Solar Energy Foundation aiding relief workers in Philippines
Germany’s Stiftung Solarenergie (Solar Energy Foundation) has launched a coordinated effort to equip relief workers in the Philippines with solar lights and charging systems as they struggle to help survivors of Typhoon Haiyan.
Revised IHS forecast predicts greater global spending on solar
As market conditions begin to improve, the analysts have raised their forecast for PV capital spending, predicting a 42% increase in 2014.
SolarWorld posts 26% revenue contraction for Q3
Due to ongoing restructuring within SolarWorld AG, group revenue reached just 345.6 million in Q3, despite a 57% increase in trade shipments.
UN Climate Change Conference: A cry for help
Political leaders at the conference were moved by a Philippine delegate’s challenge to prevent future catastrophes and prove that the meeting is more than a ‘carbon-intensive gathering of useless frequent flyers.’
Hanwha SolarOne posts $75 million third-quarter net loss
Lower shipments resulted in a slight drop in revenue and a major increase in net loss for the Chinese PV manufacturer despite further expanding its global footprint and increasing business in Japan, China and the U.S.
Turkey sets date for new solar PV applications
The country’s energy watchdog has announced that it will begin accepting new solar PV license applications in April 2015.
Suntech granted Cayman Islands liquidation
Decision by the authorities in the Carribean tax haven means work can start in winding up the international shell company. Complications with the proposed liquidation could obstruct Jiangsu Shunfeng’s acquisition of Wuxi Suntech’s production lines.
COP 19 starts in Warsaw
UN climate change meeting opens with expectations at a record low. A Paper on the benefits to solar of carbon taxes and a U.S. commitment to Kyoto seems optimistic.
Obama nominates Neil Kornze for top BLM post
Kornze is seen as a main architect of the Obama administration’s public lands solar policy at the Bureau of Land Management, playing a major role in developing the administration’s Western Solar Plan.
Apple named as Mesa buyer
A newspaper report has named Apple as the purchaser of First Solar’s Arizona module manufacturing facility. The plant never started module production and features the state’s largest rooftop solar array.
