Strong government support and attractive FiT schemes have ramped up revenues of the solar PV market in Japan and South Korea.

Previous success at increasing efficiency rates for triple junction CPV solar cells has supported a new five-year contract between AXT and AZUR SPACE.

DuPont opens photovoltaic application facility in Geneva

First quarter looks very good

Households which install solar panels could be rewarded with up to £900 under the government's FiTs incentive scheme.

Solar cell modules will be installed on to two mobile phone models which Sharp intends to commercialise for the Chinese market.

The expected feed-in-tariff in Hawaii, along with financial backing of up to $50 million, could see PV development in the state expand this year.

A new report has noted that China is the world's leading solar cell producer and will place ground PV stations at the centre of further development.

Companies amend supply agreements

Trina Solar Limited has announced that initial solar technology shipments have been made to RF Industries to boost the Australian market.

The expansion of the solar power industry in the US has been backed by a new partnership between SunEdison and Developers Diversified Realty.

More than 1,000 solar installations for US homes and businesses have been announced by Pacific Venture Capital and SolarCity.

The US Department of Energy has revealed that four companies will receive up to $3 million in funding in order to progress solar cell and related technology from the prototype to full-scale manufacturing stage.

Cuts in German solar subsidy to spur Q2 price plunge

Underwriters Laboratories forms landmark alliance with State Grid Electric Power Research Institute of China

Company invests $175 million in thin film production lines

Solland Solar and AT&S will continue to jointly develop solar cells

Department of Energy to invest up to $12 Million to support early stage solar technologies

A new report from Deloitte has said that the popularity of solar power will rise over the next few months, although a cut in subsidies could rein in solar cell demand.

A monocrystalline solar cell manufacturer has revealed it can boost production to meet the demands of the American solar market after it has been awarded £3.5 million in tax credits.