Lerri Solar, DelSolar, CNPV, Motech and Xian Longi have all been withdrawn from the Minimum Import Price (MIP) undertaking measures agreed between China and the European Commission, the EU has confirmed.

Solarworld CEO Frank Asbeck speaks to pv magazine in his first extensive interview on the recent finding against the company in its legal dispute with Hemlock Semiconductor. A supremely confident Asbeck explains why he doesn’t think the judge’s decision changes the case at hand, while still expecting a settlement with Hemlock, and why any final decision will not affect the company’s American subsidiary nor the German company.

Wacker Chemie expects EBITA to come in at the upper of its forecast in 2016, as higher Q2 sales trigger increased revenues on a YoY basis.

Germany’s slumping PV market shows no signs of a turnaround, with only 100 MW of PV being installed in May. 3,100 solar systems were grid connected in Germany during the month, with the country crawling past the significant 40 GW installed capacity figure.

The German Federal Cabinet has approved a draft of the EEG, which will see a tender for PV projects larger than 750 kWp, with 600 MW of large scale solar capacity to be tendered annually. The German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) has reacted positively to the tender, but slammed moves to introduce a tax on solar electricity consumed on-site.

German government considers revising the energy tax system. Solar advocates warn of heavy consequences for the industry.

Winning bids under Germany’s fourth large scale PV tender have come in at EUR 0.0694 to EUR 0.0768/kWh. 21 PV power plant projects will be built under the fourth solar tender, with a combined capacity of 128.21 MW.

The solar feed-in-tariffs in Germany will remain unchanged in the second quarter of 2016. In February, the total of new PV projects registered in the country hit the new low of 50.49 MW.

The Lithuanian PV manufacturer Solitek is planning to double its production capacity for cells and glass-glass modules over the next two years. The company is aiming to achieve a bigger market share and compete on a global scale.

The Danish Energy Agency is expected to reserve up to 2.4 MW of its 20 MW tender for German installations. In return Germany is planning to open its tenders for the neighboring country.