Doubts linger as to Hanergy's stellar stock price
Despite its soaring stock price, analyst and press reports asking serious questions of Hanergy’s chances for success continue to be raised. Hanergy has at least begun to announce module sales, although industry insiders remain skeptical of their nature.
Egyptian investment bank to support renewable energy development
With its economy improving and energy demand growing, Egypt’s renewable energy sector is attracting increasing attention from local and foreign investors with ambitious plans.
Azuri to expand pay-as-you-go model to Tanzania
U.K.-based Azuri Technologies is expanding its offering into Tanzania through a partnership with mobile telephony provider Tigo and retailer Lotus Africa. The trio hopes to supply 100,000 rural households with pay-as-you-go solar in Tanzania within two years.
China Sunergy publishes delayed Q2 results, reports revenue increase
The Chinese manufacturer reports good business in Europe and Asia, thanks to its global manufacturing base and sales network, and strong sequential shipment growth in the second quarter.
Ecobuild hits politicized note on opening day as solar talk shushed
Leading U.K. politicians display encouraging passion for renewables debate, but solar talk largely ignored in favor of other RE technologies.
Ecobuild: Solar to be included in energy efficiency program
U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Davey called for bolder solar PV targets as a part of the Green Deal. Davey made his remarks while delivering the Ecobuild keynote speech today in London, clearly enunciating part of his party’s 2015 General Election campaign.?
AES targets distributed PV, storage with purchase of Main Street
AES Corp., a U.S.-based developer of conventional wholesale generation and owner of distribution utilities with $39 billion in total assets, is making its first major move into distributed solar with its $25 million acquisition of Main Street Power.
Jordan’s universities install solar
pv magazine has learned the Hashemite University is soon going to announce the winner of its tender for a 5 MW solar PV park at its premises in the city of Zarqa in northeast Jordan. The solar installation represents an overall trend in the country, where an increasing number of educational institutions are embracing PV.
Russia: Hevel launches first full-cycle PV module factory
The fab’s thin-film solar module production technology is based on spraying nanolayers in the manufacturing process, which allows up to a 200-fold reduction in the use of silicon — the main raw material in solar energy.
Huawei signs 150 MW inverter supply deal with Apollo Energy Group
The Chinese ICT giant agrees to supply its inverters to the Japanese renewable energy company as it expands rollout of its smart PV solutions.
