France installs 879 MW of solar in 2015
The impact of the 300 MW (DC) Cestas project showed in official figures from France’s energy ministry, as the nation’s market shows a second year of stability.
Mexico remains the leading distributed solar market in Latin America
In the last year, Mexico added more than 50 MW through its net metering policy, and cumulative installations have reached 114 MW. CRE estimates that in 2020 there will be more than 1.1 GW under this program, most of which will be PV installations.
Exclusive: SolarEdge poised to become global market leader in residential inverter segment in 2016
In February SolarEdge announced it had shipped its 10 millionth power optimizer since its founding, corresponding to more than 2.7 GW of inverter capacity deployed by the company. It now looks set to topple SMA from its position as the leading inverter supplier to the residential segment globally in 2016.
Panasonic claims world record module efficiency record with 23.8%
Panasonic Corporation has claimed the world record module efficiency title by a full 1%, achieving 23.8% aperture efficiency on an 11.5-square-centimeter research module.
Jinko ships 1.7 GW in Q4, revenues double YoY
Jinko Solar has registered record Q4 2015 shipments of 1.71 GW, bringing its annual shipment total module shipments to 4.51 GW. Revenues have surged to US$937.7 million for the quarter and $2.8 billion full year (FY), although gross margin declined YoY by 2.1% to 20.3%.
U.S. utility-scale solar increasingly driven by economics, not mandates
GTM Research’s latest report predicts that more than half the utility-scale solar installed in the United States this year will be outside of RPS requirements.
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.
Appaloosa accepts expedited trial against SunEdison
Hedge fund manager David Tepper has accepted the courts offer for an expedited trial, which could undermine a loan which will SunEdison plans to use to acquire Vivint Solar.
Denial of Appaloosa injunction clears the way for SunEdison to acquire Vivint
A judge’s rejection of David Tepper’s attempts to block SunEdison from transferring Vivint assets to yieldco TerraForm Power is good news for the belated deal.
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.
