Singulus to deliver PV equipment to China
PV equipment manufacturer Singulus Technologies and Chinese cell producer M-Cells have signed a framework contract for the delivery of 16 Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) solar cells production units.
Hanergy Solar reveals details of PRC state support
Hanergy Solar is banking on custom from its majority shareholder Hanergy Group, as well as support from the Chinese government.
JinkoSolar connects 100 MW of PV projects
Solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has reached its first milestone for downstream projects and wants to have 500 MW connected in China by the end of next year.
Foreign-made cells and modules flood Japanese market
Japanese solar cell and module manufacturers are looking inwards at the expense of exporting worldwide but domestic-made product levels are dwarfed by a flood of foreign-made imports.
China to invest in Maltese module assembly
Chinese state-owned Shanghai Electric Power has signed a memorandum of understanding paving the way for a 200 million investment in Malta’s state-owned energy company. The move would be the first step to Chinese module manufacture in the EU.
Aleo Solar AG to close all US operations
German solar module manufacturer Aleo Solar AG dissolves its Denver, U.S. operations with immediate effect, citing a failure to meet recent sales targets.
Irish fund invests 350k in solar technology start-up
The Irish company that has developed a dry process solution for manufacturing solar cells has secured a 350,000 investment from a venture capital fund. Nines Photovoltaics says its production technology can further reduce manufacturing costs.
Xcel to boost renewables in Colorado, including 170 MW of solar
The energy company is eager to expand renewable energy resources in the U.S. state and is proposing 170 MW of solar power, 450 MW of new wind power and 317 MW of natural gas generation.
Brazil welcomes solar to major energy auction
In a big win for PV producers in Brazil, the country’s energy minister has pushed through a new decree allowing solar in the upcoming A-5 auction for electricity from new energy plants that will go online in 2018.
Financing closed for 100 MW project in Chile
Photovoltaic developer SunEdison has closed a $212.5 million deal for a 100 MW solar project in the Atacama Desert in Chile. The plant is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2014.
