Melting backsheets, broken cells, and hotspots
Quality roundtable preparation: A case of compromised quality. An operator claims nearly 17% of the modules in his array displayed significant damage after three years. The EPC company concealed the damage from the investor until the warranty had expired. The module manufacturer responded slowly and only out of goodwill.
Vikram Solar President: Indian rooftop market to exceed 1 GW in 2017
With Renewable Energy India Expo opening its doors tomorrow in the New Dehli region, Vikram Solar President and CTO Ivan Saha tells pv magazine that the countrys rooftop sector is set to transition to a market of between 1 GW and 1.5 GW in 2017. While this is well short of government goals, combined with an expected 8 GW of utility scale solar, now is the time for India to arrive as one of PVs major markets.
India: record-low China module prices fuelling 21 GW solar pipeline, says Mercom
India on course to add 4.8 GW of new solar power capacity in 2016, forecasts Mercom Capital Group. Project pipeline rises to 21 GW as low module ASPs from Chinese suppliers bolster developers.
UK: feared solar slump confirmed despite government spin
Official government figures show solar installations have dropped sharply since March peak, limping in at just 16 MW in July. Ministers point to previous growth as success, seem blind to downward trend.
Scatec Solar commissions 22 MW solar farm in Jordan
Commercial operation has begun on the solar plant south of Amman, taking Scatec Solars production capacity in the kingdom to 43 MW.
Solar Frontier open CIS production talks with Saudi Arabia
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Japanese solar energy giant, Saudi Aramco and the Saudi Arabian National Industrial Cluster Development Program for feasibility study into CIS production.
ABB opens new inverter fab in India, doubles domestic production capacity
New factory in the city of Bengaluru will produce ABB’s PVS800 central inverters to meet India’s surging demand for large-scale solar parks nationwide.
NEXTracker delivers trackers for 105 MW solar plant in India
The U.S. tracker specialist has delivered its advanced solar trackers to the large-scale solar PV plant, which is being developed by Adani Power.
Singulus signs MoU with GCL to develop heterojunction cells in China
The German solar equipment manufacturer signs memorandum of understanding with GCL and China Intellectual Electric Power Technology; first processing systems already ordered.
Shunfeng's H1 net profit slumps 68% YOY due to curtailment and delayed tariffs
Despite increasing gross profit by 114% and revenue 30.9% year-on-year, China’s SFCE suffered from widespread grid curtailment of its solar power plants, as well as delayed tariff subsidies.
