GT Advanced Technologies books polysilicon tool order
U.S. tool supplier GT Advanced Technologies has announced an order for manufacturing equipment for polysilicon production. The tools will be for silicon production using the fluidized bed reactor (FBR) process, which is being increasingly adopted due to its low production costs.
E.ON sells 49 MW Italian PV portfolio
The German utility has offloaded its solar presence in Italy to local infrastructure fund F2i SGR SpA for an undisclosed amount.
Interview: Indian manufacturers request upstream commitment
India’s solar manufacturers are pushing the government to incorporate domestic production across the PV supply chain as a part of its 100 GW plans. pv magazine speaks to Vikram Solar President and CTO Ivan Saha speaks to pv magazine about the role Indian manufacturers can play in India’s solar dream.
pv magazine weekly news digest
Solar prepares to lift the roof in the UK, SolarEdge prepares to go public, Kaiser Permanente injects a a healthy dose of solar into its daily rounds, and fourth quarter financial reports come pouring in.
SolarCity soars into 2015 on record home solar sales
Construction activities at SolarCity’s gigawatt-sized panel manufacturing factory in Buffalo, New York, are temporarily on ice as the region shovels out from under this past week’s big snow dump.
SolarEdge files for $125 million IPO
The Israeli-headquartered power optimizer specialist filed an S-1 form with the SEC yesterday. Company’s recent growth underpinned by strong U.S. consumer base.
SunEdison increases fourth-quarter sales, narrows loss
Retaining projects rather than selling them resulted in continued operating losses for the leading U.S. solar company while lower selling prices led to a fall in revenue in its semiconductor materials business.
SMA hits 1 GW O&M landmark
The German inverter supplier has 840 MW of operational management contracts in North America alone, plans to further expand services in key markets.
Conergy UK creates rooftop division as British solar market matures
Strategy sign of wider reflection of the U.K. solar market’s diversification as it looks to maintain growth in a post-ROC landscape.
Sunrun opens new design engineering center in California
The facility will tailor-make system designs for U.S. homeowners in an effort to meet growing residential demand, the company says.
