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Aleo Solar starts talks with potential investors

Aleo Solar AG announced today it was currently holding initial talks with potential investors to sell Bosch's majority stake of the German photovoltaic manufacturer.


EC aims for investment pact with China

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The European Commission has proposed its member states open talks on an investment agreement with China despite the ongoing anti-dumping investigations between both parties.


Panasonic to end US wafer production

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Panasonic set to close wafer production at Oregon plant.


SMA announces both dividend and layoffs

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The management board of the inverter manufacturer for photovoltaic systems is still unable to rule out a loss for the current financial year. Thus there will presumably be further layoffs at SMA.


Downstream activity heats up "south of the border"

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Photovoltaic project developers Gehrlicher Solar and Martifer Solar have both signaled their continued expansion into Latin America today, with increased activity in Mexico. Gehrlicher has announced that it is opening an office...


China Sunergy opens PV module factory in Turkey

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China Sunergy Co. (CSUN) has opened a photovoltaic module manufacturing plant in the Trade Free Zone of Tuzla, in the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey.


Swiss giant ABB expands inverter production in South Africa

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ABB is expanding operations in South Africa’s booming photovoltaic market with plans for a new inverter production line with a capacity of 500 MW a year.


Los Angeles unveils 350 MW solar program

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Los Angeles is moving forward with two major new projects that will offer California’s sprawling metropolis a combined 350 MW of solar power utilizing a combination of feed-in-tariff (FiT) and request for proposal (RFP) pricing...


Wuxi Suntech owes US$2.5 billion to local creditors

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Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Wuxi Suntech Power Holdings Co., a Suntech Power subsidiary, owes a domestic debt of $2.5 billion to local creditors, according to media reports.


Centrosolar shareholders approve debt-for-equity swap

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Centrosolar sharholders have approved a debt-for-equity plan that will drastically reduce debt by swapping outstanding liabilities for 5.5 million new company shares as part of a restructuring plan.


Yingli revises module shipment outlook for Q1

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Chinese PV module manufacturer Yingli Green Energy is expecting PV module shipments in the first quarter to be better than earlier estimates.


SunPower plans to sell US$300 million of convertible debentures

The California photovoltaic manufacturer has plans to sell debenture bonds worth $300 million.


SolarWorld to hold extraordinary shareholders' meeting

Germany-based SolarWorld AG will hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on July 11. Losses totaling half of the capital stock have been incurred, according to a recent company statement.


German industrial associations against AD duties on Chinese PV imports

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The Federation of German Industry (BDI) and the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) have warned of the loss of thousands of jobs in Germany if the EU Commission imposes anti-dumping duties on...


JA Solar's shipments exceed Q1 target; narrows loss

Despite an 11.5% decrease in shipments in the first quarter of this year, the Chinese PV manufacturer exceeded its previous guidance of 410 MW to 430 MW.


Centrosolar bond holders approve conversion deal

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Centrosolar Group AG’s creditors have overwhelmingly agreed to swap outstanding debt from a €50 million bond for 5.5 million newly issued shares in the German PV company.


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