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SunLink announces 50 percent cell production cutback, but there is hope
SunLink PV with its headquarters in Zhangjiagang, China, last week reduced its photovoltaic cell production capacity by 50 percent in light of reduced European demand and better pricing from third party cell suppliers.
China Sunergy suffers Q3 losses; misses shipment targets
The Chinese manufacturers are also suffering from the global solar slowdown. In announcing its third quarter (Q3) 2011 results, China Sunergy has recorded a poor financial performance and missed its shipment guidance. It expects...
India: Traditional EPC players yet to make a mark
Bridge to India’s Mohit Anand discusses the solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) landscape in India. In addition to identifying the main players, he also looks at their proposed photovoltaic pipelines.
Australia: SilexSolar halts PV module production
Australia’s only photovoltaic panel producer has suspended all of its manufacturing operations. Most of its employees have been made redundant.
Germany: CDU business wing lashes out against solar subsidies
Following the publication of the medium-term forecast for Germany’s Renewable Energy Act [EEG] reallocation measures, economic policymakers from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are now demanding a cost limitation. Once...
US-Chinese trade war heats up
Set to be one of solar’s biggest topics of 2011 - a year already riddled with immense price pressure, insolvencies and investment issues - the U.S.-Chinese trade war is heating up. SEMI is the latest participant to make public...
Day4 Energy announces job losses, new CEO and business merger
Day4 Energy has announced that 28 employees will be let go as part of cost cutting measures designed to weather the current solar storm. It has also signed a letter of intent with Ever Energy Ltd to merge its operations, and...