PV Expo Tokyo hints at further growth for Japan's solar market
Expectation for double-digit growth this year is high, according to those exhibitors at the show that pv magazine spoke with.
JCM Capital: raising funds for solar projects in emerging markets
Interview: Tom Heintzman, managing director of JCM Capital, discusses the company’s private investment funds, finding the right projects and how best to mitigate risk.
SolarWorld AG closes financial restructuring, gains strategic investor
The German PV manufacturer successfully reduced its financial liabilities by 57%, converting the remaining outstanding debt into two new secured bonds.
Conergy completes first solar installation via its $100 million solar fund
Launched in January in conjunction with Conergy’s main shareholder Kawa, the U.S. solar investment vehicle this week closed-off its inaugural solar project in California.
Russia to pave way for PV
The Russian government is pushing for new wide-ranging legislation that will attract greater investment in renewable energy projects as the country’s biggest grid operator looks to add 10 MW of solar by 2015.
Canadian Solar supplies modules to utility-scale projects in North Carolina, Japan
The Ontario-based module manufacturer, which has impressed solar developers with its equipment, is following up a major North Carolina project with a large installation in Japan.
Abengoa to build PV project for EDP Renovaveis in California
The Spanish engineering group is widening its footprint in the U.S. market, where it’s also constructing a 265 MW project for AES Solar.
REC Solar posts fourth-quarter pre-tax profit of $13.7 million
Improving market conditions and cost reductions have boosted the newly independent REC Solar’s bottom line.
Consolidation grips solar EPC sector
Changing market dynamics and shrinking state incentive programs led to larger players grabbing a bigger share of the EPC pie last year while medium-sized integrators struggled with the increasing burden of cost.
Solar manufacturing equipment sales lag the boom
US semiconductor giant Applied Materials has reported more gloomy news from its solar division. With a manufacturing overcapacity worldwide, PV companies are not investing in plant, says Applied.
