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21 July 2014
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India reveals rules for 1,500MW next phase of solar mission

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published guidelines for developers bidding in the next part of its national solar programme.

SERIS opens PV testing lab in Singapore

R&D centre, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) has officially opened its module development and testing laboratory the CleanTech Park in Singapore.

Jasper PV plant in South Africa nears completion

Spanish engineering firm Iberdrola Ingenieria is close to completing the 96MWp Jasper PV plant in South Africa that counts internet giant, Google, among its investors.

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China expands list of government-approved PV firms

A further 52 Chinese firms have been selected to feature on a list of government-approved manufacturers.

Hanwha Q CELLS refutes Kyocera patent infringement

Updated. Tier-one PV module manufacturer, Hanwha Q CELLS, has said its review of a petition filed by Kyocera over a claimed busbar patent infringement has concluded that the lawsuit does not affect any of its products.

Solar more than doubled share of new capacity in US for first half of 2014

In the first six months of 2014, solar has represented almost a third of new electricity generation capacity additions in the US, more than doubling its performance in the same period of 2013, according to US government statistics.

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Case study of a growth driver – silver use in solar

Silver is a key raw material in PV manufacturing. But as Chris Berry writes, a deficit in global silver supply and the prospect of future price increases are both sources of concern for the solar industry.