Heliatek raises EUR 80m for OPV expansion
The German developer of organic PV materials has raised a sizable amount of funding to finance its manufacturing expansion and worldwide market development.
Huge growth in PV and wind helped renewables grow to over 30% of installed global power
The encouraging news that renewables now account for over 30% of global installed power generation capacity was part of a World Energy Council report, which highlighted the success of solar PV and wind energy, and set out recommendations for increased renewable energy penetration.
Solar Power International 2016: Five key takeaways
This year’s SPI trade show comes at a time of dynamic growth for the solar industry and an increasing integration of solar into energy management. But not all the news is good.
EU PVSEC to be hosted separately from Intersolar Europe in 2017
After a short-lived collaboration, Europe’s two major solar events will be hosted four months apart in 2017, with EU PVSEC opting to travel to Amsterdam for its world leading PV solar energy conference.
Kaneka achieves new efficiency record for a practical size crystalline silicon PV cell
The Japanese tech company broke the existing record with an impressive efficiency of 26.33% the first time that 26% has been breached during a NEDO project, which Kaneka Corporation hopes will lead the solar industry towards lower power generation costs.
NREL takes lead on $30m consortium to improve PV technology performance
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory will lead a consortium comprising Sandia National Laboratories and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on the development of new solar module materials.
China Singyes to spin off materials unit
China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings has confirmed that it has received formal approval to list shares of its Singyes New Materials subsidiary on the Hong Kong stock exchanges secondary board.
Strong investment in German PV production equipment during Q2
Sector research from the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) shows that sales of German PV production equipment in the second quarter of 2016 grew 55% from Q1, continuing a trend which has seen orders of German equipment increase for four consecutive quarters.
Ultra-high efficiency arrays being developed for the residential PV market
Swiss startup Insolight is taking the initiative of concentrating sunlight onto space-age solar cells to make such technology affordable for residential PV customers, resulting in reduced costs for electricity consumption.
Singulus gets prepayment notification from CNBM for CIGS equipment
The German PV production equipment supplier has received an announcement that it has finally been sent prepayment for the EUR110 million of CIGS equipment from China National Building Materials (CNBM).
