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SMA Proposes Dividend of €1.30 per Share

03.29.2012
Niestetal, Germany
Inverter manufacturer, SMA recorded sales of €1.7 billion with an operating profit (EBIT) of €240.3 million in 2011.

S.A.G. Solarstrom Set to Close 48 MW PV Project Sale

03.29.2012
Freiburg, Germany
S.A.G. Solarstrom estimates that the sales process of the 48 MWp Serenissima project will be concluded shortly. The complexity of the transaction unexpectedly delayed closing due to a high degree of administrative effort.

Schott Solar Constructs PV Projects in Greece

03.27.2012
Mainz, Germany
SCHOTT together with its partner ENVIRON, the company is currently building solar parks with a secured total output of 17 megawatts.

SolarWorld Reports 2011 Financial Results

03.23.2012
Berlin, Germany
Today, the consolidated financial statements of SolarWorld AG were published for fiscal year 2011. Business in modules and components rose 14 percent, whereas external shipments for wafers dropped. The foreign sales rose to 68 percent in 2011, compared with 59 percent in 2010, in line with the company's globalization strategy.

Wattner Acquires Rätzlingen Solar Power Plant

03.23.2012
Cologne, Germany
Wattner has acquired the Rätzlingen I solar power plant which will be incorporated into its closed-end solar fund Wattner SunAsset 3.

Juwi and Kaltemp Construct Chile's Largest PV System

03.22.2012
Worrstadt, Germany
The sunny Región de Coquimbo in northern Chile is becoming an electricity producer. On unused land close to the City of Vicuña, German renewable energy specialist juwi and Chilean engineering company Kaltemp is constructing Chile’s largest solar power plant. The system has a total capacity of more than 1.2 MW and is going to produce clean solar power by mid-2012.

S.A.G. Solarstrom and Hanwha SolarOne Form Joint Venture

03.16.2012
Freiburg, Germany
S.A.G. Solarstrom has agreed to work together with Hanwha Europe GmbH, Hanwha SolarOne Ltd. and Hanwha SolarEnergy Corp. on the implementation of various roof-top projects with a total output of 20 MWp. The roof-top systems are to be installed on behalf of a joint venture company, in which the Hanwha Group will hold a share of 85% and S.A.G. Solarstrom AG 15%, on...