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California's state Senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of fiercely contested residential rate reforms.

Projects being developed by Panasonic Eco Solutions North America will use 3.4MW of ReneSola’s multicrystalline modules, the first time its modules have been selected by Panasonic.

After months of negotiations, the Netherlands government has reached an agreement on energy policy reforms.

Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology, ISC and IVV are working to develop a flexible weather-resistant PV encapsulation film aimed at building-integrated PV (BIPV) applications.

A programme for introducing 500MW capacity of solar power in Bangladesh will cost an estimated US$2.76 billion, according to a document issued by the government’s Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.

Sino-Australian mounting manufacturer Clenergy has developed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) arm that will begin operations in China shortly.

Australian PV distributor, Solar360 is partnering with Chinese module manufacturer, Seraphim Solar System to distribute its full range of products, including high efficiency mono and multicrystalline modules.

Goldpoly and the Huabei Expressway company have purchased a 23.8MW rooftop PV plant in Jiangsu Province.

A joint venture firm has been created between First Solar and BELECTRIC to pursue the building of PV power plants in Europe, North Africa and the US.

A Paris-based centre for recycling solar modules has abandoned its operations in PV waste management, citing increasingly difficult regulatory and market conditions.