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Switzerland launches new feed-in tariffs taking effect on March 1
At the beginning of February, Switzerland’s Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications announced the new feed-in tariffs for renewable energy considering steadily changing costs. The new feed-in tariffs for photovoltaics, wind power and biomass from timber came into force on March 1, 2012. PV power will receive lower feed-in tariffs by 10 percent. Wind power feed-in tariffs were tweaked, while woody biomass power will benefit of slightly higher FITs. Other technologies will get the same feed-in tariffs.
read more... 21/03/2012
GE to buy a stake for 100 million dollars in a US PV project
According to Chief Executive Officer, Alex Urquhart, has recently announced that GE EFS has bought a stake in a large PV project for 100 million dollars. The new investment will give GE EFS a stake in the 127 MW Arlington Valley Solar Energy II plant which is being constructed in Arizona by LS Power.
read more... 01/03/2012
Canadian Solar-increase in the fourth-quarter PV shipment guidance
Canadian Solar Inc. sees an increase in shipments for the fourth quarter to the range of 430 to 440 MW, or by 22 percent compared with the previous guidance of 340 to 360 MW for the period ending December 31.
read more... 27/02/2012
UK solar PV systems may face new subsidy cuts this year
The UK subsidies for household solar PV systems may face a new series of cuts this year and could be slashed to about a third of recent levels, under government changes announced earlier this month. The plan follows two rounds of subsidy cuts announced last year.
read more... 17/02/2012
New agreement between Yingly Green Energy and IBC
Yingli Green Energy inked a new agreement with IBC for supplying of up to 200 MW of solar modules in 2012. Under the terms of agreement, the company agreed to provide 180 MW of multi-crystalline and non-crystalline PV modules to IBC during the year of 2012, while IBC will get the option to acquire another 20 MW in 2012.
read more... 02/02/2012