Wacker Chemie partners with 1366 Technologies
The worlds second-largest polysilicon maker will provide the kerfless wafer startup with a $15 million equity investment, a supply of polysilicon and technical assistance.
India's NHPC reveals 600 MW floating PV plan at hydro dam in Maharashtra
The state-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation plans to install floating solar panels atop the Koyna dam a hydro power complex located in Maharashtra, India.
5 Intersolar Europe 2016 takeaways
An international show, sited alongside the EU PVSEC delivering exposure to key technologists, and a fast-growing storage market were three of the key takeaways the pv magazine team took away from the 25th Intersolar Europe last week in Munich. The three-day show closed its doors last Friday.
Intersolar Europe: day two sees the crowds converge as Europe embraces maturation
Europe’s post-boom solar markets delivering next-level services and technologies that look set to drive solar 2.0.
Meyer Burger secures major diamond wire, PERC tool order
The order from an un-named Chinese PV maker will support 700 MW of wafer and cell capacity.
Inverters go big and go smart at Intersolar Europe
ABB, GPTech, Ingeteam, TMEIC and SolarEdge all unveil new inverter solutions for large-scale, commercial and the home on day one of the Intersolar show.
A question of quality for European module manufacturers
In the run-up to the third pv magazine quality roundtable at Intersolar Europe, we report on a survey of European manufacturers about strategy and quality. The question is, what makes Made in Europe attractive to buyers looking for modules for a PV plant?
Solar Impulse begins 90-hour Atlantic crossing
The solar-powered plane heads for Seville from New York with Bertrand Piccard at the controls. Crossing is expected to take approximately 90 hours.
JA Solar supplies modules for 11 MW Egyptian solar-diesel hybrid project
Chinese module producer provides high efficiency panels for the hybrid project in Egypt’s Red Sea, which is the largest of its type in North Africa.
Recycled PV materials could possess $15bn value by 2050, finds IRENA, IEA-PVPS report
Properly recovered materials from recycled solar PV panels could boast a value of $15 billion by 2050, or enough of an influx of material to produce two billion new panels, suggests a new report.
