Legislation Would Bar Projects With Chinese Solar Modules From Tax Credit
Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, have introduced legislation that would make PV modules manufactured in China ineligible for the 30% federal tax credit that homeowners and businesses  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:01 EDT
Schmid Group Introduces TinPad System For PV Cell Busbar Application
Schmid Group has released the TinPad system, which is designed to reduce the costs of applying busbars to six-inch solar cells. Delivery of the first TinPad systems is expected for  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:26:46 EDT
Germany's Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen Replaced
Norbert Roettgen, Germany's federal environment minister, has been removed from his post, according to a Reuters report. Roettgen co-introduced controversial reductions to solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) levels in Germany earlier this  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:26:30 EDT
Clean Energy Transmission Line Planned In New Mexico
Lucky Corridor LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Western Area Power Administration, a power marketing administration in the U.S. Department of Energy, to explore the potential  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:43 EDT
Independent Solar Developers Installs CPV At Cattle Feedlot
Independent Solar Developers, a provider of solar installations to the agricultural industry, has installed and commissioned a 480 kW concentrated PV (CPV) solar field in Coachella, Calif. The installation provides  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:16:12 EDT
Isovoltaic Releases Icosolar APA 3G PV Module Backsheet
Isovoltaic AG has introduced the Icosolar APA 3G PV backsheet, which the company says provides complete and cost-effective protection to solar modules. The new backsheet features polyamide in its outer  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:14:51 EDT
Solectria Supplies Inverters To Alamosa Solar Project
Solectria Renewables LLC, a photovoltaic inverter manufacturer, has provided its utility-scale inverters for the 30 MW Alamosa concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) project, which recently began operating in Alamosa, Colo. The site  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:09:47 EDT
Solar Conference Groups Launch Global Network
China-based SNEC PV Power Expom Italy-based Solarexpo and U.S.-based Solar Power International have formed the Global Solar Alliance (GSA). The GSA plans to create a global network of solar trade  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:07:48 EDT
Manz Opens PV Equipment Factory In Suzhou
Germany-based engineering company Manz AG has opened a new production facility in Suzhou, China - two hours west of Shanghai. In the new fab, Manz will produce manufacturing equipment for  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:02:33 EDT
Apricus Notes IAPMO Certification On 14 Systems
Apricus, a designer and manufacturer of solar hot water and hydronic heating products, says it has received Uniform Solar Energy Code (USEC) certification for 14 new residential solar hot water  [read more]
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:01:01 EDT