James Purtill

Emcore has been awarded a lucrative contract by Mitsubishi Electric to build, test and deliver high-efficiency radiation-hard solar cells for four telecommunications satellites.

Emmvee, DelSolar and Jurawatt are the latest companies to announce their solar modules will be stamped “Made in Europe” and eligible for a 10% premium over normal Italian feed-in tariff rates.

The European association implementing a voluntary, industrywide program to recycle expired solar modules, PV Cycle, elected as president Sanyo adviser Wilfried Taetow at a special meeting last week in Hamburg during EU PVSEC.

Yingli Solar, the American subsidiary of China-based Yingli Green Energy, will sponsor free solar modules for fifty low-income families on the United States west coast, in collaboration with non-profit solar installer GRID Alternatives.

New South Wales’s defunct Solar Bonus Scheme feed-in-tariff (FIT) programme is to blame for an AUD$A12 a year expected increase in household electricity bills from 2013, according to coalition government politicians – a finding met with incredulity by the Australian Solar Energy Society (AUSES).

The world record holder for monocrystalline screen-printed solar cell efficiency, Schott Solar, will unveil further new lightweight modules and efficient prototypes at this year’s EU PVSEC in Hamburg.

Canadian silicon metal producer Timminco has promoted its executive management team following the recent resignations of President and Chief Operating Officer, John Fenger, as well as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Rob Dietrich.