The ground-mounted power plant is just about to be finished and should be conntect to the grid of the Romanien grid operator Transelectrica before new year’s eve. 14.283 pieces of poly-crystalline modules of the type SF 156x156-60 P are used. So far Sunowe and Solartec ......[More]

SMA Solar has entered the fast growing Chinese market by acquiring a majority stake in China-based start-up Jiangsu Zeversolar New Energy. The largest PV inverter manufacturer had previously avoided entering the Chinese market due to long-held concerns over IP protectio......[More]

Last week’s much anticipated cash injection from the Chinese government into its domestic market has now been announced by Premier Wen Jiabao, reports PV-Tech China. With the latest trade case against Chinese solar manufacturers underway in Europe, Jiabao announced at a......[More]

First Solar today announced the release of its most advanced thin-film photovoltaic module, the Series 3 FS-392, which is rated at 92.5 watts. The new FS-392 module maintains all the existing IEC certifications and UL listings for the Series 3 family, including UL listi......[More]

The European Photovoltaic Association (EPIA) has asked the European Union to take action against member states curtailing support to the renewable energy industry. More than 70 companies and associations in the solar PV electricity sector have co-signed a letter to Euro......[More]

Japan’s renewable energy capacity has reached a total of 1.443GW, according to figures released by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). From 1 April until 30 November 2012, solar PV accounted for 1.398GW, an increase of 272MW from the previous mo......[More]