Chinese solar-cell maker Canadian Solar Inc's said it had agreed to supply 60 megawatts of photovoltaic modules to Spain's Fire Energy Group in 2010.
Intel said new contracts are in place to incorporate approximately 2.5 megawatts worth of new solar power projects as it moves to develop renewable energy sources.
Power company Duke Energy said its commercial business unit, Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), agreed to buy a 14 megawatt Blue Wing Solar Project from juwi Solar Inc, a unit of Germany's juwi Holding AG.
German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen proposed a 15 percent cut in support for new roof-mounted solar power, a bid to ease the industry toward free competition but a slightly smaller reduction than expected.
A potential deep cut in feed-in tariffs in Germany will hit solar companies around the world and increases pressure on large players to reduce exposure to the world's largest photovoltaic market.
In a bid to make India Solar and Wind Valley on lines of Silicon Valley, The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has urged the Finance Minister to completely exempt imported equipment from levy of import duty for setting up of Solar and Wind Power plants.
The government, photovoltaic companies and consumer lobby groups moved closer on Wednesday toward an agreement on trimming state-mandated incentives for solar power to reflect a steeper overall slide in costs.
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Italy's total capacity of the photovoltaic (PV) installations that turn sunlight into power has risen to 795.6 megawatts from 700 MW at the end of November, the state energy management agency GSE's data showed on Tuesday.
The shares of Chinese solar power companies JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd rose as much as 13 percent on Wednesday after an analyst raised price estimates for the companies.
Morocco will invite bids for construction of its first solar power station at the end of next month as part of a $9 billion solar energy project, its energy minister said on Wednesday.
German solar companies in industry association BSW are proposing to cut subsidies faster than planned, Solarworld Chief Executive Frank Asbeck told a German magazine.
The solar industry needs $2 billion to expand next year, but with Wall Street still nervous about backing risky and capital intensive ventures, companies are looking beyond to boutique banks and other sources of funding to avoid falling behind.
Shares of LDK Solar tumbled for a second day after the Chinese solar wafer maker cut the size of its offering of American Depositary Shares (ADS) and priced it at an 11 percent discount to Thursday's close.
DPL Inc's (DPL.N) principal unit The Dayton Power and Light Co said it plans to construct a 1.1 Megawatt (MW) solar array near its Yankee substation in Southwestern Ohio at a cost of about $5 million.
Germany may trim incentives for solar power producers next year but still aims to double the proportion of energy it generates from renewable sources by 2020, despite overcapacity and a subdued economic outlook.
Chinese thin film solar company Trony Solar Holdings Co Ltd has postponed its initial public offering indefinitely, an underwriter said on Thursday.
Canadian Solar Inc said on Thursday it plans to build a C$24 million ($22.9 million) plant to manufacture solar panels in the province of Ontario, taking advantage of rich incentives for renewable power projects.
Chinese solar-cell maker Canadian Solar Inc said it intends to build a 200 megawatt module manufacturing facility in Ontario at an estimated cost of C$24 million ($22.9 million), sending its shares up 9 percent.
Residential and small commercial solar energy integrator Real Goods Solar said it signed a multi-site contract to design and install 790 kilowatt of photovoltaic systems, sending its shares up nearly 16 percent.
Residential and small commercial solar energy integrator Real Goods Solar said it signed a multi-site contract to design and install 790 kilowatt of photovoltaic systems, sending its shares up nearly 16 percent.
Egypt, which plans to start its first solar power unit in 2010, said on Tuesday it wanted to expand solar power production for export but that costs of the technology would need to fall first to make it feasible.
