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Photovoltaik

06.05.2013

SolarWorld: Dramatic numbers and a debt haircut

In 2012, SolarWorld made an operating loss of € 492.4 million. The company stated this in an ad-hoc announcement at the end of April. This means that the past year was even worse for the Bonn solar group than 2011. more...

Photovoltaics

20.12.2012

SolarWorld opens office in Japan

SolarWorld AG wants to strengthen its presence in Japan. During the specialist trade fair for PV in Japan, the company announced that they are opening a sales office in the East Asian country.The German solar company, which has its headquarters in Bonn, sees Japan as a growing market. For over a year, Japanese customers have been taken care of from Singapore, where the subsidiary SolarWorld Asia Pacific is located. The more...

Photovoltaics

13.12.2012

The first kerosene free lighting state in India

The state government of Chhattisgarh in central India will become the first state of the country which is going to replace kerosene powered lanterns for lighting homes by LED based solar lanterns and solar study lamps. On December 5, 2012, the two programmes “One child One Solar lamp” and “Solar for each family” were launched. The state government decided it will distribute free solar lighting systems to 1.3 million families more...

Photovoltaics

10.12.2012

Allegations against the management of Photon

In Aachen, Germany, the local newspaper, Aachener Nachrichten, and the TV channel WDR have reported on allegations against the management of the publishing house Photon that it prevented a works council election by firing the initiators without notice. A Verdi secretary who was supporting the initiators was banned from entering the premises, but this ban was then lifted by the local court. According to the Aachener Nachrichten, the publisher and more...

Photovoltaics

07.12.2012

Study: Photovoltaics pays off

Thanks to declining system prices, photovoltaic systems can get by without public subsidies. The research project "PV-Parity" has now confirmed this assessment. The EU-financed project examined the question at which point photovoltaics can manage without public financial support. The answer varies from region to region. In the household sector, photovoltaics is already profitable in sunny regions such as southern Italy or Spain, but also in Germany. Photovoltaics can be cost-effective more...

Photovoltaics

06.12.2012

Tokyo Electron takes over Oerlikon Solar

The Oerlikon Group have completed the sale of their own solar division to Tokyo Electron Ltd. on 26 November. The sales contract had already been signed in March of this year. For a price of CHF 250 million, Tokyo Electron acquired 100% of the shares from Oerlikon Solar. "As a strategic buyer and leading supplier of semiconductor production equipment," Tokyo Electron is "well suited to utilise the advantages of the more...

Photovoltaics

05.12.2012

The public prosecution department in Aachen is investigating against Photon Europe

Chief prosecutor Deller from the public prosecution department in Aachen, Germany, has confirmed press reports claiming that preliminary proceedings have been instigated against Photon Europe, or rather its head. The publishing house publishes the expert magazine "Photon". The public prosecution department is investigating "delayed filing of insolvency and other offences", added Deller. He did not wish to comment on the details of the allegations. Jörn Iken more...