Modules & Upstream Manufacturing

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. has ordered wire saws representing over 2.5 gigawatts of wafering capacity from Applied Materials. The order value was not disclosed.

Algatec Solar AG’s Canadian subsidiary will establish a 50,000 square foot photovoltaic module manufacturing facility in Ontario.

Continuing on its globalization path, Conergy has announced it will this month be launching its solar modules in Canada after its Canadian subsidiary signed a two-year framework agreement.

Daqo New Energy Holdings (Canada) Ltd and JNE Solar Inc. have announced they are to build and operate a photovoltaic module production facility in Hamilton, Ontario.

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd is to supply Indian company SunBorne Energy with 100 megawatts (MW) of solar modules over the next two years. They will be used for projects in India.

Silfab Ontario Inc. and Agris Solar Co-operative Inc. have signed an agreement, under which Silfab will supply Agris with 9.3 megawatts of solar modules over the next year.

Centrosolar Group AG has commissioned its first Asian anti-reflective (AR) coating line in Huzhou, China.

Enecsys Limited has secured £25 million ($41 million) in equity financing. The company says it will use the money to further develop its photovoltaic micro inverter business and expand its global presence.

Samsung C&T Corp. and SMA Solar Technology AG have joined forces to build industrial-size solar inverters at Celestica’s facilities in Toronto, Canada.

The photovoltaic inverter market grew by 140 percent in 2010: Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic and France were cited as key markets. Meanwhile, for the first time, the top ten inverter suppliers were European. However, this foothold is not expected to last, as the market focus shifts.