Manufacturing

End-market demand could approach 50 GW this year if the leading suppliers achieve forecasted growth rates. Yingli is expected to top annual PV supplier shipment rankings for the third year in a row.

The Swiss company’s Indian subsidiary is forming a joint venture to produce a solar power management systems for its growing business in Asia and Africa.

The group will partner with American Helios Constructors to complete the project, which is part of the largest army base in the country.

German drivers appear to prefer the roar of combustible engines than the quiet humming of electric cars despite the country’s leading position as a major producer of e-vehicles.

Proceedings have started to de-list the company’s stock from its main Frankfurt exchange. The company also announced its chairman of the management board has resigned.

The telco group’s PV-powered Street Charge offers free device charging at more than 20 parks and outdoor locations through September.

China has set ambitious goals for the further deployment of PV, but lags behind in installed distributed power. Only 188 MW of distributed PV were installed in first quarter 2014.

Three of the Spanish company’s inverters have been installed in a PV-diesel hybrid system on the island of Baltra. The company says the new system has shaved 12% off diesel costs at the island’s airport.

Wind power bosses expect great things if Narendra Modi becomes prime minister. As chief minister of Gujarat, Modi pioneered the introduction of the country’s first incentives for large-scale renewables.

The Chinese manufacturer started work on a new solar cell factory in Jiangsu Province, China, on Saturday. The project is an 80-20 joint venture with wafer maker GCL-Poly as a minority partner.