Scheuten Solar Releases HT Glass, New Multisol Modules
Scheuten Solar has debuted f | solarfloat high-transmission (HT) glass on the new P6-60 and P6-66 modules. This glass features a proven innovative quartz-hard [...]

Oerlikon Unveils ThinFab Production Line
Oerlikon Solar has launched ThinFab, a production line for manufacturing thin-film silicon modules. According to the company, the new line allows for production costs [...]

Air Liquide Signs Supply Agreement With 3Sun Manufacturing JV
Air Liquide has signed a long-term contract with 3Sun to become the sole supplier of gases and services to the new company. 3Sun, a [...]

BT Imaging Introduces PV Inspection Platform
BT Imaging Pty. Ltd. (BTi), a supplier of luminescence-based inspection and quality control systems for the photovoltaic manufacturing industry, has introduced the LIS-P2 platform. [...]

Ascent Solar Releases WaveSol BIPV Module
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. has launched the WaveSol series of five-meter-long modules to its current portfolio of building-integrated PV (BIPV) and building-applied PV product [...]

Sputnik Enters U.K. Photovoltaic Market
Sputnik Engineering AG, based in Biel, Switzerland, plans to supply the U.K. PV market with inverters beginning in the fourth quarter of this year. [...]

Spire Debuts SPI-Line 20 MW Assembly Line
Spire Corp. has introduced the SPI-Line 20 MW (per year) PV module assembly line. According to the company, the new line provides new entrants [...]

GEROLD Releases PV Module Edge-Sealing System
GEROLD GmbH & Co. KG has debuted the HMA system, which automatically applies liquid butyl (hot-melt) for edge-sealing of PV modules. Typically, this process [...]

SoloPower Module Receives UL Certification
SoloPower Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based manufacturer of flexible thin-film solar PV cells and modules, has received UL certification for its flexible copper indium [...]

Mage Solar Names Kessler To Executive Role
Mage Solar GmbH has appointed Jan Oliver Kessler head of project management. He will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of the [...]

CPUC Approves 100 MW SDG&E Solar Initiative
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) solar power initiative that provides for 100 MW of [...]

3 GW Of PV Installed In Germany In First Half Of 2010
Photovoltaic system installations in Germany in the first half of this year are estimated at 3 GW, reaffirming Germany's leadership position in the solar [...]

Solectria Provides Inverters For Two New Projects In N.J.
Solectria Renewables LLC, a U.S.-based PV inverter manufacturer, says it will supply commercial and utility-scale inverters for photovoltaic systems in New Jersey in partnership [...]

Advanced Energy Releases DC Power Systems Suite
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. says it has launched its Ascent product line, a new suite of DC power-supply systems that the company says simplifies [...]

Company Selects Applied Materials' Manufacturing Automation System
Applied Materials Inc. says Shinsung Holdings Corp., a manufacturer of photovoltaic cells, has selected Applied's SmartFactory manufacturing automation solution. Shinsung says it chose Applied's [...]

JDSU Introduces Its CPV Cells
JDSU says its concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells are now available. The company is working with solar system integrators that will use its CPV cells [...]

SiGen Starts Production Using New Manufacturing System
Silicon Genesis (SiGen), a provider of process and technology for engineered substrates, says it has started production of solar wafers using its new high-volume [...]

New FIT Program Could Blow California's Solar Market Wide Open
On Aug. 24, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a proposal that would establish a 1 GW pilot program requiring Pacific Gas and [...]

Pennsylvania Gets $20.5M For Clean Energy Projects
Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell has announced $20.5 million in state and federal funding, which will support 40 clean energy projects in the state [...]

Conergy Completes Agreement For 20 Solar Projects In Greece
The Conergy Group says it has concluded a framework agreement with a major local investor for the construction of 20 solar power plants totaling [...]

Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Allocates $4M For Renewable Energy
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) has launched a new Operational Demonstration Program to fund the installation, demonstration and testing of pre-commercial clean energy [...]

2.6 MW Rooftop Project To Be Installed In Downtown Salt Lake City
NexGen Energy and Bella Energy say they have been chosen by Salt Lake County to develop a solar project on the roof of the [...]

Segner Joins Veeco As CTO
Veeco Instruments Inc. says it has hired Dr. Johannes Segner as its chief technology officer (CTO) for the company's solar equipment business. Segner joins [...]

Sol Systems Offers New SREC Option
Sol Systems says it has released Sol SREC 3, a new product for Ohio and Pennsylvania solar PV system owners. The Sol SREC 3 [...]

Ferro Corp. Selects Despatch's Firing Furnace
Despatch Industries, a technology and equipment provider to the solar market, says Ferro Corp. has selected Despatch's UltraFlex firing furnace for use in the [...]

LDK Solar Expands Manufacturing
LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, says it has expanded its vertical manufacturing by completing the installation [...]

Companies Launch PV Module Manufacturing Solution
Equipment manufacturer Maschinenbau GEROLD GmbH & Co. KG and photovoltaic module maker solarnova Produktions - und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH have introduced a new PV module [...]

Ascent Solar Chairman To Retire
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer of thin-film solar modules, says its chairman, Dr. Mohan Misra, will be retiring from his position on the [...]

Centrosolar Opens Branch In London
Centrosolar says it has established an international subsidiary in the U.K. to respond to increased demand for photovoltaic systems in the region, particularly in [...]

N.M. Public Regulation Commission Approves Solar Projects
PNM Resources says that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has approved 22 MW of utility-scale solar power facilities in New Mexico. Regulators capped [...]

Canadian Solar, Blue-Tech Complete Four Solar Projects In Italy
Canadian Solar and Blue-Tech SRL say they have completed four new solar projects in northern Italy: two residential rooftop installations, located in Sirmione and [...]

Envision Solar, Morrow-Meadows Enter Into Agreement
Envision Solar International Inc., a solar system designer and developer, says it has entered into a master services agreement (MSA) with Morrow-Meadows Corp., a [...]

LDK Solar Sues Canadian Solar Over Contract Dispute
LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of solar wafers and PV products, says it has filed an objection for an arbitration before the China [...]

Sputnik Adds Two Board Members
Sputnik Engineering AG, a manufacturer of grid-connected solar inverters, has announced that Christoph Biedermann and Dr. Martin Zwyssig have joined the company's management board. [...]

SiC Processing Appoints Mueller VP
SiC Processing AG says it has appointed Guido Mueller vice president of sales and marketing. He will be responsible for sales, marketing, application management [...]

GreenRay AC Module Completes UL Certification
GreenRay Inc. says that its SunSine200 alternating-current (AC) module has completed its safety certification and is now listed by Intertek to Underwriters Laboratories Inc.'s [...]

XcelPlus Changes Name
XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc., an alternative energy and renewable energy solutions company, says the company's name has been changed to Clean Energy Pathways Inc. [...]

Solar EnerTech Launches New Website
Solar EnerTech Corp., a manufacturer of photovoltaic solar energy cells, has launched a new corporate website at www.solare-power.com. According to the company, the new [...]

SRS Energy Hires New Executive
SRS Energy, a developer of building-integrated photovoltaic products, says Frederic Klaske has joined the company as senior director of sales and marketing. In this [...]

Global Solar Energy Introduces New BIPV Module
Global Solar Energy Inc., a manufacturer of copper indium gallium diselenide solar material, has unveiled a new building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) module: the PowerFLEX BIPV, [...]

Calif. College Approves 2.7 MW Solar Project
The board of trustees of Butte College, based in Oroville, Calif., has approved its Phase III solar project, which is expected to be completed [...]

Meyer Burger To Supply Slicing Systems To Asian Customer
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd. says it has finalized a contract worth over CHF 25 million for wire saws with a customer in Asia. The [...]

Yingli, OCI Chemical Corp. Sign Supply Agreement
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. says it has signed a five-year polysilicon supply agreement with OCI Chemical Corp., a Korea-based chemicals producer. Under [...]

Sunovia Hires Buckland As CEO
Sunovia Energy Technologies Inc., a Florida-based cleantech company that specializes in LED lighting and solar technologies, says it has hired Art Buckland as the [...]

1BOG Launches Residential Solar Program
One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) has launched a new program to support Cleveland homeowners through the solar buying process. Homeowners who join the [...]

Odersun Names Vierstra CFO
Odersun AG, a manufacturer of customized thin-film solar modules, has appointed Doede Vierstra its chief financial officer (CFO) and a member of its board [...]

Wagner & Co. Introduces Solar Thermal Collector To U.S. Market
Wagner & Co., a German manufacturer of solar thermal collectors, has introduced its EURO C20 AR-M collector to the U.S. market. The company says [...]

Conergy Names New CFO
Conergy AG's supervisory board has named Dr. Sebastian Biedenkopf its new chief financial officer (CFO). Biedenkopf replaces Dr. Jorg Spiekerkotter, who has announced his [...]

Rabobank Appoints New Managing Director
Rabobank has appointed Tony Muoser as a managing director of the company's Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Finance (REIF) - Americas group. Muoser, who will [...]

AEG Power Solutions Awarded Contract
AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS) says it has been awarded a PV contract for 260 MW of utility-scale equipment. Beginning this December, over a [...]

SunPower Secures Contracts For 20 MW Of Solar On Gov't. Sites
SunPower Corp. says its technology will be used for solar systems at several U.S. government properties, including the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable [...]

SCHOTT Solar, Solland Solar Form Partnership
SCHOTT Solar and Solland Solar have signed a partnership agreement that comprises technology license agreements, joint R&D efforts and joint production for back-contacted solar [...]

Kyocera To Add Six Solar Systems
Kyocera Corp. says it will install a total of 593 kW of solar power systems, using the company's own solar modules, at six domestic [...]

LIPA, GreenLogic Complete PV System At Winery
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and GreenLogic Energy have completed what the companies say is the largest LIPA-rebated ground-mounted solar system on Long [...]

Trojan Battery Hires New Director Of Global Projects
Trojan Battery Co., a manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries for renewable energy applications, has appointed John F. DeBoever its director of global projects for its [...]

KACO Celebrates Shipment Milestone
KACO new energy says it has shipped over 650 MW of PV inverters in the first six months of the year, pushing the company's [...]

Company Developing Solar iPhone App
National Clean Fuels says its newly acquired subsidiary, China National Solar, is developing a new iPhone application called SolarGenie, which will enable consumers interested [...]

1 GW Blythe Solar Project Receives Final EIS
The U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Blythe Solar [...]

California Energy Commission Approves Beacon Solar Energy Project
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the construction of the proposed Beacon Solar Energy Project, the first solar thermal power project permitted by [...]

Calisolar To Receive ARRA Funding
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the first loan from the Clean Energy Business Financing Program (CEBFP) to Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Calisolar, which was [...]

Solar Monkey Completes Rooftop PV System
Solar Monkey, a full-service provider of solar system integration and solar power generation services, will inaugurate a 245.7 kW rooftop PV installation at Rainbow [...]

Tennessee Solar Energy Association Announces Plans, Receives Nonprofit Status
The Tennessee Solar Energy Association (TSEA) has gained official recognition as a not-for-profit entity. The organization was founded on July 4, 2009 and says [...]

Bentek Solar Introduces CTO Re-Combiner
Bentek Solar, a provider of solar combiners and re-combiners, has launched the new Bentek Solar Re-Combiner Configure-To-Order (CTO) Configurator. According to John H. Buckley, [...]

Hafter To Lead Sharp's Solar Energy Solutions Group
Sharp Electronics Corp. (SEC) has appointed Eric Hafter senior vice president of Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group (SESG), a division of SEC and the [...]

Imperial Valley Solar Project Advances In Permitting
A California Energy Commission (CEC) siting committee is recommending approval of the planned Imperial Valley Solar Project in Imperial County, Calif. The Imperial Valley [...]

City Of Victorville Seeking Bids For Solar Project
The City of Victorville, Calif., has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a solar PV project totaling approximately 30 MW. NRG Energy and [...]

San Diego Gas & Electric Signs 45 MW Solar Power-Purchase Agreement
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has signed and submitted for approval a second 20-year power-purchase agreement (PPA) with an LS Power subsidiary to [...]

CPUC Proposes New FIT Program For Midsized RE Projects
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision to launch a feed-in-tariff (FIT) program designed to drive midsized renewable energy development. [...]

IMS Research: Suntech Shipped The Most Modules In Q2
According to a recent analysis from IMS Research, crystalline PV module supplier Suntech shipped more modules during the second quarter than any other company. [...]

ACC Approves Plan For TEP's Purchase Of 97 MW Of Solar
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has expressed its support for Tucson Electric Power's (TEP) plan to purchase the output of 10 new renewable power [...]

31 PV Projects To Be Built In Colorado School District
Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc., a company that develops, designs, engineers and constructs solar power systems for the commercial, government and utility markets in [...]

DuPont Initiates Production Of PVF Resins At N.C. Facility
DuPont says that production of polyvinyl fluoride polymer (PVF) resin has begun at the company's Fayetteville, N.C., facility. The manufacturing steps in making Tedlar [...]

BTU International Receives Order For Tritan Systems
BTU International, a supplier of thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, says it has received an order from a [...]

Seven PV Projects To Be Built In Reno, Nev.
Nevada Solar Works LLC, a partnership between Q&D Construction, CleanPath Renewables and Alternative Energy Solutions, has won a contract to build 1.3 MW of [...]

ISET Implements Pilot Line For CIGS Fabrication
International Solar Electric Technology Inc. (ISET), a manufacturer of thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar modules, says it has implemented its pilot line [...]

Innovalight Opens Office In China
Innovalight Inc., a manufacturer of silicon ink and solar cell process technology, says it has opened a sales and support office in Shanghai, China. [...]

FIT Coalition Adds New Members
The FIT Coalition, which advocates for policies that will accelerate the deployment of cost-effective renewable energy, has named four additional members to its board [...]

Vice President's Report Predicts Solar Grid Parity In 2015
The U.S. is on track to achieve four major innovation breakthroughs thanks to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) investments, according to a new [...]

France Reduces Solar Incentives
Government officials in France have notified the country's Commission de rgulation de l#039;nergie that the purchase price for electricity from solar energy will be [...]

KC, Matinee Energy Plan 40 MW Solar Plant In California
Matinee Energy Inc. has signed a pre-master agreement with Kamp;Company Co. Ltd. (Kamp;C) of Korea to construct a 40 MW solar energy plant in [...]

NXP Semiconductors Introduces Low-Power Integrated Circuit For Solar
NXP Semiconductors NV has debuted the MPT612, a low-power integrated circuit (IC) for performing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) functions for applications using solar [...]

Cypress Semiconductor, SunPower Donate 322 kW PV System
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and SunPower Corp. have made a joint donation of a 322 kW PV system to the Second Harvest Food Bank of [...]

Clear Skies Solar Completes New Jersey Photovoltaic Project
Clear Skies Solar Inc. has completed construction of a 340 kW PV project in Teterboro, N.J. The array consists of 1482 Schott 230 modules [...]

Solar Energy Initiatives To Open Additional Solar Training School
Solar Energy Initiatives Inc., with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, says its SNRY Solar Inc. division has been approved to [...]

Grasshopper Solar Opens New Ontario Office
Grasshopper Solar, a provider of turnkey solar power solutions, says it has established new operations in Sudbury, Ontario. The company will add 10 additional [...]

NABCEP Reports Record Numbers For PV Installer Exam
Less than a year after certifying its 1,000th PV solar installer, The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) says it has accepted [...]

MP2 Capital Completes First Phase Of Denver PV Project
MP2 Capital, a developer, financier and operator of solar projects, has completed the first phase of a 1.8 MW solar photovoltaic project to power [...]

Sustainable Energy Notes 1 MW Inverter Purchase Order
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd., a manufacturer of solar inverters, will deliver 190 SUNERGY II inverters for a 1 MW power project to Changetec GmbH [...]

California Apollo Program Launched To Create RE Jobs
An alliance of California-based businesses and organizations has created the California Apollo Program and unveiled a strategy for creating renewable energy jobs in California. [...]

New Jersey Senate Approves Solar Brownfield Development Legislation
The New Jersey Senate has passed S.2126, which permits the development of solar and wind facilities on landfills and quarries in the state. Introduced [...]

PV Microinverter Revenue Projected To Grow Significantly
Solar microinverters and DC-DC power optimizers are forecast to generate more than #036;1.5 billion in revenues over the next five years, according to IMS [...]

Salt River Project Debuts Arizona Community Solar Program
Arizona-based public power utility Salt River Project (SRP) has launched SRP Community Solar, a pilot program that allows public schools in the utility#039;s service [...]

XcelPlus Global Acquires Sunfield Technologies
XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc., a renewable energy company, has acquired Sunfield Technologies North America Inc. (Sunfield NA), making XcelPlus the exclusive U.S. supplier of [...]

Kikkoman Foods Installing PV At Factory
Kikkoman Foods Inc. will install a 106.6 kW solar photovoltaic system at its facility in Folsom, Calif. The new system is expected to begin [...]

MiaSole Signs Module Supply Agreement With juwi Solar
MiaSole, a manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, has signed a purchase agreement to supply juwi Solar GmbH with [...]

ATT, SunEdison Plan California Solar Projects
SunEdison, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, says it will expand ATamp;T#039;s national solar initiative by activating a new 296 kW rooftop solar power [...]

Kalahari Greentech Notes Solar Collector Test Results
Kalahari Greentech Inc., an energy company focused on developing, constructing and operating solar and wind energy projects, says the Georgia Institute of Technology#039;s Engineering [...]

Grape Solar Teams With Arizona Green Voltage Group
Grape Solar, a Eugene, Ore.-headquartered manufacturer of solar panels and kits, has entered into a supplier agreement with Arizona Green Voltage Group LC (GVG), [...]

Petra Solar Appoints Rego CFO
South Plainfield, N.J.-based Petra Solar Inc., a provider of grid-tied, pole-mounted, distributed solar generation systems for utilities, has named John S. Rego chief financial [...]

SCHOTT Solar, VE Group, Affordable Solar Complete PV Array
SCHOTT Solar PV Inc., VE Group LLC and Affordable Solar Group LLC have inaugurated a 1.1 MW PV array at The Bell Group#039;s headquarters#039; [...]