Europe's solar PV pipeline holds immense promise, says IHS Markit
A post-slump solar recovery could arrive in Europe as early as 2018 should policy support sufficiently smooth the path for dormant solar pipelines on the continent, says IHS Markit.
Japanese government agency funds $9.7m Nigerian solar project
The Japan International Cooperation Agency has donated to the Nigerian federal government funding for the execution of a 1.2 MW solar PV development project at the Usman Dam Water Treatment Plant.
GCL-Poly posts 28% revenue increase for H1
The polysilicon and wafer producer reports strong first half financials, growing revenue by 28%, gross profit by 66% as income more than doubles in space of a year.
Brazil mulls request for amicable cancelation of 670 MW of solar awarded in first tender
Following the devaluation of the Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar, six companies that won PPAs in 2014 may now be able to cancel the solar development contracts. Small penalties likely to apply.
India solar capacity grows 80% in past 12 months, says report
The nation now has 8.1 GW of cumulative solar PV capacity, says Bridge to India, having added 3.6 GW in the last year. Tamil Nadu leads the way, growing by 1.2 GW in that time.
Surges in stock purchases of SolarEdge during quarter
Recent SEC filings show that a number of investment firms have been taking large chunks of the Israeli power optimizer specialist, not least NN Investment Partner Holding who made a $4.5 million stock purchase, in the face of a good fiscal year financially for SolarEdge.
Hanwha Q Cells' Q2 profit soars to $151 million
An 88.8% year-on-year increase in revenues underpins a strong quarter for the Korean solar company, with positive figures across the board.
Yingli increases Q2 shipments, but low module ASP drags down gross margin
Chinese Tier-1 solar firm ships 662 MW of modules in Q2 but overexposure to lower-cost domestic Chinese market delivers gross margin contraction. Q3 guidance lowered to reflect straitened conditions.
Trina Solar back to sequential growth with revenue and sales increases
The Chinese PV manufacturing powerhouse posted another set of impressive quarterly results, which saw significant sequential and year/year growth in revenues and sales, during a quarter in which the company broke a number of cell efficiency records and started ramping up production from its Thailand facilities.
Voltalia acquires Martifer Solar
The French renewable energy developer finalized the deal at the end of last week, which will see Martifer Solar integrated into its business and will help the company continue to diversify its energy mix.
