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The two Chinese companies are making movements on significant capacity increases for their mono-crystalline products.

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.

The Canadian material exploration company has acquired the intellectual property for the PUREVAP process, as well as a pilot plant from PyroGenesis, to produce solar grade silicon metal from quartz.

The microinverter maker has pursued price reduction to gain market share, but has not turned a profit since Q3 2015.

A merger agreement has been approved by Tesla’s board, but is still awaiting a vote by shareholders of both parties.

The company aims to increase investment in R&D and deepen its focus on innovation in its PV inverter and energy storage lineups.

Innogy, RWE’s soon-to-be publicly listed renwables, grid and infrastructure unit, is set to deliver the lion’s share of group revenue this year.

The yieldco’s most recent financial data shows continued losses despite a slowing of project acquisitions in Q1.

Eye-catching news regarding solar PV in Iran is coming thick and fast, which is piquing the interest of investors in the Iranian energy market. But how realistic is Iran’s anticipated solar PV renaissance?

In order to stimulate economic growth, the basic electricity price for mass industrial users may contentiously drop, even after several rounds of reduction.