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Tier one PV manufacturer, Hanwha SolarOne, expects to spend around US$80 million on capital expenditure to expand both solar cell and PV module capacity to meet expected module shipment growth of 25% in 2014.

Tracking system engineering firm Exosun has signed a deal with renewable energy company Fonroche Energie to provide 12MW of trackers and related services to the 'Le Betout' solar plant located in south-west France.

Germany’s solar industry fears a PV self-consumption levy will further diminish the country’s already dwindling solar installation figures, according to national industry association, BSW-Solar.

Portuguese PV developer Martifer Solar has set its sights on new markets oversees by opening a new office in El Salvador.

Over two-thirds of German PV installers are now offering their customers energy storage options, while their British and Italian counterparts are beginning to follow suit, according to a new report from EuPD Research.

PV developer OCI Solar Power’s 4.4MW Texas solar farm, Alamo 2, has officially begun generating power, officials say.

Bosch has said that its PV module assembly plant in Vénissieux, France is near being sold as talks with an unidentified potential investor were described as having reached “an advanced stage".

PV developers Gestamp Solar and 8minutenergy Renewables are planning to jointly build a 50MW solar farm in California.

A new working group has been formed in Germany to support organic PV (OPV) firms and research institutes developing the thin-film technology.

Enel Green Power reported strong annual results as its parent company announced plans to increase investment in emerging markets and renewable energy.