WTO rules against Ontario's domestic content program

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 3:02 (Solarserver)

On December 19th, 2012 a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel issued a final ruling finding that the "domestic content" requirement in Ontario's feed-in tariff violates its rules. Read more

Wiki-solar ranks top 2012 EPCs, power purchasers and inverter makers for big solar PV projects

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 22:33 (Solarserver)

Wiki-solar.org has released interim 2012 rankings of the top utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) contractors, power purchasers and inverter suppliers, drawing on data from PV plants 10 MW and larger. Read more

Clean Power Finance: Permitting holding up US solar PV market growth

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 21:53 (Solarserver)

Clean Power Finance (San Francisco, California, US) has released a study looking at the obstacles posed by permitting for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the United States, which it says is the largest of its kind to date. Read more

Hanwha SolarOne secures USD 480 million in credit from Bank of Beijing

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 14:54 (Solarserver)

Hanwha SolarOne Company Ltd. (Shanghai, China) has announced that it has reached an agreement with the state-owned Bank of Beijing (Beijing, China) for access to up to USD 480 million in credit over the next twelve months. Read more

NREL report puts dollar value on concentrating solar power with thermal energy storage

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 3:45 (Solarserver)

The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL, Golden, Colorado, US) has released a new report which finds that concentrating solar power (CSP) with thermal energy storage can provide significant value for utilities. Read more

China Sunergy sets up new solar PV factory in Istanbul

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 3:36 (Solarserver)

China Sunergy Company Ltd. (Nanjing, China) has established a new solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Istanbul, Turkey with Seul Energy Investment Corp (Istanbul, Turkey). Read more

TerniEnergia to transfer shares in solar PV joint ventures to EDF EN Italy

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 3:26 (Solarserver)

The board of directors of TerniEnergia SpA (Narni, Italy) has approved the transfer of a 50% share in two joint ventures (JVs) to EDF EN Italy SpA (Rome, Italy). The two JVs hold 25 solar photovoltaic (PV) plants totaling 30.4 MW. Read more

Schleswig-Holstein Will Double Wind Capacity on Land

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The German state of Schleswig-Holstein recently approved doubling the land area devoted to wind energy. The move is significant because the North-German land or state bordering Denmark has the highest concentration of wind energy in Germany. Read more

Renewable Energy Review: India

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Developers, manufacturers, investors and other renewable energy industry stakeholders need to know where the next big market is going to be so that they can adjust their business decisions accordingly. Read more

Renewable Energy World's Top 10 Most Watched Videos of 2012

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 12:48 (Renewable Energy World)

One on one interviews, project developments, and in-depth features are just some of what envelops this year's most watched videos. Check out the top ten videos and let us know your favorite in the comments below. Read more

RenewableEnergyWorld.com's Top 10 Most Watched Videos of 2012

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 12:48 (Renewable Energy World)

One on one interviews, project developments, and in-depth features are just some of what envelops this year's most watched videos. Check out the top ten videos and let us know your favorite in the comments below. Read more

Yingli modules achieve second-highest ranking in TÜV Energy Yield Test

Friday, 12.28.2012 - 2:54 (Solarserver)

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd. (Baoding, China) reports that its PANDA solar photovoltaic (PV) modules have achieved the second-best ranking in TÜV Rheinland's (Köln, Germany) 2011 Energy Yield Test. Read more