Q-Cells reports strong financial results
Following a number of expansions, German company Q-Cells SE had a successful 2010. Reporting its financial results, it says sales increased by over 70 percent year on year, while module production volume almost doubled.
Chinese polysilicon a key focus at SNEC PV
The 5th SNEC PV got off to a successful start in Shanghai, China yesterday. Following speculation earlier this year that the spot price for polysilicon is set to increase, attention at the trade show turned to the Chinese polysilicon market.
Australia: PV safety issues highlighted
Ted Spooner, a visiting fellow at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) speaks to pv magazine about PV safety issues, following a recent spate of systems being disconnected from the Australian grid.
Updated: Puxing Chengda to open polysilicon, solar cell and module factories
Having signed agreements with Schmid Silicon Technology GmbH (SST) and Gebr. Schmid GmbH + Co. (Schmidt), Xinjiang Puxing Chengda New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. will open a 15,000 ton polysilicon, and a 2.5 gigawatt solar cell and module factory.
Canadian Solar signs supply contract; gets involved in SolarLAB2
Canadian Solar has entered into a sales contract with S.A.G. Solarstrom AG. It has also supplied PV modules to SolarLAB2.
Trina raises production capacities
Following the announcement of a lucrative 2010, Trina Solar has said it will increase its annual in-house ingot and wafer production, and its PV cell and module production capacities to 1.2 gigawatts (GW) and 1.9 GW respectively.
Germany: Parabel to develop 90 MW PV park
Parabel AG is currently in the planning and approval phases for a 90 megawatt (MW) PV park, set to be built in Brandenburg, Germany. When completed, it is expected to be one of Europes largest.
GCL-Poly to more than double production capacity
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings is to invest approximately HK$17.7 billion (around USD$2.27 billion; 1.66 billion) in the expansion of its polysilicon and wafer production facilities in China.
Power-One opens North American inverter facility
Power-One, Inc. has opened its first North American inverter manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Initial capacity will be one gigawatt (GW).
Suntech to supply solar systems for UN deployment
Under a new agreement, Suntech Power Holdings will supply around USD$80 million worth of solar power systems to Peak International Trade (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. The United Nations will then deploy them.
