Markets & Policy

Data from Chinese customs shows the import of polysilicon reached a new record volume in January 2016 at 12,388 tons, 19% over December levels.

Hanergy Thin Film has issued a warning in which it forecasts a “substantially decrease[d] revenues for 2015. The company has attributed the sharp decline to damage to its reputation as a result of the ongoing suspension of trading in its shares.

An analysis by DNV GL indicates that SunPower’s install time for commercial rooftop systems is as much as 2 1/2 times faster than competitors.

Despite an ongoing slump in yieldco stock prices, NRG Yield delivered strong Q4 and full year 2015 results as it prepares to acquire more large-scale and distributed solar.

Hedge fund manager David Tepper has accepted the court’s offer for an expedited trial, which could undermine a loan which will SunEdison plans to use to acquire Vivint Solar.

SolarCity will launch a new tax equity fund, to finance $249 million of residential solar installations. The financing partner in the deal has not been identified, but SolarCity reports that it is the fourth fund the two firms have created in partnership.

The Georgia-based company is expanding its footprint in Mexico, where the market is hungry for high-quality and high-powered U.S.-made solar PV products.

The California company’s Customer Self Supply program offers a customized combination of solar, battery storage, smart electric water heater and Nest Learning Thermostat.

Despite falling oil and gas prices, the retail price of electricity is likely to continue an upward trend. A new Deutsche Bank Market Research study looks at the factors behind the trend.

A judge’s rejection of David Tepper’s attempts to block SunEdison from transferring Vivint assets to yieldco TerraForm Power is good news for the belated deal.