The Yuyangguan Town Hope Primary School is the recipient of a new solar energy system. South Korea-based Hanwha Group and Hanwha SolarOne plan to donate a 30 kW solar PV system that provides continuous power support to the school in Wufeng County, Hubei province. Commissioned by Hanwha Group, Hanwha SolarOne (Qidong) Company Ltd. will design […]

U.S.-based solar module company Solaria Corporation has established operations in China for high efficiency large-scale solar projects. The company did not release important details yet about whether their newly ensconced China operations are part of a joint venture, wholly foreign-owned enterprise, or a simple representative office. The company has also not released the amount of […]

The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing has responded to statements made by China's Ministry of Commerce regarding the anti-dumping petitions filed by SolarWorld Industries America Inc. against China's alleged trade practices. Last week, Mofcom posted messages on its website that said a global economic recovery could be hampered if the U.S. government sends an inappropriate […]

Praxair Electronics has won three new contracts with solar customers in China.

U.S.-based Wells Fargo & Company signed a strategic cooperation agreement last week with China's Baoding Tianwei Group focused on the development and building of solar power products in the United States. The agreement includes potential financial support for Hawaii-based Hoku Corporation, a subsidiary of Tianwei. Hoku's subsidiary is building a polysilicon manufacturing facility in the […]

ingli Green Energy Holding Company, a leading solar energy company in China, has announced its new 700 MW capacity expansion projects will be located at its Baoding headquarters and in Hainan province. Yingli Green Energy plans to build PANDA mono-crystalline silicon-based manufacturing lines with capacities of 600 MW each for mono-crystalline ingots and wafers, cells, […]

U.S.-based Applied Materials recently held a ceremony in Xi'an in Shaanxi province to celebrate the establishment of a solar power technology center.
The new solar power technology center, which will be mainly engaged in the production, research and development, display, and testing of thin film and crystal solar panels and related training, will be one of […]

News from the Taiwan Affairs Office of Jiangxi province is that Taiflex Scientific Company from Taiwan will invest CNY3 billion in Xinyu, Jiangxi, to build a solar panel production line with a capacity of 500 megawatts.
It is understood that PV has become a highlight of Jiangsu industry in terms of drawing investment from Taiwan. Apart […]

China's Ministry of Education is piloting an initiative known as the Blue Fire Program at the Science and Technology Park of Changshu University of Science.
As part of the Blue Fire Program, nine Changshu-based photovoltaic companies including Canadian Solar Inc. have signed an agreement with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, Zhongshan University, Southeast University, Suzhou University, […]

Guangdong Province has promulgated a new rule on the use of flood-lighting and street lamps.