Segen, the UK’s leading value added distributor of renewable technologies, has today announced a new partnership with Renusol solar mounting systems, adding Renusol high quality solar mounting equipment to its comprehensive portfolio.

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", today announced its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Although global capital spending this year in the photovoltaics (PV) supply chain is expected to fall to its lowest level since 2006, indications signal that the downturn in investment has hit bottom and that purchases of equipment may soon rebound.

Capital spending among PV companies is set to drop to $2.3 billion in 2013, down 36 percent from $3.6 billion in 2012, according to the PV Manufacturing & Capital Spending Tool from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). 

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), the global leader in  manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, display and solar industries, today reported results for its second quarter of fiscal 2013 ended April 28, 2013.

ISRA VISION is expanding its range of production automation and quality inspection technology products by taking over GP Solar and GP Inspect, and in doing so it is branching out into the photovoltaic industry. Customers can benefit from the many years of experience in production and process support as well as from the company's expertise in every stage of the value added chain in the solar industry. With this expanded technical basis and the powerful innovative force behind it, manufacturers of photovoltaic systems can receive even better support in increasing their production efficiency and their bottom lines by reducing their overall costs.

REC, the largest European supplier of solar panels globally, announces that it has significantly reduced the debt maturing in the second quarter 2014.

The recently announced transaction will reduce REC’s 2014 convertible bond by 50 percent through partial repayment and partial extension of debt maturity to 2016 and 2018. The refinancing of NOK 1.2 billion (EUR 160 million) is funded through an equity issue raising NOK 372 million (about EUR 50 million), NOK 0.4 billion (EUR 55 million) in existing available cash and increasing the size of the existing 2016 and 2018 senior bond facilities by about NOK 0.4 billion (EUR 55 million).

DEGER consolidates its position as the world’s leader for solar tracking: The company’s new generation of tracking systems combines numerous technical enhancements with a price level that is more than 20 percent lower than in the year before. The first product in this new generation is the DEGERtracker D100. The new systems are now immediately available in Europe.

IBC SOLAR AG, a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) systems, will present its innovative products and solutions at Energy Europe 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark, from the 23^rd to 25^th May (stand C2-030). With over 250 specialist exhibitors from 15 countries and an estimated 15,000 visitors, the fair is the perfect platform to present information about IBC SOLAR’s comprehensive portfolio of PV solutions.  

The government of the Spanish region of Murcia has classified a 450 MW PV project that German developer Juwi Holding is planning to install in the region as a »Strategic Project« in order to simplify the authorization procedure. The classification of Strategic Project, which is assigned to infrastructure projects that will generate economic benefits for the region, enables developers to cut in half the time its takes to obtain the necessary authorizations for the project. According to the regional government, the project will enable the creation of 1,300 jobs thanks to an investment of €450 million ($591 million).

On the occasion of the 2013 edition of Solarexpo, during a press conference held today to mark the opening day of the first Global Solar Summit (May 8 and 9, Milan-Rho Trade Fair), the Global Solar Alliance announced the enlargement of the network with the entry of two new members that represent the most important trade fair exhibitions in India and Korea in the field of renewable energies: Renewable Energy India and Green Energy Expo & Conference.  

 With 1,752 research, industry and market contributions (abstracts) from 76 countries applying for presentation at the Conference, the response to the Call for Papers for the 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) is compelling. The EU PVSEC 2013 will take place from 30 September to 04 October 2013 at Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte in Paris, France. The five-day Conference is combined with the three-day PV Industry Exhibition, held from 01 to 03 October 2013. 

The world added more than 31 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2012 – roughly the same amount as in the record-setting year of 2011 – according to a new report from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). This significant market growth came even during a period of economic crisis and industry consolidation.

The industry guide “Inverter, Storage and PV System Technology 2013" provides a comprehensive overview of the players, market conditions and future prospects in the inverter, storage technology and system monitoring sector. It is aimed at project developers, system integrators, planners, utilities, grid operators, investors and financing experts from the photovoltaics industry interested in receiving detailed information on the topic. 

The UK solar PV market is making headlines again as its 500 MW of installed capacity accounted for 10% of the global installations in the first quarter of 2013. As a result, the UK market passed the 2 GigaWatt mark of cumulative installed solar capacity. 2012 hasn't been a bad year either. Government statistics confirm 779 MW of installed PV capacity in 2012. According to Solarbuzz, 11.3% of the UK’s electricity last year was generated from renewable energy sources.

Photovoltaic specialist Soleos Solar is launching a new solar module in June. The polycrystalline Soleos 250P module is manufactured in Europe. It has a rated output of 250 watts and a module efficiency of 14.94 per cent. It thus produces more output and has a greater degree of efficiency than its predecessors.

On the occasion of the first edition of the Global Solar Summit, that will be held on May 8th and 9th, in parallel with Solarexpo, at Milan-Rho Exhibition & Congress Center, please save the date on the press conference on May 8^th at 1,10 p.m. in the Press Room.

­Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has finalized the sale of its Brazilian subsidiary, Bargoa, which manufactures telecommunications components, to the US company Corning Incorporated. 

 Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) (the "Company" or "Suntech"), one of the world's largest producers of solar panels, today announced preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. 

 Verizon announced today that it will invest $100 million in a solar and fuel-cell energy project that will help power 19 of its facilities in seven states across the country.  When completed next year, the project will enable Verizon to annually generate more than 70 million kilowatt hours of its own green energy -- enough topower more than 6,000 single-family homes a year -- while eliminating more than 10,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide -- enough to offset the annual CO2 emissions from more than one million gallons of gas.

On April 25th, 2013 crowd-funding venture Mosaic (Oakland, California, US) released a new 487 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) project for investment, as the second in its new “Golden State” series.

USD 700,000 will be available for investment in the PV plant, which is located on the roof of the Wildwoods Convention Center. The first project in the Golden States series was fully subscribed at USD 153,000 within six hours of being released.

New Jersey-based Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (PSE&G) has reached an agreement with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on a proposal to invest up to $446 million in solar installations throughout the state. Originally, the utility requested to invest over $880 million in solar initiatives.

Greenbriar Capital Corp., a Canadian real-estate and energy developer, formed a joint venture with Alterra Power Corp. (AXY) to develop 100 megawatts of solar projects in Puerto Rico.

Greenbriar and Alterra each own 50 percent of AG Solar One, which will sell electricity to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, according to a statement today from the Vancouver- based companies.

Germany's Federal Network Agency has confirmed that 290 MW of solar photvoltaic (PV) capacity was installed in March 2013 through the nation's feed-in tariff.
This brings the nation to 3.98 GW installed in a nine-month period under the policy, which will result in a 1.8% reduction in feed-in tariff rates each month from May through July 2013.