Inverter shipments to top 10 GW in final quarter
IHS estimate that quarterly shipments of solar inverters will exceed 10 GW for the first time ever in Q4 after a record 9.9 GW were shipped in the third quarter of 2013.
Small fab, new process — Solar Frontier's expansion
Exclusive: Brooks Herring, Solar Frontier’s director of International Business, discusses the firm’s new 150 MW plant in Japan, which he describes as a “stepping stone to global expansion.”
SolarCity launches Give Power Foundation
For every megawatt of residential solar installed in 2014, the U.S. solar company will donate a solar power system to a school in a developing country.
First Solar modules chosen for 48 MW French PV projects
The global provider of PV solar systems will supply its thin-film modules to four solar energy plants in France’s Auvergne, Midi-Pyrenees and Sarrazac regions.
Sharp pulls plug on solar panel production in UK
Although Sharp’s solar cell division has benefited from booming demand in Japan, its panel business in the U.K. has suffered in the difficult European market.
Renewable energy system owners enjoy high satisfaction, finds report
The study from the NC Sustainable Energy Association suggests that rewarding policies helped bolster owners’ desires to “do the right thing” on energy.
Jordan's largest PV plant powered by 1 MW of Trina Solar modules
The solar power company will supply 4,032 of its Trina Honey modules to the project, to be jointly built by local company Mustakbal Clean Tech and Germany’s Phoenix Solar.
European Commission examining German renewable energy law
The European Commission is looking to see whether some companies are unfairly benefiting from a loophole allowing a reduction on the country’s renewable energy surcharge.
US lawmakers call on Congress to extend renewable energy incentives
Among the 10 incentives set to expire are the Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), both of which have helped solar PV to flourish in the U.S.
GCL Poly negotiates supply contract resolution
The poly-manufacturer-turned-solar-developer has amended the terms of a contract to buy solar wafer manufacturing equipment. A claim had been lodged over an alleged breach of the $232 million agreement.
