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A senior executive at Hanwha Solar One has resigned from his position at the company to join Hanwha Group-owned German PV manufacturer Q Cells.

Stefen Fischer has been awarded the Best Student Presentation Award at the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) for his work to increase the efficiency of silicon solar cells.

International solar provider WIRSOL has appointed Mark Hogan as a new member of its board of directors.

One of the first and most highly respected financial research analysts covering the PV sector, Jesse Pichel, has joined ROTH Capital Partners as managing director, Cleantech Investment Banking.

Having established the PV cell performance characterization laboratory at NREL in 1980 and devoted more than three decades to photovoltaic science, Dr. Keith Emery of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will receive the William R. Cherry Award at IEEE PVSC.

SunEdison founder Jigar Shah has joined the board of Empower Energies, the solar provider formerly known as Visole Energy.

Ernest Moniz has won bi-partisan approval from the US Senate to become president Barack Obama’s new energy secretary.

Chinese solar manufacturer ReneSola has opened a new office in Newhavan, UK, to establish what it said would be a long-term presence in the country.

Energy monitoring and storage firm Demand Energy Networks has announced the appointment of Gregg Patterson as its new president and CEO.

German laser system manufacturer 4JET Technologies has announced the appointment of Uwe Stute to lead the company’s new glass and new materials division.