10 GWh of solar power coming to Berlin?

The German state of Berlin is opening a Europe-wide tender process to select a new electricity supplier for the state's real estate. The consultancy Da.V.i.D. AG is working on the tendering documentation for Berlin's Ministry of Finance. »By mid-April, the text should be ready,« says project manager Sabine Siebald.

The state of Germany's 100,000 Roofs program in January

Monthly statistics on the 100,000 Roofs Program from the German bank for reconstruction, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), show enthusiasm for low-interest loans for photovoltaic systems persisting into February.

Siemens’ solar game is over 

Once the world’s largest module manufacturer, Siemens Solar’s brand of modules will now cease to exist. Shell Solar has announced plans to buy the entire shares of its partners, Siemens AG and E.on, in their joint venture Siemens & Shell Solar GmbH.

New Spanish firm starts manufacturing modules

The Spanish company Siliken began module production in a new factory in Valencia in January.

EU’s ALTENER program issues last call for proposals

The European Commission has finally announced the last call for proposals for its ALTENER and SAVE subsidy programs, which was originally intended for autumn 2001.

BlueSun Systems acquires Solartec

The German company BlueSun Systems has bought a German site for a module factory, and singed a contract to acquire Czech cell manufacturer Solartec

PHOTON and ÖKO-INVEST start solar electricity stock index
 After a number of solar electricity (photovoltaic) companies went public in the last years - mainly in the US and Germany - the time has come to draw a picture of the developments in the photovoltaic industry with a special stock market index. more.

Solar thermal meets PV

From June 8-10, Germany's largest renewable energy trade fair, Solar Energy, attracted around 300 exhibitors and 28,000 visitors. But the fourth annual Solar Energy, touted as a »World Trade Fair for Renewable Energies,« was still primarily dominated by German companies from the PV and solar thermal industries.

Bankrupt Swiss company Atlantis resurrected under a new name

On May 17, an attempt by an investor group to keep the fatally-stricken Swiss company Atlantis afloat failed. The court of Bern adjudged Atlantis Energy Investments AG and its three subsidiaries, Atlantis Solar Systeme AG, Atlantis Water Desalination Systems AG, and Atlantis Wasser Recycling Systeme AG, bankrupt. 

Merger of Crystalox and PV Silicon creates new big player in the silicon wafer market

The first signs of change came when the famous German architect Thomas Herzog designed a PV facade for PV Silicon's factory. In June, only one month after the façade's inauguration, PV Silicon, which is based in Erfurt, Germany, joined forces with the Oxfordshire, UK-based Crystalox to create PV Crystalox Solar AG, a holding for the two companies.

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