Chinese polysilicon imports hit a record high in January
Data from Chinese customs shows the import of polysilicon reached a new record volume in January 2016 at 12,388 tons, 19% over December levels.
Shanghai Electric invests in Manz, German equipment supplier to stay in solar segment
Manz has announced a strategic collaboration with Shanghai Electric that will enable the German equipment supplier to continue its operations in the solar industry. Manz will increase its number of shares, from todays value, by 43%. This will allow Shanghai Electric to purchase 29.9% of shares in Manz, under the new issuance.
JA Solar ups Q4 2015 shipment, revenue guidance
Leading PV cell and producer JA Solar has upped its Q4 2015 shipment guidance from 1.1 to 1.2 GW to 1.32 to 1.35 GW. When announcing its Q4 and full-year 2015 on March 15, JA Solar is now expected to announce FY shipments between 3.92 to 3.95 GW.
SolarCity creates new $249 million fund
SolarCity will launch a new tax equity fund, to finance $249 million of residential solar installations. The financing partner in the deal has not been identified, but SolarCity reports that it is the fourth fund the two firms have created in partnership.
Suniva partners with DMSolar in Mexico
The Georgia-based company is expanding its footprint in Mexico, where the market is hungry for high-quality and high-powered U.S.-made solar PV products.
SolarCity unveils smart energy home system in Hawaii
The California company’s Customer Self Supply program offers a customized combination of solar, battery storage, smart electric water heater and Nest Learning Thermostat.
Electricity prices to rise despite oil and gas plunge
Despite falling oil and gas prices, the retail price of electricity is likely to continue an upward trend. A new Deutsche Bank Market Research study looks at the factors behind the trend.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
Developments in the U.S. continued to make headlines this week as utilities across the country carry out systematic attacks on net metering and a California city weighs a PPA for possibly the lowest solar power price on record.
SunEdison and Jinneng Group to build 2 GW of heterojunction PV cell and module capacity
China’s state-owned Jinneng Group and SunEdison are investing in an n-type mono heterojunction cell and module factory.
Update: Foxconn deal for Sharp delayed, tolls death knell for its solar business
Taiwan-based Foxconn’s $6.2bn bailout of Sharp is first ever foreign takeover of a major Japanese electronics company; move could spell end for troubled Sharp solar business.
