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The U.S.-based power conversion firm will contract AEG Power Solutions GmbH to manufacture modules at its factory in Germany.

Financed by New Zealand’s Sustainable Energy Services and NETcon, the Bamyan Renewable Energy Programme will supply energy to 2,500 households, businesses and government buildings.

German renewable energy group juwi has found its dynamic duo in Stephan Hansen and Dirk Retzlaff, who will oversee business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The MacBook would use a PV unit to generate electricity, according to the company’s patent application.

The German and Korean polysilicon manufacturers are enjoying strong business turnover in the wake of China’s anti-dumping duties, says Bernreuter Research.

The company, which is in the midst of merging with U.S. semiconductor giant Applied Materials, is terminating its PV equipment business in March.

The Florida-based independent power provider is planning to build two 50 MW PV plants in Honduras after completing its first two power purchase agreements in the country.

Equipment spending is expected to increase next year, with new gigawatt solar factories providing up to $10 billion of revenues to PV equipment suppliers in 2017, according to NPD Solarbuzz.

The global solar power company has shipped 508 MW of PV modules to Japan, claiming a 7% share of the market and becoming the largest foreign solar brand.

Solar employment grew 10 times faster than the national average employment growth rate of 1.9% last year, according to a report by The Solar Foundation.