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First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) the world's largest manufacturer of advanced, thin-film solar photovoltaic modules, today inaugurated its second manufacturing plant in Frankfurt (Oder) and celebrated the production of the new pla...  more

Siliken solar modules have been granted a TÜV certificate in accordance with the IEC 61701:1995 standard, which made them suitable for installation in coastal areas where high concentrations of saltpetre in humid air are fr...  more

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) announced it has consolidated its manufacturing capacity plan and accelerated progress toward its module conversion efficiency and production throughput targets. The company will postpone commissio...  more

Fujitsu Semiconductor America (FSA) issued a new technical backgrounder describing how hybrid (HEV) and electric (EV) vehicle motors operate, and how the MB91580 series motor control microcontrollers (MCUs) simplify hybrid and ele...  more

GE (NYSE: GE) will supply 28 2.5-100 wind turbines to the French renewable energy asset management company Eolfi Asset Management for two wind park projects in France. The 2.5-100 wind turbines feature outputs of 2.5 megawatts (MW...  more

Bulgaria's new renewable energy law could discourage wind energy financing and disrupt the country's market, participants in a workshop in Sofia heard today. While Bulgaria saw good wind energy growth in 2010 - install...  more

Nissan Motor announced first-half results showing net income at $2.3 billion, and an operating margin of 7.1%. The income figure was limited by the strong yen and the lingering impact of the natural disasters that struck Japan in...  more

Nordex has secured a 35 megawatt order from the UK. As of August next year, the global wind turbine manufacturer is to supply 14 machines from the N90/2500 series for the Welsh “Pant-y-Wal” and “Fforch Nest” projects. The customer...  more

SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) and Staples the world's largest office products company, announced a production milestone of more than 3...  more

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA; SPWRB) today announced a reorganization to align its businesses and cost structure with expected market conditions in 2012 and beyond.  Several of our longest-tenured executives will adjust their are...  more