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IBC solar completes 5 MW PV plant in Italy
German photovoltaic (PV) systems provider IBC Solar AG today revealed that it had installed and attached to the grid a 5 MW PV plant in Maniago, northern Italy, in a record of 49 days, working as the general contractor of the project.
read more... 30/11/2012
German SolarWorld unveils massive Q3 losses amid industry gloom
German solar group SolarWorld announced significant losses in the first three quarters of 2012, compared to the previous year, under pressure from low-cost panel makers in China.
read more... 15/11/2012
EDF has completed Europe’s biggest PV plant in France
EDF Energies Nouvelles has completed the Toul- Rosierès photovoltaic plant in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of eastern France. The 115 MW plant comprises about 1.4 million thin film photovoltaic panels produced by U.S. manufacturer First Solar, and is likely to produce enough energy to heat the houses of about 55,000 people.
read more... 14/11/2012
IEA: Renewable power to surpass coal by 2035
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently released a new report according to which the renewable energy will surpass coal, becoming the main generator of the world's electricity by 2035. It sees great potential for wind farms, solar farms and hydroelectric dams that become increasingly competitive with traditional energy sources, a level close by that of coal, said the Paris-based IEA agency that advises 28 nations on energy policy in its annual outlook.
read more... 13/11/2012
UK: Westmill Solar plant goes cooperative
UK-based community group Westmill Solar Cooperative completed its acquisition of the 5 megawatt (MW) Westmill solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, making it the largest collectively-owned PV plant in the world, comprising over 20,000 solar PV panels spread across 30a.
read more... 09/11/2012