• Solar install expected to deliver electricity at a levelised cost of only 3.2p/kWh compared to the 9p/kWh paid on average by UK manufacturers, achieving payback in just 3.8 years

• SolarEdge’s optimised inverter solution chosen to overcome challenging aspects of install, while also maximising energy yield and reducing maintenance costs over the system’s lifetime

The KIT spin-off Phytonics has developed an anti-reflective foil that gives the velvety colour impression of flower petals on surfaces. Whether on photographs, display panels, furniture, solar modules, packaging or facades - the foil can almost completely suppress the reflection for all wavelengths and angles of incidence of light.

High-tech solution from Southern Germany for a German-Indonesian project for rural development and to avoid food waste.

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), announced today that the Company has been selected and will begin to supply full electrical powertrain units and batteries for the production of the Fiat E-Ducato light commercial vehicle.

KYOCERA Corporation (Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan; President: Hideo Tanimoto; hereinafter "KYOCERA"), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of solar power systems, and Hanzo First Applied Materials (Headquarters: Anzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; Chairman: Hanzo First Applied Materials Co. On August 1, 2012, Kyocera Corporation ("Kyocera") and First Technologies Inc. ("First") signed a basic agreement to license Kyocera's patented technologies related to encapsulation materials for solar cell modules to First, and to jointly develop new encapsulation materials.

Smurfit Kappa has unveiled a new, state-of-the-art solar panel system in its Colombian Forestry operation.

The Solar One photovoltaic system, which was developed with renewable energy provider Celsia, will generate 50% of the energy needs of the nursery and the entomology and plant pathology laboratories.

Developed by Finnish high-tech company ICS, the unique technology platform can raise the energy output from solar panels by up to 10 percent, bringing solar energy to the front line of sustainable energy solutions on a global scale.

Guardian Glass has signed a strategic partnership agreement with ML System S.A., a technologically advanced company in the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market. Within the framework of this agreement, Guardian Glass will offer a complete range of BIPV product solutions – both semi-transparent and opaque – that help contribute to Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) regulations.

Innovations in Optics, Inc. introduces the Model 6000B-100, a compact, multi-wavelength LED solar simulator for PV manufacturers to test steady-state I-V measurements of photovoltaic devices. It meets Class AAA solar simulator requirements of IEC 60904-9 for spectral match, uniformity of irradiance, and temporal stability.

Trina Solar Co. Ltd. ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), the world leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, announced today that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) of China has set a new world record of 24.58% for a high-efficiency n-type mono-crystalline silicon (c-Si) i-TOPCon solar cell.

Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, unveiled its new PV inverter solutions, turnkey energy storage systems (ESS) as well as floating PV systems tailored for Japanese solar market at the 9th Int'l Smart Grid Expo in Tokyo. Backed by the "Basic Energy Plan", solar energy is one of the main pillars of renewable energy in Japan. Sungrow is now providing a comprehensive product portfolio to address the large market demand.

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has introduced the new TE ENTRELEC PI-Spring range of terminal blocks ZK-PV, dedicated to large commercial and utility-scale photovoltaic installations. The PI-Spring range have voltage of 1500V DC (IEC) / 1000V DC (UL), complementing the existing 1500V offering including DBL distribution blocks and SNK screw power terminal blocks ZS150 / ZS240.