Markets & Policy

Cell and wafer manufacturers in Taiwan are reporting record figures. But the industry is reportedly concerned about moves by Chinese module makers to represent it in talks with the U.S. authorities.

Parent company Wacker Chemie AG had to rely on its core chemicals businesses to make up for ‘persistently low’ polysilicon prices. But Wacker’s polysilicon division saw a 7% sales rise, year-on-year, in the fourth quarter.

The solar park would be located in Test Valley, southern England, and owned by Germany’s Kronos Solar Projects.

US Industry body the SEIA says Chinese manufacturers could pay into a fund for their American counterparts in return for all duties being lifted. The group also wants China to remove its polysilicon duties.

President Barack Obama may soon have to referee the U.S. solar industry’s ongoing rumble over Chinese PV imports and SolarWorld’s zealous crusade against Beijing’s proactive role.

The German-Turkish joint venture will operate in the areas of power supply to industrial customers, large-scale solar power plants and self-powered solutions.

The solar installation will include some 38,763 CS6X high-performance modules and is expected to create more than 150 new jobs during the development and construction phase.

More than 50,000 Californians have petitioned regulators demanding they preserve the state’s current solar incentive program and urge fair treatment for existing solar customers.

Interview: Matthias Jäger, head of Risk Advisory & Services at Allianz Climate Solutions in Berlin, discusses key aspects of risk assessment and how economic and political changes impact bankability checks.

The government of Prime Minister Tony Abbott looks set to gut the country’s Renewable Energy Target program. Critics accuse Abbott of having misrepresented his stance on renewables.