Solutia acquires $7 million stake in Taiwan firm
Under a new, USD$7 million agreement, Solutia Inc. is to acquire selected assets of Aimcore Technology Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-based conductive film manufacturing firm.
Importance of PV module quality to increase
PV module quality, materials, production and market issues are set to be the themes of an upcoming workshop in Germany. A key discussion point will be the integration of quality measures into production lines.
Inventux receives RoHS certificate
Inventux Technologies AG has been awarded a RoHS Certificate for its PV modules by TÜV Rheinland.
Sanyo opens Hungarian solar module facility
Sanyos Hungarian subsidiary has officially opened its new 150 megawatt (MW) solar module production facility in Hungary. Around 300 jobs have been created.
China: JA Solar to establish 3 GW solar facility
Under a new agreement, JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. is to set up a three gigawatt (GW) production facility in China. BHF Bank expects Roth & Rau to benefit, while Q-Cells will find it hard to compete.
SunPower and Toshiba enter into supply agreement
Under a new agreement, Toshiba Corporation has ordered 48 megawatts (MW) worth of solar panels from SunPower Corporation.
Roth & Rau AG wins 6 million Indian order
Roth & Rau reports that it has received its first order, based on its new turnkey model, from an unnamed Indian telecommunications company.
China to see an up to 1 GW PV cell facility open
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. and MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. have joined forces to open an up to one gigawatt (GW) Chinese PV cell production facility.
Q-Cells and SunPower sign solar cell agreement
Q-Cells North America has signed an 83 megawatt solar cell supply agreement with SunPower Corp.
India: New PV tax measures announced
Changes to Indias 2011 to 2012 Union Budget have seen solar modules and lanterns reclassified as renewable energy items, rather than electrical items. This means they are now exempt from customs duty.
