John Parnell

Chinese government subsidies for solar manufacturers were an “unforeseen development” that contributed to import levels that harmed US companies.

Major module firm Trina Solar and Japanese conglomerate Mitsui have won 104MW of capacity in Mexico’s third auction round.

From technology trends breaking out at scale, China’s mind-blowing deployment, a certain trade case in the US and of course, one or two notable bankruptcies, 2017 was never short of drama. But which stories drew your attention in 2017?

PV manufacturer Solar Frontier has set a new thin-film cell efficiency record of 22.9%.

Yingli Green Energy has been issued with a US$897.5 million charge by an unnamed polysilicon supplier, according to its latest quarterly results.

Solar radiation measurement solutions provider Kipp & Zonen is being acquired by Hach, a manufacturer of measurement equipment primarily in the water sector.

Chinese solar manufacturer Hareon Solar has approved a joint venture that could see it working upstream and downstream in Morocco.

The solar investment tax credit (ITC) has survived a major round of tax reform in the US but demand for credits generally could fall.

GoodWe is now taking orders for a brand new member of its SDT Series string inverters, GW15KN-DT, which has reduced its weight and volume by 30%.

Canadian Solar has become the latest module manufacturer to pursue a de-listing from the New York Stock Exchange.