REI: Indian PV market waiting game
The Indian solar market is currently stuck in a waiting loop. The main obstacles for things not moving forward are the political zigzag course and funding problems. These issues came to light at the opening of the 7th Renewable Energy India Expo (REI) in Greater Noida, India.
Singulus to deliver PV equipment to China
PV equipment manufacturer Singulus Technologies and Chinese cell producer M-Cells have signed a framework contract for the delivery of 16 Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) solar cells production units.
Hanergy Solar reveals details of PRC state support
Hanergy Solar is banking on custom from its majority shareholder Hanergy Group, as well as support from the Chinese government.
JinkoSolar connects 100 MW of PV projects
Solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has reached its first milestone for downstream projects and wants to have 500 MW connected in China by the end of next year.
California approves shared renewable energy program
Approval of the largest program for shared renewable power in the U.S. passes in California, enabling schools, rental tenants and owners of homes in the shade to invest in solar energy projects.
Foreign-made cells and modules flood Japanese market
Japanese solar cell and module manufacturers are looking inwards at the expense of exporting worldwide but domestic-made product levels are dwarfed by a flood of foreign-made imports.
China to invest in Maltese module assembly
Chinese state-owned Shanghai Electric Power has signed a memorandum of understanding paving the way for a 200 million investment in Malta’s state-owned energy company. The move would be the first step to Chinese module manufacture in the EU.
Aleo Solar AG to close all US operations
German solar module manufacturer Aleo Solar AG dissolves its Denver, U.S. operations with immediate effect, citing a failure to meet recent sales targets.
Irish fund invests 350k in solar technology start-up
The Irish company that has developed a dry process solution for manufacturing solar cells has secured a 350,000 investment from a venture capital fund. Nines Photovoltaics says its production technology can further reduce manufacturing costs.
Jordan’s next round of large-scale project applications set to begin
The Jordanian government is accepting proposals for large-scale solar and wind projects. The country’s solar PV market, focused primarily on utility-scale projects larger than 1 MW, is expecting modest growth.
