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Largest solar power plant to be built in Asia
The biggest solar power plant will be built in Asia by the French energy group Areva for the Indian company Reliance Power, according to an announcement on Wednesday. The two plants are developed by Areva Solar and imply the use of compact linear Fresnel reflector technology aimed to generate 250 MW of electricity in Rajasthan, a northwestern region in India.
read more... 12/04/2012
China could overtake Germany as top PV market this year
PV market in China will almost double in 2012, to around 5 GW, with the potential to overtake 6GW, according to the latest forecast unveiled by Solarbuzz.
read more... 12/04/2012
Greece could become Europe’s solar energy hub
Greece, the European country which has been the worst hit by the euro zone crisis, is planning to struggle against its debt deficit by diversifying one of its most valuable assets - solar energy.
read more... 10/04/2012
Largest German giant Q-Cells to file for bankruptcy
Germany’s largest solar giant, Q-Cells has recently announced that company will file for bankruptcy, after registering net losses of 846 million Euros in 2011. Previously, Q-Cells had experienced difficult times and made several cost-reduction measures to keep the business on track.
read more... 05/04/2012
DECC: UK CO2 emissions down 7% in 2011
The UK revealed that its greenhouse gas emissions dropped 7 % year-on-year in 2011, mainly due to a higher average temperature which cut the demand for heating and due to an increase in the amount of electricity produced from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, and nuclear power generation.
read more... 02/04/2012