Former management at PV Crystalox’s polysilicon plant in Germany are in talks with the company to acquire the shuttered plant.
PV provider Scatec Solar has inked an agreement with South Africa’s Department of Energy to construct two PV plants with a combined capacity of 115MW under the second round of the nation’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement (REIPPP) programme.
Spanish PV solar supplier firm Proinso has expanded its growing presence in Africa to South Africa.
The Heraeus Photovoltaics business unit, part of German technology firm Heraeus, has upgraded its PV laboratory in Shanghai, China, in order to increase its local support to Chinese cell manufacturers.
Citing unprecedented module sales bookings in the first quarter of 2013, the previously announced production ramp to 24/7 operations will result in the creation of 48 new jobs at Suniva.
Having lost its line of credit from its banks, Germany-based PV supplier Sunways, majority-owned by struggling Chinese manufacturer LDK Solar, has been forced into insolvency proceedings.
Reis Robotics, a German technology company, has inaugurated its new manufacturing facility in China which is in line with the company’s international expansion plans.
Citing improved margins against very tight capital expenditure control, PV module manufacturers are increasingly outsourcing part of their production needs, benefiting the likes of Flextronics, Jabil Circuits and JA Solar, according to a new report from IHS.
Energy monitoring and storage firm Demand Energy Networks has announced the appointment of Gregg Patterson as its new president and CEO.
Spanish inverter and power solutions provider GPTech has joined with cable manufacturer CBI Electric to break into the South African PV grid integration market.