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Suntech surpasses its own module efficiency record

September 23, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Chinese PV module manufacturer achieves 16.5 percent conversion efficiency for its multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic module. Full Story »

First Solar plans 2 GW solar power plant for China

September 8, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - 25-square-mile facility in Inner Mongolia is expected to be the biggest solar installation in the world when completed in 2019. Full Story »

Electric-bill increases go hand in hand with RPS targets

September 8, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Project development is likely to take off as U.S. utilities recognize cost increases are inevitable for power generation to come from renewables, says Goodwin Procter's R.J. Lyman. Full Story »

Honeywell executive slated for First Solar’s CEO slot

September 3, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Robert Gillette is to take over for Mike Ahearn, who is expected to stay on at the Arizona thin-film company as executive chairman. Full Story »

First Solar, SCE sign PPA for 550 MW solar projects

August 18, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Thin-film giant and Southern California utility team up on two solar projects expected to produce 1.2 billion kWh of clean energy annually. Full Story »

Is 5N Plus losing traction with First Solar?

August 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Analyst says thin-film giant is either turning away from its key supplier or aggressively cutting the per-watt requirement for cadmium telluride. Full Story »

Oerlikon, Applied take aim at First Solar

July 14, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Leading global sellers of turnkey production lines for thin-film solar have been trying to close efficiency gaps and reduce costs to help their customers compete with First Solar. Full Story »

Astronergy showcases new technology at power station

June 23, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Three-year project in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is expected to provide power to more than 50,000 customers. Full Story »

PG&E upgrades BrightSource deal to 1.3GW

May 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Series of seven solar thermal projects in California are expected to power more than half a million homes in 'largest solar deal in the world.' Full Story »

The REAL story on Moore's Law & solar

April 22, 2009 - Exclusive - Costs haven't been falling and efficiencies haven't been rising as much as we think, poses investor and entrepreneur Neal Dikeman.
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