Goldpoly finalises 195MW China project deal

Tuesday, 12.24.2013 - 12:01 (PV-Tech)

China’s Goldpoly New Energy Holdings has finalised the acquisition of a 195MW portfolio of PV projects in China. Read more

EPIA slams Bulgaria PV levy

Tuesday, 12.24.2013 - 10:42 (PV-Tech)

The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has thrown its weight behind efforts in Bulgaria to overturn new legislation imposing a retroactive levy on income from PV plants. Read more

Minnesota to offer solar thermal rebates beginning in 2014

Tuesday, 12.24.2013 - 16:24 (Solarserver)

The Department of Commerce in the U.S. state of Minnesota has announced that it will begin to offer rebates for solar thermal systems in the state in January 2014. The rebates will function as part of the agency's Made in Minnesota Solar Incentive Program, and qualifying systems must have components manufactured in the state. Read more

South Korea to loan US$75 million for 100MW Uzbekistan PV plant

Tuesday, 12.24.2013 - 12:04 (PV-Tech)

A 100MW PV plant in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has come one step closer to beginning construction after officials from the South Korean and Uzbekistan governments signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) this week to cooperate in bringing solar power to the country. Read more

The Return of the Badly Rhyming 12 Days of Solar Christmas

Tuesday, 12.24.2013 - 6:01 (Renewable Energy World)

As the global PV industry struggles out of consistent quarterly losses in 2012 through initially mixed results in 2013 and with some companies returning to positive gross margins and a few returning to positive operating margins it is time to celebrate getting out of another year alive. The return to breakeven was aided by low costs for polysilicon as well as low costs for consumables and more rapid learning resulting in lower manufacturing costs – a trifecta of good news for manufacturers. Caveats to the industry’s apparent recovery include the unsustainable low prices for polysilicon and wafers as well as the continued losses for some cell manufacturers in spite of Read more

Wood-Pellet Bonds Show US Biomass Market Expanding Worldwide

Tuesday, 12.24.2013 - 6:02 (Renewable Energy World)

A Louisiana lumber town has become the crossroads for an unusual buyer and seller in the U.S. municipal market: private-equity firm KKR & Co. and the world’s biggest manufacturer of wood pellets. Read more

Siemens to Supply Turbines for $2.6 Billion Cape Wind Project

Tuesday, 12.24.2013 - 6:04 (Renewable Energy World)

Siemens AG, Europe’s biggest engineering company, agreed to supply turbines to the $2.6 billion Cape Wind project, the first offshore wind farm planned in the U.S. Read more

Renewable Year-end Focus: India

Tuesday, 12.24.2013 - 6:01 (Renewable Energy World)

As the renewable energy market shifts and evolves each year, industry experts need to know where the next hot region will be in order to keep up with the changing tides. Read more