While the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market has sprung up from targeted subsidies and aesthetic appeal, it appears as though modest but steady growth will support future opportunities for innovative cross-industry services and improved products. A study by Lux Research concludes the present-day US$1.7 billion BIPV market’s lack of standardization...
With its eye on a nationwide move towards the adoption of solar power generation, Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. has signed a $6.5 million Letter of Intent for the installation of solar panels on school buildings in western U.S. The panels, the size, capacity and manufacturer of which were not disclosed, are expected to be installed within the next few months.
Satcon Technology Corporation has entered into a supply agreement with Ecostream, a solar system provider and part of sustainable energy company Econcern, for 330MW of solar power products and solutions. The three-year agreement will include delivery of Satcon’s PowerGate Plus line of solar inverters.
Canadian Solar has been selected to supply 1.6 MW of photovoltaic panels for 80,000 solar home systems for rural households in the Chinese province of Sichuan. The project was initiated and financed by China's Ministry of Agriculture and the Sichuan provincial government.
A member of the prestigious Energy Committee of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Maurice Stone has been added to the Sunrise Solar Corp. executive team as President. He takes on the responsibility of expanding the company’s business expansion and management of the company’s project portfolio.
Great strides in solar cell efficiency are the name of the game as Suntech has teamed up with an Australian university to focus on the development of solar cells that boast twice the efficiency but half the cost of conventional cells. Joining research forces with Swinburne University of Technology of Melbourne, Suntech’s CEO Dr. Zhengrong Shi will lead the collaborative effort with the University’s Centre for Micro-Photonics Director, Professor Min Gu.
Incentives will lead to a more than doubling of Italy's installed solar photovoltaic capacity--from about 440MW to 900MW--by the end of 2009, according to a Reuters report of an Italian government agency study.
In response to what it calls "the challenging market environment for the solar industry" and subsequent buildup in its inventories in the 1Q, REC Solar has decided to slash its 2Q production of solar PV cells and modules by nearly 50%. As a result, about 180 employees will either be laid off, temporarily laid off, or subject to rescheduling of vacation time.
enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, have officially dedicated the Hall’s Warehouse Corp. Solar Project marking the completion of the 1.8MW solar installation, bringing the Hall’s total solar output to 3.2MW making it New Jersey’s largest private commercial roof-top solar system.
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd., manufacturers of silicon ingots and PV modules, have appointed Dr. David N.K. Wang and Professor Rongqiang Cui as Independent Directors, replacing Zhoumiao Gao and Johan van Splunter respectively. In addition to Independent Director, Dr. Wang was also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
