Weekly Intelligence Brief

Indian Ministry makes new grid connected solar projects guidline report public

Katherine Steiner-Dicks — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:09:42 +0100

The much awaited guidelines from the Indian New and Renewable Energy Ministry for new grid connected solar projects under Phase 1 of the JNNSM have been made public. Please find a summary, but please request a formal guideline report from the Indian authorities.

Intelligence Brief 14 July - 26 July

Katherine Steiner-Dicks — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:24:05 +0100

Vector and Hubbard construct New Zealand's largest solar installation

Companies and organisations included in this round-up include: Vector, Hubbard, Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, Solexant and Applied Materials

Intelligence Brief 29 June – 13 July

Katherine Steiner-Dicks — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:33:59 +0100

Obama commits $2bn to US thin film firms

Money has been pumped into solar in the US over the past week, yet there are also signs of more start-up closures and industry consolidation. This sector never has a sleepy moment. Companies and organizations included in this news round-up include: Abengoa Solar, Abound Solar Manufacturing, Chrysler, Astronenergy, SPG Solar, ITN Energy Systems, Ascent Solar, Solasta Inc., Kleiner Perkins, Caufield and Byers, MIT Enterprise Forum’s Ignite Clean Energy Business Competition, SV Solar, Optisolar and Senergen, GBI Research, First Solar, Kaneka, Mitsubishi, United Solar, Sharp, ErSol, Q-Cells, Würth Solar, Kaneka and Shell.

Intelligence Brief 15 June - 29 June

Katherine Steiner-Dicks — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:49:45 +0100

Companies and organisations mentioned in this news round-up include: Trina Solar, Ingenero, University of Queensland, Energy Farm Inc., Xiris Automation, Stion, TSMC, Desertec, Hyundai Heavy Industries, KAM, and Samsung Electronics

Intelligence Brief 2 June - 15 June

Katherine Steiner-Dicks — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:54:51 +0100

Companies and organizations included in this news round-up include: NASA,IKAROS, Tanegashima Space Center, BudaSolar, Solar Thin Films, Inc., Millennium Technology Prize, NREL, MiaSole, Apollo Solar Energy, ENN Solar Energy Co, Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP).

Weekly Intelligence Brief: May 25 - June 01

Rikki Stancich — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:35:12 +0100

This week’s Thin Film Today news brief includes: BrightView & T-Solar; Solyndra; Applied Materials & CECEP; China Solar; AQT, Solar Enertech & HelioPower; Solar Thin Films & Atlantis; Apollo & CECS; and EU RoHS Directive.

Intelligence Brief 4 May – 18 May

Katherine Steiner-Dicks — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:51:59 +0100

Companies and organizations mentioned in this round-up include: NREL, 3M, Solar World AG, First Solar, APCO Worldwide Inc, GE, American Chamber of Commerce in China, Pew Charitable Trusts, Vestas, Eurasia Group, World Trade Organization, Ascent Solar Technologies, ProLogis, GS-Solar, MiaSole, Solyndra, Suniva, United Solar Ovonic, Xunlight, HatiCon Solar, Colorado Moisture Control, Inc., Howard Electric, Inc., S.A. Miro, Inc. and SMA America, DuPont,Cleantech America, PG&E

Intelligence Brief 20 April – 4 May

Katherine Steiner-Dicks — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:22:59 +0100

Companies and organisations mentioned in this round-up include: Oregon State University, Yeungman University of Korea, The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa), Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW), United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Würth Solar, FTL Solar, Sun Well Solar, First Solar, Solar Cells Inc.

Intelligence Brief 6 April – 20 April

Katherine Steiner-Dicks — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:08:38 +0100

Companies included in this round-up include: Derbigum, Lidl, Signet Solar, US Department of Energy, MCP Group, Atlumin, NexPower, United Microelectronics Corporation, Ascent Solar Technologies, Cambrios Technologies Corporation

Intelligence Brief 23 March - 6 April

Katherine Steiner-Dicks — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:30:07 +0100

Intelligence Brief 23 March - 6 April

Companies included in this round-up include: Chevron, Abound Solar, MiaSolé, Schüco, Solar Frontier, Sharp, Solibro, Ascent Solar, SunFilm, AES Solar, First Solar, Riverside Holdings, Applied Materials, Kirloskar Integrated Technologies Ltd,