Ben Willis

Swedish thin-film PV equipment specialist Midsummer has been awarded a SEK10 million (US$1.2 million) grant to support production and sales of its cell manufacturing machines.

Tier-one PV manufacturer and system provider Canadian Solar has introduced a new 320W multicrystalline module under its MaxPower brand.

The UK’s main support mechanisms for large-scale and rooftop solar look in doubt following the publication of two government consultations this morning.

Deutsche Bank analyst Vishal Shah has said US installer SolarCity could be one of the indirect winners from news that SunEdison and its yieldco, TerraForm Power, are to acquire residential installer Vivint Solar.

Chinese manufacturer Trina Solar’s TSM-PE05A and TS-PE14A modules have received 1500V certification from the Underwriters Laboratories (UL).

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) figures have underlined previous analysis by PV Tech suggesting a mass overseas relocation of production capacity by Chinese PV manufacturers in response to increasingly hostile trading conditions.

Utility solar systems in the US offer significant cost and environmental benefits over rooftop residential PV systems due to higher electric output and economies of scale, research suggests.

Public market financing of solar companies reached a record US$2.3 billion in the second quarter of 2015, bucking an overall downward trend in corporate solar funding during Q2.

Solar companies in the Philippines are planning to push the country’s government to quadruple the amount of solar qualifying for its feed-in tariff scheme, according to reports.

Spanish wind power specialist Gamesa is to make its first foray into photovoltaics with the development of 10MW of solar capacity in India.