Europe's solar market declined 36% in 2014, says EPIA
Global growth took the solar market to 40 GW overall, but Europe supplied just 7 GW of that final figure, with the U.K. the only bright spot.
Innotech Solar files for insolvency
Innotech CEO: “We are convinced that leading cell companies will have huge interest in our optimization process.”
SolarEdge goes public, begins trading as SEDG
The Israeli power optimizer specialist has today gone public on the NASDAQ, announces pricing of its initial public offering.
SolarWorld returns to profit, expects shipments to exceed 1 GW in 2015
German-based solar manufacturer SolarWorld has recorded a 26% increase in revenues in 2014, up to 573 million (US$625 million). In 2015 the company expects to record revenues of 700 million ($763 million).
Turkey to tender 302 MW of PV in April
While the country also licensed 228 MW of solar PV in January, industry watchers warn that high tender fees could thwart Turkey’s already lethargic solar PV deployment.
UK solar sector buoyed by $17bn of investment since 2010
DECC report shows reveals more than 11.4 billion pounds has been invested in the solar PV industry of the U.K. over the past five years. Sector currently employs more than 34,000 people.
Green energy undermining US coal industry, study finds
Report by Carbon Tracker initiative suggests industry could be in terminal decline, revealing industry lost 76% of its value in the past five years.
Israeli Knesset goes green
The national legislature in Jerusalem will unveil what it says is the largest solar installation of any parliament building in the world this weekend.
Russian researchers develop lighter, more flexible solar cells
Solar activity is heating up in Russia, where scientists at Tomsk State University are developing a new type of flexible solar cell. At the same time, the first solar plant selected in the country’s green capacity tender has passed muster with the Market Council electricity authority.
Yingli module shipments rise 17% in 2014, hit 3.3 GW globally
Profit soars by 53.4% as company ships more than 3.3 GW of PV modules globally. Fourth quarter performance ends year on high.
