Solyndra misled government to secure $535m loan guarantee, investigation finds
Four-year probe finds that the bankrupt solar company misrepresented facts and omitted key information in securing federal loan guarantee under stimulus program.
ITRPV handed over to German VDMA
The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, better known as SEMI, has handed over the coordination of the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaic (ITRPV) to German association VDMA.
BYD completes 1MW PV plant in Germany
Chinese manufacturer BYD has completed a 1MW solar PV plant in partnership with EPC Fenecon in Altenau, Germany. BYD says the use of its glass-glass modules increases lifetime to 40 years.
India's local content requirements violate global trade rules, finds WTO
World Trade Organization rules against India in U.S.-led dispute over the country’s local content requirements for its solar industry; government likely to appeal decision.
Foresight Solar Fund snaps up 34.7 MW UK solar farm
Acquisition of the solar plant in English county of Wiltshire boosts company’s net portfolio of British solar assets to 322 MW.
India one of top three export markets for Chinese modules
The Chinese PV sector imported 12 GW of solar modules in the first half of 2015. Of this, over 6 GW were to Japan, India and the U.S. according to EnergyTrend’s latest report. More consolidation is also in the horizon.
Uzbekistan breaks ground on 300 MW solar project
$700 million project will culminate in completion of three solar plants in the nation by 2020, according to information released by state electricity firm Uzbekenergo.
Solland Solar declared bankrupt
The Dutch solar manufacturer Solland Solar has been delcared bankrupt according to local Dutch media reports. Only in July did the company announce a PV cell deal with Trina Solar.
Austria's biggest PV park goes online
Sonnquest’s 2 MW PV solar park in Guntramsdorf, Austria has gone online. The development took 8 months and was contracted by power utility Wien Energie.
UK to propose drastic FIT cuts starting 2016
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) also proposing enforcement of default FIT degressions each quarter; STA labels review ‘alarming’.
