First Solar takes strategic step into residential solar market
The U.S. thin-film giant has acquired an equity stake in Clean Energy Collective as it looks to branch out into community solar.
America installs 1.35 GW of solar PV in Q3 2014
An impressive 41% growth during the quarter puts the U.S. on track to install 6.5 GW in 2014. Steady growth in the residential sector leads to over 300 MW installed.
US solar producers cannot satisfy domestic demand, ITC hearing told
The import of Chinese and Taiwanese solar cells and modules helped, not harmed, the U.S. solar industry say foreign suppliers on day one of the ITC hearing.
Duke Energys 128 MW North Carolina PV project approved
The project will comprise three solar PV plants dotted across the state, with First Solar involved as EPC and Yingli Solar supplying solar panels.
Two solar projects to add 52 MW to Japan grid
Japan PV to be boosted by a 37 MW installation from Itochu Corp. and a 15 MW solar plant Takara Leben that will use Solar Frontier’s CIS thin-film modules.
JA Solar ships 100 MW of modules to Pakistan solar park
Modules to be installed on a 500-acre PV installation located in the country’s Bahawalpur region. Array will form part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Global DG market to double by 2023, says Navigant Research
The growth of distributed generation technologies is propelling DG energy to new heights, and could see the sector reach 165 GW by 2023.
Schmid receives order for three Multi Busbar Connector lines
German PV tool supplier Schmid Group has announced the supply of three Multi Busbar Connector lines to a well-known Asian premium manufacturer. The systems can allow manufacturers to assemble modules with between 8 to 15 thin busbars, instead of three wider ones.
Portugal’s net-metering law raises faint hopes
Approval of law could propel solar sector into the fast lane, where PV is still playing catch-up to a soaring wind industry.
Hanwha SolarOne to merge with Hanwha Q CELLS
Hanwha SolarOne will pay $1.2bn to acquire Germany’s Hanwha Q CELLS stock as ongoing disputes between China and the U.S. and EU force a strategic rethink.
