Large Scale 2.4 Mwatt Solar PV Installed on Former Mushroom Factory in Bavaria

More than 10.000 PV modules installed on a roof surface of 17.000 sqm Creglingen. In the spring of 2012, WINAICO Deutschland GmbH was selected to be the module supplier of a large‐scale project in the rural district Abenberg, Bavaria. On a former mushroom factory near Wassermungenau, one of the biggest roof‐mounted PV systems in Germany came into operation. [...]

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Dutch Solar PV Inverter Manufacturer Mastervolt Reorganizes in Germany and Italy

Amsterdam, Cologne, Gallarate. The Dutch solar PV inverter manufacturer Mastervolt is carrying out an organizational consolidation affecting Germany and Italy. Mastervolt will provide sales and service activities for Germany from its headquarter office in Amsterdam. Italian customers will continue to be served via the existing strong and experienced distributor Mastervolt Italia Srl and other known [...]

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Phoenix Solar AG to Build Solar Energy Park on Military Conversion Site in Saxony-Anhalt

Phoenix Solar AG, a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed in Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has been commissioned to build a solar plant with a peak power of 4.2 megawatts in the district of Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt. A number of compensatory measures for the environment and nature conservation will be implemented on [...]

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Contract for Supply 25 Megawatts (MW) of Polycrystalline Solar Panels to Romania

WUXI, China, December , 2012. Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), one of the world’s largest producers of solar panels, and SunSystem S.p.A., a leading Italian solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, have signed a contract for Suntech to supply 25 megawatts (MW) of polycrystalline solar panels. The Suntech solar panels will power [...]

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Grace Solar Completed the 500kw Roof Solar PV Power Station in Romania

Recently, Grace Solar—a Solar Panel Bracket Supplier has announced that it finished 500kw rooftop photovoltaic power station in Romania. This photovoltaic power plant is constituted by three rooftop array, and applied GS Tile roof mounting system. With high assembled blocks and roof hooks, this system can be easily installed, which gained fully affirmation from the [...]

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S.A.G. Solarstrom AG Sells Four Photovoltaic Systems to German Institutional Investor

November 2012. S.A.G. Solarstrom AG, Freiburg, has sold four photovoltaic systems installed in 2012 and with a total capacity of 15.1 MWp to a German institutional investor. The purchase contracts are subject to the usual conditions precedent. The transaction has a volume in the double-digit million range. A roof-top system with 740 kWp and a [...]

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A Global Effort is Needed if We Are to Achieve Our Climate Goals – U.K.

26 NOVEMBER 2012 Speaking in advance of the UNFCCC COP18 climate change negotiations in Doha, starting on Monday 26th November, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: “A global effort is needed if we are to achieve our climate goals – we need to pave the way for the new global deal while delivering [...]

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Renault Inaugurates the World’s Largest Photovoltaic System in the Automotive Industry

This week Renault is inaugurating 40 hectares of photovoltaic panels simultaneously at six of its French production sites. The initiative further confirms Renault’s environmental commitment and is also an innovative way of protecting new vehicles before they leave plants. Renault this week is inaugurating 400,000 square meters (equal to 60 soccer pitches) of photovoltaic panels, [...]

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S.A.G. Solarstrom AG: Reports a Successful Q3

Freiburg, November 8, 2012. S.A.G. Solarstrom AG (German security identification number: 702 100, ISIN: DE0007021008) has turned over more in Q3 2012, at $71.19 million, than in the previous two quarters of 2012 together, despite a continuation of the very difficult market conditions. EBIT in Q3 was $2.83 million. The two business areas Plant Operation [...]

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From Coal Dust to Sunlight: New Solar Power Plant Ready for Operation in Germany

5.3 MW of solar panels have been installed in what is one of Hessia’s largest ground-mounted PV installations. Responsible for the accurately timed construction of the turn-key-power plant is EPC contractor SunEnergy Europe from Hamburg, Northern Germany. The municipal power plant, erected on the premises of a former coal powered plant, was realized through a cooperation between the community of Woelfersheim/Hessia [...]

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Exosun Solar Tracking Technology Picked by French Government

The French government released the results of the call for tender for photovoltaic installations of over 250 kWp. Exosun has  announced that an important market share, representing over 100 MW, has been attributed to its clients who submitted projects with Exosun tracking technology. Frédéric Conchy, CEO at Exosun . With now over 150 MW of [...]

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Leaner Solar Polysilicon Industry Poised for Rebound

Frankfurt/Main (Germany). After a shakeout of nearly 40 manufacturers, the polysilicon industry will slowly recover from oversupply by 2014. 2015 could already see the harbingers of a new polysilicon shortage. This is one of the conclusions of the new market research report The 2012 Who’s Who of Solar Silicon Production, which Bernreuter Research today presented [...]

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2 Megawatt Turnkey Ground Mounted and Sun-Tracking PV Solar Power Plant in Kazakhstan Announced

PREBOLD, 2012 – BISOL Group will install a 2 megawatt turnkey solar power plant in Kazakhstan. The company has signed a contract with the investor Samruk-Energo to construct and install a ground mounted and sun-tracking PV system in the city of Kapchagay in Almaty Province. As one of the leading European based manufacturers of premium [...]

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