The pv magazine weekly news digest
A week in which Europe showed its solar strength, the U.S. flashed its impressive PV pipeline, and pv magazines video content proved a hit.
Cease coal imports, embrace affordable solar, urges Indian power minister
Piyush Goyal uses platform at two-day energy and mines conference to urge power generating companies to no longer import coal, calls for better balance with affordable renewables, such as solar.
GT appoints Greg Knight CEO, reinforces focus on polysilicon
The solar and polysilicon equipment maker hasnt said what will become of its Merlin cell interconnection technology or its Hyperion ion implant technology.
All Energy 2016: Five key takeaways
A utility scale segment bursting to life, battery storage providers of all sizes moving in amongst the backdrop of a fierce political debate about the role of renewables in a historic blackout: This week’s All Energy trade show and conference was anything but boring.
Meyer Burger secures further sizable equipment orders
The Swiss solar production equipment specialists announced that it has received two orders for its silicon wafer cutting equipment worth CHF 15 million (USD 15.35 million), just a week after the company initiated a major restructuring program.
JA Solar announces facility expansion in Malaysia
The Chinese PV manufacturer initiated its Phase Two expansion at its 400 MW production facility on the Malaysian island of Penang, which should increase the production capacity to 1 GW per year, as it continues its global expansion in various PV markets.
Construction begins on largest solar rooftop array in the Middle East
The huge 22 MW PV array is being installed by Green Energy Tomorrow on the roofs of various facilities at DP World in Dubai. Once it is completed, it will be the largest solar rooftop system in the region and will support the United Arab Emirates (UAE) drive for increased renewable energy.
Kaco seals 50 MW inverter supply deal in Turkey
The German inverter specialist is to ship 50 MW of its 50 kW three-phase string inverters in two batches to Turkish solar project developer Aldo Grup. The first batch will be shipped by March next year.
sPower raises USD786 million for nine solar projects
This combination of tax equity and debt financing will support 339 MW of solar capacity in Southern California, for a total of USD2.32 per watt.
Clean Energy Live: UK energy minister gives no clues where UK energy is heading
The U.K.’s energy minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe disappointed yesterday when addressing the Clean Energy Live show that is taking place in Birmingham, England. Apart from the usual political jargon, her speech offered no clues of ways that the British government plans to help solar industry growth in the time of zero subsidies.
