PV polysilicon and wafer margins to recover in 2013
According to NPD Solarbuzzs latest quarterly report, producers of polysilicon and wafers for the photovoltaic industry can expect some respite in 2013, after a tough year of falling prices.
Bulgaria unveils sharp PV cuts
According to reports, the Bulgarian energy regulator has cut subsidies for photovoltaics by around 50 percent amid fears of escalating electricity prices.
Abound Solar updates position; will file for insolvency
U.S.-based Abound Solar has announced it will file a petition for protection under the U.S. bankruptcy code next week in Delaware. Having to suspend its operations, it says that around 125 employees will be affected.
Schott Solar confirms crystalline exit
Germanys Schott Solar AG will cease all crystalline silicon production, due to the “drastic deterioration” of the photovoltaic market conditions said to be driven, particularly, by Asian competitors. The companys thin film and solar thermal operations will continue, however.
First modules installed at 230 MW AVSR1 site
Having overcome two major hurdles, the first modules have finally been installed at the 230 MW Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR1) plant, located in Los Angeles County. The whole project is scheduled for completion in 2013.
Germanys DZ-4 secures first investor
New Germany-based photovoltaic startup, DZ-4 GmbH has secured its first investor. Watt & Wärme Energiekonzepte GmbH & Co. KG has formed a strategic partnership with the company in order to further develop DZ-4s business model.
SPI Solar takes Solar Green Technologies over
U.S.-based photovoltaic project developer, SPI Solar, has acquired Italian EPC contractor, Solar Green Technologies (SGT) from LDK Solars subsidiary, LDK Solar Europe Holdings S.A. for around 5 million.
Germanys Bundesrat also approves PV plan
After months of toing and froing, Germanys new photovoltaic cuts can finally pass into law. As planned, the changes will be retroactively applied to April 1, and the transition period for larger plants will remain.
Emerson supplies inverters to 70 MW PV project in California
Emerson has been selected to supply its inverters to two of China-based GCL-Polys photovoltaic projects, located in California, the U.S.
Australia: Bridging policies for large-scale solar kicking in
First Solar was recently selected to supply and provide the EPC services for two projects in the first stage of the Australian Federal Governments Solar Flagships program. The aim of the program is to see the establishment of the countrys first large utility-scale projects. First Solars Jack Curtis, the Vice President of Business Development Asia-Pacific for the company, spoke to pv magazine about the emerging utility-scale market in the country.
