KYOCERA GETS LARGE SOLAR CELL ORDER FROM THAI CO-NIKKEI
Dec 28 (Reuters) - Japanese electronics firm Kyocera Corp will supply 204,000 kilowatts of solar cells to a Thai power company in a deal valued at 30-40 billion yen ($359 million), the Nikkei business daily said.
Kyocera will manufacture about 1 million polysilicon solar cells in Japan and ship them to Bangkok-based Solar Power Co over a period of three to four years, the daily said.
SOLARFUN IN 2500 MW SOLAR PRODUCTS DEAL WITH GCL-POLY
Dec 23 (Reuters) - Chinese solar products maker Solarfun Power Holdings said GCL-Poly will provide it 2,500 megawatts wafer and polysilicon products over the next five years.
The January 2011-December 2015 contract underscores the surging demand for renewable energy systems despite falling subsidies in top European markets such as Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic.
INDIA'S BHEL GET SOLAR PLANT ORDERS WORTH $17 MLN
MUMBAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Indian power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals said on Thursday it has secured contracts worth 780 million rupees ($17 million) to set up three solar photovoltaic power plants.
The orders are to be completed in 2011, BHEL said in a statement.
CHINA DEFENDS WIND POWER POLICIES AGAINST US COMPLAINT
BEIJING, Dec 23 (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday said it would consider a U.S. request for consultations over its support for wind power technology, while defending its actions as in keeping with global trade rules.
The United States on Wednesday accused China of illegally subsidizing production of wind power equipment and asked for talks at the World Trade Organization, the first step in filing a trade case.
GT SOLAR WINS $23.8 MLN CONTRACT FROM TRINA SOLAR
Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. solar equipment supplier GT Solar International said it has received two orders worth $23.8 million from Chinese solar panel maker Trina Solar Ltd for its crystalline ingot-making systems.
The orders -- for furnaces that melt polysilicon and cast multi-crystalline ingots, which are used to make solar wafers -- will be included in GT Solar's third-quarter backlog, it said in a statement.
GREECE'S TERNA ENERGY TO STEP UP INVESTMENT ABROAD
ATHENS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Greek renewable energy firm Terna Energy will accelerate its investment outside Greece next year to bypass red tape stifling growth at home, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday.
"I expect that in 2011 capital expenditure will be about 50/50 between Greece and abroad, with the total exceeding 300 million euros ($394.5 million)," Executive Chairman George Peristeris told Reuters in an interview.
FRENCH OFFSHORE WIND TENDER IN JAN-SOURCE
PARIS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - France will tender for the construction of its first offshore wind power farms in January, a government source said on Wednesday.
It aims to build a wind power output capacity of 25,000 MW by 2020, including 6,000 MW in offshore wind capacity for a 20 billion euros investment to help it meet its goal to meet 23 percent of demand with green energy by 2020.
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