G Three to sell one-third of 50% stakes in 98 MW
PV investor G Three Holdings has revealed plans to sell one third of two 50% stakes it holds in two ventures that are building 98 MW of solar capacity in northeastern Japan.
1366 Technologies, Hanwha Q Cells hit 20.3% cell efficiency with Direct Wafer process
U.S. based PV innovator 1366 Technologies, and Korean PV manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS have announced a new performance record for cells produced using 1366’s Direct Wafer technique. The cells achieved 20.3% efficiency, which has been independently confirmed by Fraunhofer ISE.
Irico posts $7.01 million profit in H1
China’s irico Group New Energy has recorded a profit of CNY 46.7 million ($7.014 million) in the first half of 2017, up roughly 43.9% year on year, as revenue from its PV business jumped 27% to CNY 592.5 million.
Audi, Hanergy unit to jointly develop PV for vehicles
German automaker Audi and California-based Alta Devices — a wholly owned subsidiary of troubled Chinese PV group Hanergy Thin Film Power (HTF) — have agreed to collaborate on thin-film solar research, with plans to exhibit a PV-integrated Audi prototype vehicle by the end of this year.
AECEA: China installations to surpass 40 GW in 2017
Based on new data from China’s National Energy Administration (NEA), Asia Europe Clean Energy Associates (AECEA) has raised its forecast for PV installations in China for 2017. AECEA now expects to see 40-45 GW installed in China before the year end.
JA Solar ships 2.14 GW of modules in Q2
Chinese crystalline module manufacture JA Solar shipped 2.147 GW of modules, and a further 167.2 MW of cells to external customers, as well as 74.5 MW to its own downstream projects. This makes JA Solar only the second company to exceed 2 GW in shipments for a single quarter.
India imposes antidumping duty on tempered glass from China
The Indian Ministry of Finance has imposed an antidumping duty on tempered glass imported from China in the range from $64.04 to $136.21 per metric ton.
Singyes Solar expects profit to narrow in H1
China Singyes Solar Technologies will likely post a sharply lower profit in the first half of 2017 than it did during the same period a year earlier, partly due to a lack of disposal gains on its solar projects.
IRENA: Renewable energy can meet a quarter of India’s energy demand
As India’s energy needs are rising fast, the increased use of renewables in 2030 could save the economy 12 times the installation costs, when reduced environmental and health damage are taken into account, shows International Renewable Energy Agency’s roadmap to 2030, ranking solar as the country’s second largest source of renewable energy.
Smart Solar begins building 34.5 MW in Japan
Smart Solar has started constructing a 34.45 MW solar project in southwestern Japan, as part of a broader JPY 12 billion ($109.8 million) plan that could expand to a total of 54 MW of PV capacity.
