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Applications & Installations
Xinyi Solar’s net profit soars 65% in 2016 The Chinese solar glass manufacturer reported net income of HK$1,985.6 million ($255.8 million) in the 12 months to the end of December, from HK$1,205.6 million a year earlier.
Brian Publicover
Mar 01, 2017
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Markets & Policy
Panasonic to supply PV panels, batteries for Toyota Prius Toyota’s new 2017 Prius plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) will feature Panasonic’s newly designed 180 W solar panels.
Brian Publicover
Feb 28, 2017
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Markets & Policy
SunPower, Dongfang to establish 5 GW P-Series cell, module factory The U.S. solar maker and two Chinese companies are planning to build out the massive factory in eastern China, making good on the promise to transition to the lower-cost P-Series.
Brian Publicover, Christian Roselund
Feb 28, 2017
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United PV chooses EPC firms for 50 MW ‘panda’ project Datong Panda PV, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of United Photovoltaics, has selected two EPC providers to work on a panda-shaped PV array in northern China’s Shanxi province.
Brian Publicover
Feb 27, 2017
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Markets & Policy
Tokyo Gas, Shizen Energy launch solar development venture The liquefied natural gas distributor and its partner plan to start jointly developing an initial 60 MW of capacity “as soon as possible,” according to an online statement.
Brian Publicover
Feb 24, 2017
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JRE breaks ground on 22.3 MW near Tokyo Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) started building the project this week on a 25.3-hectare plot of land in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki prefecture.
Brian Publicover
Feb 24, 2017
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Markets & Policy
Renova surges on Tokyo trading debut Shares of the Japanese renewables developer — which has a solar portfolio of 270 MW — jumped ¥675 ($5.98) to an opening-day closing price of ¥1,425 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s (TSE) Mothers board.
Brian Publicover
Feb 23, 2017
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Dai-Ichi Life, Japan Post Insurance start jointly financing PV The two insurance firms have already provided ¥10 billion ($88.4 million) in project financing for an undisclosed solar project near Tokyo and another in the Tohoku region, on the northern end of the island of Honshu.
Brian Publicover
Feb 22, 2017
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First Solar secures financing for 59.5 MW in Japan Mizuho Bank arranged the ¥27 billion ($240 million) syndicated loan for the array in Ishikawa prefecture.
Brian Publicover
Feb 22, 2017
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