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Japan’s BIJ Corporation, Switzerland’s Meeco Group and Italy’s Finergia Advisory & Finance have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint venture.

Electrical contractor Del Monte Electric has completed the installation of solar power systems in 51 schools at Mount Diablo Unified School District, in California.

Chinese manufacturer Suntech has announced the resolution of its ongoing dispute with its partner GSF Capital.

Bosch Solar Energy has completed a multi-site solar project on the Islands of Maui and Lanai, in Hawaii.

Indonesia is planning a new feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar as high as US$0.25 per kilowatt hour applicable for 20 years, the country's Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has announced.

Energy storage is the fastest growing requirement of PV inverter buyers around the world, according to a report by IHS Research.

Exports of US solar products to China delivered a surplus of US$913 million in 2011, despite the demise of America's module manufacturing and Chinese government support for its renewables industry, according to an influential report released today.

US retail giant Walmart has expanded its solar presence in the US with its first solar installations in the state of Ohio.

The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has verified a new ‘dual junction’ thin film solar cell technology from Alta Devices with a conversion efficiency of 30.8%.

The local court in Amberg, Germany court has appointed Dr Hubert Ampferl, partner of Nuremberg-based law firm Dr Beck & Partner, as supervisor of SiC Processing, which is operating as ‘debtor-in-possession’ during insolvency proceedings.