Major PV manufacturing equipment supplier Meyer Burger has secured a CHF29 million (US$29.5 million) order from Swiss/Hungarian silicon thin-film equipment and technology firm EcoSolifer for a 90-100MW heterojunction (HJ) solar cell line.
PV manufacturing equipment specialist centrotherm photovoltaics said that Hans Autenrieth and Peter Augustin are to set down from the management Board of the company at the end of the year.
PV Tech’s preliminary analysis of global PV manufacturing expansion plans for the month of July, 2015 provide a longer-term picture to future expansions rather than more immediate decisions, underlying a lull in ‘meaningful’ capacity additions.
Laser systems specialist Rofin-Sinar Technologies reported fiscal third quarter sales of US$132.5 million for the third quarter, supported by “excellent sales level in the solar industry,” according to CEO Thomas Merk.
Belectric’s Energy Buffer Unit (EBU) has been successfully prequalified for 1.3MW frequency response by a German transmission network operator (TNO) that provides frequency response balancing for reliable grid operation when taking into account large quantities of renewable energy being connected to grid. Belectric’s EBU system delivers a state-of-the-art battery based energy storage system in a container solution.
Major Taiwan-based merchant solar cell producer Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported preliminary July, 2015 sales of NT$1,713 million (US$54.15 million), down around 5% from the previous quarter, which has been the highest sales month for the company in 2015.
After a slow start to its year of recovery and return to profitability, international PV integrator Phoenix Solar reported second quarter revenue 300% above the prior-year period, driven by its EPC business in the booming US market.
