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Conference and exhibition attendance records surpass expectations Intersolar North America, the most diverse global business-to-business exhibition in the United States dedicated to the transformation of the solar marketplace, showed continued growth with 2009’s exhibition and conference. The…

India’s quest for energy security and sustainable development rests a great deal on our ability to tap energy from renewable sources, and to use it extensively to meet our growing and diverse needs. With faster economic growth, the demand for energy will rise further, and we will need to supplement…

ENN’s modules are produced on a SunFab production line supplied by Applied Materials, Inc., and the line is China’s first production line for silicon thin film tandem junction PV modules with a surface of 5.7m². According to ENN, this offers significant advantages: With this technology, layers of amorphous and microcrystalline…

ENN’s modules are produced on a SunFab production line supplied by Applied Materials, Inc., and the line is China’s first production line for silicon thin film tandem junction PV modules with a surface of 5.7m². According to ENN, this offers significant advantages: With this technology, layers of amorphous and microcrystalline…

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP) , the world’s largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, announced today that Suntech has entered into a strategic agreement with China Energy Conservation Investment Corporation (CECIC) to develop solar projects over the next five years. Through the partnership CECIC will primarily be responsible…

The wind energy industry in Illinois is projected to generate $1.9 billion in economic benefits for the state over the next 25 years

The British government has consented to the development of the US $815-million Tees Renewable Energy Plant, located at Teesport in northeast England, by British company MGT Power Limited

A project in Australia’s Queensland is looking to generate power from bananas

First Solar will build and operate a 100MW plus capacity CdTe thin-film plant in France for EDF Energies Nouvelles, equally sharing the capital and start-up costs, with EDF taking all production volumes for a 10-year period

In essence, First Solar has added ‘contract manufacturing’ or ‘foundry’ operations to its evolving business model. According to the new partners, the new 100MW plus plant will require an initial capital investment of more than €90 million. Full production is planned for the second half of 2011. The location of…