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Open letter: German government must protect its solar industry In an open letter, more than 30 German PV companies and research institutes demand an industrial strategy to retain a domestic solar industry. According to the signatories, that means increased co-operation with France and the consideration of sustainability criteria for PV tenders
Sandra Enkhardt
May 25, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Soltec to launch world’s first bifacial tracking evaluation center Spanish manufacturer of horizontal single-axis solar trackers Soltec, together with Black & Veatch and the Renewable Energy Test Center, have created a new evaluation center in Livermore, California. The inauguration will take place on July 9
Pilar Sánchez Molina
May 24, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Survey finds digitalization, decentralization and decarbonization concerns energy leaders The World Energy Council tracks the top concerns of energy leaders and has created a tool with Arup to display its findings. The rise of digitalization issues and the decreasing significance of fossil fuels indicates a strong renewables market ahead and energy start ups are receiving increasing attention from utilities and leaders
Marian Willuhn
May 24, 2018
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Technology & Products
PV inverter market becoming more diversified as price pressure intensifies – IHS Markit PV inverter shipment volumes have gone up recently, but an increasingly competitive market has seen declining prices, forcing manufacturers to think out of the box to find new business applications for their products.
Marian Willuhn
May 18, 2018
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Applications & Installations
GCL-Poly Energy offers $110m loan to subsidiary China’s GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has agreed to lend US$110 million to GNE Development, a wholly owned unit of the group.
Brian Publicover
Apr 24, 2018
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Soltec tracker
Applications & Installations
The weekend read: On track for quality improvement China continues to grow in importance as a key source of components for solar trackers produced by the world’s leading tracker companies, in part since improvements in Chinese quality control have advanced significantly over the last few years.
Charles W. Thurston
Apr 21, 2018
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Technology & Products
GCL-Poly creates JV to build new 20 GW mono ingot fab in China The Chinese solar energy firm announces details of joint venture with the Qujing Municipal Government in China to build a 20 GW monocrystalline ingot facility in Qujing.
Ian Clover
Apr 11, 2018
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Materials
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DuPont and Envision join forces to develop new degradation analytics for solar modules Solar materials producer DuPont Photovoltaics Solutions to cooperate with Internet of Things pioneer in big energy data Envision to develop effective degradation analysis for solar modules.
Ian Clover
Mar 27, 2018
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Applications & Installations
The weekend read: Floating on optimism The past year has been an exciting period for proponents of floating solar. A range of new projects and pilots have been announced across the globe over the past 12 to 14 months, with IHS Markit’s Solar Deal Tracker now listing floating PV installations in 24 countries throughout the world, all in varying stages of development.
Brian Publicover
Mar 24, 2018
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