Market & Trends

The Japanese electrical giant is considering registering as a power supplier in its domestic market. The Japanese energy market is due to be liberalized in 2016.

The US Supreme Court backed the EPA’s authority to regulate coal-fired power plants emitting smog over states to the east of them. The ruling will strengthen the EPA ahead of further carbon emission legislation expected next month.

The Chinese cellmaker’s asset-to-debt balance is finely balanced. But CEO predicts Chinese state-owned infrastructure projects will ease the Shanghai company into the second half of the year.

Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin said senate bill 1456 does not mandate any charges on net metering. The governor has called for all forms of energy generation to be encouraged in the state.

The distressed former Bosch subsidiary expects to complete its sale in a week’s time. The company is paying a $14 million sweetener to its new owners.

The EPIA says PV can play an important role in reducing the EU’s reliance on Russian gas imports. But a Bloomberg analyst says any short-term gaps in gas supply could be plugged by new supply routes.

Despite lauding its cost-saving measures and reining in operating losses, the U.S. wafer maker and developer reported a huge net loss in Q1. CEO Ahmad Chatila insists the company’s project pipeline equates to a bright outlook.

At a gathering with delegates at the Iranian Embassy in Berlin, representatives of the Middle Eastern nation revealed bold ambitions to add 5 GW of wind and solar power by 2018.