SolarWorld posts Q1 net loss despite revenue increase
The German-U.S. PV manufacturer continued making net losses for the fourth quarter in a row but managed to increase shipments by 44% to 202 MW as sales rose 50% due in large part to the dynamic U.S. market.
Solar Frontier completes acquisition of Gestamp Solar's 280 MW US pipeline
The leading Japanese CIS solar energy company has established a new U.S. division headed by COO Charles Pimentel to facilitate its expansion in North America.
Masdar launches UAE's first independent solar testing and R&D lab
The Masdar Solar Hub will serve as a platform to test solar energy systems and deliver new innovative technologies to market.
Beyond the grid
pv magazine’s weekly round-up of the global off-grid sector. Rockefeller funds Indian offgrid array, portable offgrid array launched, and Azuri partners with government in Ghana.
Singulus launches financial and strategic restructuring
Given the big losses it occurred in 2014, equipment supplier Singulus is accelerating its shift in strategy and offering a debt-for-shares swap to bond holders. The measures are on the back of more than $50 million in losses in 2014.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
SolarCity invests big in commercial rooftops, Tesla teases its new solar battery and SPI takes o a major stake in ZBB Energy while while China is now on track to hit 20 GW this year: pv magazine sums up the weeks news.
IUSASol taps IdeemaTec trackers for 21 MW project in Mexico
The German company says its single line tracker design with no connections between rows are the perfect solution for the non-rectangular and hilly fields common in Mexico.
Kingspan launches US solar energy company
The Irish group has expanded to the U.S. market, launching solar energy solutions provider Kingspan Energy, which will focus on 150 kW to 5 MW PV installations for the commercial and public sectors.
Trina sets new efficiency record for multi-crystalline silicon modules
The latest achievement marks the first time that a multi-crystalline Silicon PV module has reached an efficiency higher than 19%. Trina’s multi-crystalline Honey Plus solar cells, the brand name for the company’s PERC solar cells, are now in mass production.
German official: Bids for ground-mounted installations at 9-10 eurocents
Speaking at an event hosted by the German Engineering Association, Rainer Baake , state secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, confirmed for the first time the prices for the new pilot tenders for ground-mounted systems. Describing the transition to a tender system as a success, Baake said the time era of the feed-in tariff was over.
