Capital Stage to take over Chorus Clean Energy
Chorus is advising its shareholders to accept the takeover offer from Capital Stage, which Capital Stage, which currently operates 600 MW of solar and wind assets in Europe.
Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul provides credit lines for renewables
Renewable energy projects will be able to access the credit lines of BRDE and Badesul, as part of a series of measures implemented by the regional government to promote renewables.
H2 2016 solar slowdown will preface 10% global contraction in 2017, says GTM
Analysts expect installations in China, U.K. and Japan to slow over the second half of the year, but U.S. project spillover and India’s large pipeline will hold course despite global slowdown forecast for 2017.
A lot of skepticism: Mercom's Raj Prabhu on the pending Tesla/SolarCity merger
On Sunday, the boards of Tesla Motors and SolarCity agreed to the terms of Teslas acquisition of the solar company. And while this deal still is still awaiting votes by shareholders of both companies to go forward, there are indications that this may come soon. pv magazine USA spoke with Mercom Capital CEO Raj Prabhu about the evolution of this deal, and what to expect.
Longi Silicon and Zhonghuan Semiconductor announce new expansions with over 10GW of new capacity planned
The two Chinese companies are making movements on significant capacity increases for their mono-crystalline products.
Exclusive: Solarworld CEO Frank Asbeck breaks silence on Hemlock dispute
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.
HPQ Silicon invests in PyroGenesis' PUREVAP technology for polysilicon production
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.
Enphase reports third quarter of losses in Q2 2016
The microinverter maker has pursued price reduction to gain market share, but has not turned a profit since Q3 2015.
Tesla moves closer to SolarCity acquisition
A merger agreement has been approved by Teslas board, but is still awaiting a vote by shareholders of both parties.
Sungrow raises $400 million to beef up core solar business
The company aims to increase investment in R&D and deepen its focus on innovation in its PV inverter and energy storage lineups.
