• Germany
    17 Dec 2012

    Wacker Opens New Chinese Headquarters in Shanghai

    December 14, 2012 – Wacker Chemie AG officially opened its new company headquarters for the Greater China region (Mainland China and Taiwan) in Shanghai today. With a large number of guests drawn from industry and administrative authorities in attendance, Rudolf Staudigl, president & CEO of the Munich-based chemical group, and Executive Board member Wilhelm Sittenthaler officially declared the headquarters open. The new Shanghai Center, which occupies some 10,000 square meters, features offices for marketing, sales and administrative functions along with numerous laboratories for R&D and applications technology. It also boasts the latest equipment for WACKER experts to adapt silicone and polymer products to the specific requirements of their Chinese customers. Applications range from dry-mix mortars and exterior insulation and finish systems for construction purposes, to paints and coatings, through to products for the automotive, cosmetics and textile sectors. In launching the new research and testing laboratories in collabora-tion with its customers, the Munich-based chemical group is seeking to further expand its technology leadership in high-quality silicone and polymer products for the Chinese market.
  • Germany China
    17 Dec 2012

    Sunways Group Executes Extensive Restructuring and Realignment

    Reduction of standard solar cell production capacities and increased focus on specialist solar cells (BIPV, automotive) Adjustment of business model in the area of solar modules and inverters Consistent utilization of synergies with LDK Solar The market environment for the German solar manufacturing industry changed drastically in the past few years. Market prices for photovoltaic components decline continuously. Against this background and in view of Sunways AG's difficult economic situation, the Management Board, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, passed a resolution on the Group's extensive restructuring and realignment. The business model with respect to solar modules and inverters will be adapted. Standard solar cell production capacities at Sunways Production GmbH will be reduced, simultaneously activities will concentrate on specialist solar cells for the automotive sector and building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). The utilization of synergies with the LDK Solar Group, the company's majority shareholder, will be consistently expanded. The envisaged changes will inevitably involve staff reductions across all functional areas and locations of the Group. The resulting total cost reductions will have a positive effect on the earnings development of Sunways and thus support the company's funding efforts.
  • United States
    17 Dec 2012

    Solectria Renewables Supplies Inverters for 10MW Rooftop PV Installations in the USA

    Solectria Renewables, LLC announced today that it was selected to deliver PVI 60/82/95KW commercial inverters to 1st Light Energy for solar rooftop installations on Extra Space Storage facilities across the United States.
  • United States
    17 Dec 2012

    NRG Energy Begins Operations of 25MW Solar Power Plant in Arizona

    NRG Energy announced it began operations at a 25-megawatt solar power plant in Arizona.
  • Germany
    14 Dec 2012

    Phoenix Solar to Build 4.2MW Solar Park in Saxony-Anhalt

    Phoenix Solar AG has been commissioned to build a solar plant with a peak power of 4.2 megawatts in the district of Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt. A number of compensatory measures for the environment and nature conservation will be implemented on the former military base through the construction project.
  • Germany
    14 Dec 2012

    aleo solar AG Introduces New Solar Modules

    At the beginning of 2013, aleo solar AG will be introducing modules which make even more efficient use of the sunlight thanks to anti-reflection glass, highly transparent embedding film and special cell connectors. This means that the monocrystalline S_19 and S_79 and the polycrystalline S_18 and S_24 aleo modules have higher power classes. The modules are also available with Solrif frames for roof integration in certain countries.
  • China Italy
    14 Dec 2012

    Suntech and SunSystem Announce 25MW Sales Agreement in Romania

    Dec. 13, 2012 - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. and SunSystem S.p.A. have signed a contract for Suntech to supply 25 megawatts (MW) of polycrystalline solar panels. The Suntech solar panels will power two new photovoltaic projects under construction in Romania that will be grid connected by the end of 2013.
  • Netherlands
    14 Dec 2012

    Photon Energy Expands O&M Portfolio

    December 13, 2012 – Photon Energy Operations is expanding its O&M services to Southwest Germany by initially undertaking a succession of service contracts for rooftop PV plants previously serviced by SunConcept GmbH. Along with new service contracts in other countries, Photon Energy Operations' O&M services portfolio has risen to more than 50MW worldwide.
  • Japan
    14 Dec 2012

    Panasonic Launches HIT Solar Module Production in Malaysia

    Dec 13, 2012 - Panasonic Corporation today started production at its newly-built solar module manufacturing facility in Malaysia. With an annual production capacity of 300MW, the factory in Kulim Hi-Tech Park in the northwestern state of Kedah, will manufacture HIT® solar modules. This new production facility will help Panasonic meet robust solar demand in Japan while further enhancing cost competitiveness.
  • Japan China
    13 Dec 2012

    Softbank Plans Solar Power Generation Renting Residential Roofs

    Softbank Corp. will install solar panels on rooftops of 1,000 homes across the country to take advantage of the country's incentive program for clean energy.