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IBC SOLAR opens Czech solar PV subsidiary
IBC SOLAR has opened a Czech subsidiary, IBC SOLAR s.r.o., in Prague to serve the Czech and Slovakian solar photovoltaic (PV) markets.
Centrosolar establishes UK solar PV subsidiary
Centrosolar, a German manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules announces London branch.
Conergy builds 32 MW solar PV in Greece
The Conergy Group will build 20 solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants totalling 32 MW in Greece under a framework agreement with an undisclosed “major local investor.”
SCHOTT Solar and Solland cooperate on solar modules
SCHOTT Solar and Solland Solar are cooperating on back-contacted solar modules under an agreement on technology licensing, joint R&D and joint production.
Phoenix Solar builds 2.2 MW solar PV park in Slovakia
Phoenix Solar AG will build a 2.2 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) park in Slovakia under an agreement with Green Energy Slovakia SRO.

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Active Energy Efficiency : the fastest way to solve the energy dilemma
Buildings account for nearly half of all the greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumed. Active energy efficiency can help reduce energy bill up to 30%. The keys for maximum efficiency: integration of technologies, good systems’ design and people’s behaviour and education.
Weekly Podcast: Wave and tidal in the UK: 2GW by 2020?
It's a widely held view that wave and tidal has great potential, but that it is still an R&D industry only now starting to deploy demonstration projects. So how can we ramp up the various technologies? Renewable Energy Focus reports back from the Wave and Tidal 2010 event, organised by RenewableUK (formerly BWEA).
Weekly Podcast: EPRI charts 2025 solar and wind costs
EPRI charts the cost of solar and wind energy in 2025. Find out more by tuning in to this week's news podcast.
Weekly Podcast: Yvo de Boer resigns from UNFCCC
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer is resigning his position. Tune in to find out more.

Webinars

Design & Construction of Solar Inverter Substations
The rapid increase in the construction of photovoltaic (PV), grid-tied solar farms has created a surge in the demand for utility-grade inverters. These inverters convert the DC current generated by the PV cells into low voltage AC power. The inverters are coupled to a distribution transformer then stepped up to medium voltage, generally 12 kV or 34.5 kV, for collection in an interconnect substation. The interconnect substation steps the voltage up again to the utility transmission voltage, generally in the 69 kV to 345 kV range.
What does the future hold for renewable energy in the Middle East?
We are pleased to announce a new webinar from Renewable Energy Focus in association with the World Future Energy Summit, which addresses the future for renewable energy in the Middle East.
Optical Characterisation of PV Cells
We are pleased to announce a new webinar from Renewable Energy Focus in association with Perkin Elmer, which addresses optical characterisation of PV cells.

Blogs

California’s FiT and Persistent Faith in the Rational Market Theory, among other things
Posted by Paula Mints • 31 August 2010
So much happening in California, much of it crucial to the forward progress of solar in the biggest market in the USA. First, unemployment remains high, the budget remains in limbo with outgoing gove...
tags: feed-in tariff, FiT, solar, california
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Look! Up on the roof! Is it a technology? Is it a commodity? Is it an appliance? Yes, it’s all of these things! It’s a Solar Panel!
Posted by Paula Mints • 20 August 2010
Caught ya – this is really an article about branding. You know, that marketing function that turns needs into wants and functions into attributes – or, scares the heck out of you and...
tags: solar, panel, pv, energy, power, renewable
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Ontario: A complicated new frontier for PV
Posted by Paula Mints • 11 August 2010
First came the announcement, then came optimism, then came the announcements, then came the reality checks and finally, the changes to Ontario’s wildly anticipated feed-in tariff; not to kill it...
tags: feed-in tariff, solar, pv, fit, transmission
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Checklist for Developing Your Feed-In Tariff
Posted by Paula Mints • 31 July 2010
Look around the FiT landscape and if you can, find one that created a healthy, sustainable market that did not overburden those who are paying for it; Yes, I mean remember the ratepayers; ...
tags: feed-in tariff, fit
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Do you need to Speak Solar to Thrive in the Solar Industry
Posted by Paula Mints • 27 July 2010
There is a wave of new business professionals in the solar industry – and not all of them speak solar. Every industry has its own language along with a host of acronyms to go along with it. The...
tags: Solar, PV
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Features

Unlocking Asia's renewable energy potential
Asian and Australasian countries are brimming with renewable energy resources that have never been fully exploited. Poor infrastructure is one of the main obstacles to development, says Stewart Taggart, but successful European models can provide a blueprint for the future.
Members' Content
PV innovations: Thin-film technology update
Joyce Laird examines the latest technology developments in CIGS thin-film solar cells, and picks out the key new players in the industry on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Comment: Are solar PV module prices really falling?
That is one of the questions asked by IMS Research as it looks at solar photovoltaic (PV) market trends for the second quarter (Q2) 2010.
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Solar electricity: 2009 surprise success
Solar (PV) surprised the market in 2009 with healthy growth and promising technical developments. Paula Mints reflects on a buoyant year and argues that the industry has a promising future as long as it lessens its reliance on incentives – and investors remain confident.
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Renewable Energy Future for the Developing World
This white paper presents a rationale for apposite and effective governemental policies on renewable energies in the developing world.
Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Future
This white paper provides a rationale for effective governmental renewable energy policies worldwide.
PerkinElmer EcoAnalytixTM Biofuels Development & Testing Solutions
Join Dr. Peter Hoedl, Director for Renewable Energy at PerkinElmer, as he discusses biofuels, the global market trends, and the regulations that are defining the analytical requirements for biofuels production.

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