Von Ardenne inks 700 MW thin-film coatings deal with China National Building Materials
The German deposition equipment provider is latest beneficiary of China National Building Materials’ ambitious solar PV expansion, and will deliver several coating systems for installation at two 300 MW CIGS plants and one 100 MW CdTe fab, all in China.
Array Technologies and BayWa R.E. to collaborate on solar projects in Mexico and the United States
The two companies have signed an agreement for Array to supply a pipeline of more than 1 GW of PV projects in the United States and Mexico with its tracking systems.
Renewables enjoy record 2015 in terms of investment and installations, REN21 report says
Global clean energy capacity increased by 147.2 GW last year, spurred by $285.9 million of investment, says REN21 Renewables 2016 Global Status Report. Sector now employs more than 8 million people.
Leclanché battery cell fab returns to full operation after fire incident
The Swiss battery developer announces that its battery cell production plant in Willstaett, Germany, is back in full operation and will be able to meet delivery requirements.
Commercial production begins at Solar Frontier's 150 MW CIS plant
Japanese solar firm’s Tohoku Plant in Miyagi Prefecture has commenced commercial production of its CIS modules, which are expected to go on sale shortly.
China's NDRC order grid operators to purchase curtailed solar power in congested regions
National Development and Reform Commission issues purchase rule forcing grid operators in 11 Chinese regions to secure utilization of at least 1,300 hours of solar energy; regions identified because of network congestion and idled plants.
Shunfeng signs deal to offload solar manufacturing assets for $760m
The Chinese renewable energy firm reveals MoU signed with Hong Kong investor to sell its Jiangsu Shunfeng Photovoltaic Technology Company, which includes module maker Suntech.
Sungrow and ABB partner on 1500v central inverter promotion
Sungrow enters into a strategic alliance with Swiss power equipment manufacturer ABB to use their highly efficient transformers in Sungrows 1500V transformer integrated MV turnkey stations.
Five takeaways from SNEC 2016
The 10th annual SNEC trade show in Shanghai opened its doors one week ago today, attracting huge crowds to the 150,000 square meter complex with around 1,500 exhibitors. The event saw the debut of pv magazines Solar Superheroes, who were a major talking point as they roamed the trade show floor performing martial arts routines, which represented their battle against their nemesis Coal.
JA Solar playing major role in Chinas Front Runner project
Chinese module manufacturer JA Solar is providing almost 50% of the modules for the giant 950 MW first demonstration of Chinas Front Runner project, which is aiming to promote the development of advanced solar PV technology.
