Kyocera sees sales, profit rise in first half of fiscal year
An absence of revenue from large-scale solar projects for the public and commercial sectors resulted in declining sales and profit for the Japanes congolomerate’s Applied Ceramic Products division. Japan remains the group’s main market.
115 MW of utility-scale solar plants planned for western New South Wales
French renewable energy developer Neoen is planning a series of large-scale solar PV plants around key towns in western New South Wales, Australia, that would amount to a total 115 MW and would be one of the biggest commercial solar projects to date.
1366 achieves 18% efficiency with PERC technology
The kerfless wafer maker has announced both efficiency improvements and operational milestones in advance of the launch of its first mass production facility.
SunEdison wins 150 MW of PV projects in Karnataka, India
The U.S. solar company is expanding its footprint in India, where it has made a successful bid for 150 MW of projects in the state of Karnataka. The news follows SunEdison’s recently announced plans to develop 5 GW of solar in Rajasthan.
SolarWorld to add PERC PV cell, new module capacity in Oregon
A few months after its preliminary victories in a second round of trade cases against Chinese and Taiwanese PV imports, SolarWorld is expanding its PV manufacturing capacities in the United States.
Ethiopia aims for 300 MW of solar energy
Ethiopian Electric Power has tapped U.S. company Green Technology Africa to help develop 300 MW of solar power in the country, which is making an aggressive drive to expand electricity capacity from its current 55% coverage to 75% by next year.
Alevo sets up gigfab in US, expands storage operations in China
The Swiss energy storage startup is setting up a new gigawatt-scale battery production facility in a former cigarette factory in North Carolina and has signed a deal with China-ZK to sell its products and technology in China.
Hanwha Q CELLS to build 800 MW module fab in Malaysia
Construction start in early 2015, ramp-up to be completed by early 2016.
Sunrun, Outback Power partner on energy storage pilot project
As part of the program, Sunrun will combine and test OutBack Power’s technology consisting of weather-resistant batteries and inverters with home solar systems in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Chile: SunEdison closes $130 million for 69.5 MW Javiera plant
U.S.-based vertically integrated solar producer and project developer SunEdison has announced closure on $130 million in debt financing for its 69.5 MW PV power plant in Chile. The Javiera plant has been financed by local banks CorpBanca and BBVA.
