Arizona-based Solar Bankers and its German affiliate Apollon have developed a new CPV module which, the companies claim, has low production costs and a 28% conversion rate.
Greek grid operator, Hellenic Transmission, has announced the country installed 1.126GW of solar PV capacity, whilst rooftop capacity was 298MW in December 2012.
A cap of 2.5% should be applied to inreases in renewable energy incentives levy in Germany, according to the country's Environment Minister, Peter Altmaier.
AEG Power Solutions, a provider of renewable energy systems based in the Netherlands, has signed a contract with an unnamed Western European EPC company for 240MW of PV capacity in Eastern Europe.
Concentrated solar power (CSP) will power three floating laboratories in lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, currently under construction by Swiss energy company Viteos SA and project developer Nolaris.
Upsolar, an international developer of PV modules, has announced its smart modules which are powered by Tigo Energy technology are now available in the UK through the company’s distribution partner UK-based Ecolution Renewables.
After the recent resignation of Michael Wilhelm in his position as Sunways chairman, LDK Solar, Sunways majority shareholder has appointed Mario Zen in the vacated position.
