group calls for price tariffs on Chinese solar products of up to 120%, EurActiv has learned. EU ProSun...
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LDK Solar Falls Around the Globe
Chinese solar company LDK Solar Co Ltd has this week defaulted on a $24 million dollar bond. This comes just a month after rival company Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd defaulted on $540 million in US...
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Germany Steps Towards An Energy Storage Subsidy
German residents could soon receive a subsidy for the excess energy they store through a renewable energy battery system. A spokesperson for KfW, a bank involved in financing the scheme, told PV...
View ArticleSupport centre launched by Samil Power solar Inverters
The manufacturer of micro, string and central inverters, Samil Power, now offers its customers the Global Support Centre, which will respond to all future technical ...The post Support centre launched...
View ArticleLatest Gains in Solar Panel Efficiency & Costs
The perceived inefficiency of solar panels, according to experts, is one of the major stumbling blocks to the widespread use of solar energy. Solar cells ...The post Latest Gains in Solar Panel...
View ArticleWorldwide Solar Energy Ratings
IEA PVP’s Snapshot of Global PV 1992-2013 ranks Australia as the 10th country worldwide with the most solar power installations, not far behind the United Kingdom, Greece, Romania and India. ... The...
View ArticleUS Leading the Charge for Climate Change at G20
The United States is pushing through with its plan to include climate change as one of the talking points for this year’s G20 summit. The Australian federal government however is ... The post US...
View ArticleReaching London in a Solar Powered Tuk Tuk
When Naveen Rabelli was stuck up in traffic, and around him are endless numbers of Tuk Tuks with their motors loudly banging on his ears, a thought came to his head: Is a solar powered tuk tuk a...
View ArticlePackaging free supermarket comes to Germany
An enterprising couple, Miena Glimbovski and Sara Wolf, intends to open Germany’s first packaging free supermarket. This is just what this country needs because when it comes to sustainability, Germany...
View ArticleGermany’s Stromautobahn gamble
Germany recently announced its latest massive project, the Stromautobahn. An autobahn is a federal controlled access highway system or what is commonly called federal motorway. But instead of cars and...
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