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Kyocera to develop 30 MW solar projects across Japan

Kyocera Yasu facility

Kyocera has signed a major contract to supply and construct 30 MW of solar installations throughout Japan.


Symbior Energy plans 190 MW of PV in Thailand

Thailand solar photovoltaic plant Symbior

Symbior Energy aims to install 190 MW of photovoltaics in rural Thailand by 2014. A spokesperson for Armstrong additionally reveals more details of Symbior’s 30 MW partnership with Armstrong Asset Management.


SMA sees revenue drop nearly 50% in Q1

SMA Sunny Boy inverter production

Germany’s SMA Solar Technology reported a 47.6% drop in sales to €212.3 million in the first three months of the year as the company struggled with subsidy cuts in major markets, the still unresolved debt crisis and the...


[UPDATE] Conergy's Q1 loss narrows as shipments grow

The German photovoltaic company improved its net loss sequentially and increased shipments, despite sustained overcapacity and price declines.


Trina Solar revises Q1 results down

Trina Solar module production.

When solar manufacturers update their financials at the moment it is rarely to bring good news and Trina Solar was no exception as it updated its Q1 performance today.


China: Heraeus opens revamped PV lab

As a side event to the SNEC trade show that will begin tomorrow in Shanghai, metal paste supplier Heraeus has opened an expanded photovoltaics lab at its Chinese branch, the Heraeus Materials Technology Shanghai (HTMS). Despite a...


Armstrong and Symbior Energy to cooperate on 30 MW of PV in Thailand

Chachoengsao province, Thailand

Armstrong Asset Management and Symbior Energy subsidiary Symbior Solar Siam have announced their intentions to develop 30 MW worth of photovoltaic projects in Thailand.


Smart meter market is hotting up in China

A smart meter.

The smart meter market is burgeoning in China, according to market research company IHS iSuppli, but manufacturers are being hit by a price erosion similar to that which devastated solar panel makers last year.


Hyundai Heavy exits polysilicon business

The Korean conglomerate Hyundai Heavy Industries has withdrawn its shares from the joint venture Korean Advanced Materials, which manufactures polysilicon, according to a local media report. The sustained downturn in the...


Spire posts Q1 loss of $2.6 million, 57% drop in sales

Spire Roger G Little

Reflecting the manufacturing slowdown in the global PV market, U.S. solar group Spire Corporation has posted a 57% drop in its first quarter revenue to $3.2 million.


US manufacturer expands module production

The flag of the U.S.

In further positive news for solar manufacturing, U.S. photovoltaic company Suniva has announced it will be expanding its module production capability.


US company marketing cheap panels to China

A Solaria solar panel.

In an ironic twist to the usual direction of the global solar module market, U.S. photovoltaic panel manufacturer Solaria has broken into the Chinese market – with the help of a low-cost product.


Thin film loophole to be closed in India

A satellite map of India.

A loophole in the commissioning of solar projects under India's Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (NSM) which allowed developers to bypass domestic content requirements is set to be closed.


Yingli lands 220 MW module order

Yingli solar module production.

Solar module manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has cemented its relationship with the state-owned China Power Investment Corporation by signing a deal to supply 220 MW of its modules to the Chinese government-owned power company.


MEMC positive on solar outlook

A SunEdison solar installation.

Although polysilicon manufacturer MEMC's first quarter results paint a picture familiar for companies with solar as part of their offering, the drag of photovoltaics on the balance sheet was not a severe as has been seen...


ABB demonstrates solar credentials in Japan

An ABB building.

Swiss engineering conglomerate ABB has joined the race for a slice of the lucrative Japanese solar market by demonstrating its solar muscle with a PV installation on one of its factories in the country.


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