Integrated PV manufacturer SolarWorld has updated full-year guidance for 2015, which includes expecting to report a profit for the first time in several years on shipments of over 1GW.
The Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Absolar) has signed an agreement with the Brazilian Agency for Export and Investment Promotion (Apex-Brazil) to partner on attracting more foreign investment into the domestic solar industry.
Module manufacturer Wuxi Suntech has lost a lawsuit filed by renewable energy developer ZKenergy in a dispute over a RMB206 million (US$33.17 million) sales contract.
There were 1.2GW of US residential solar installations last year, of which 72% was third-party owned (TPO) through leases and power purchase agreements (PPAs), according to a GTM research study.
Israel-based PV developer Arava Power Company and EDF Energies Nouvelles Israel, a subsidiary of renewables company EDF Energies Nouvelles, have commissioned the 40MW Ketura Solar plant in Israel.
The largest US PV installer, SolarCity, reported continued installation and revenue increase in the second quarter of 2015, backed by increasing pre-booked customers.
Tier-one PV manufacturer and PVEP (Photovoltaics Energy Provider) SunPower is to launch its ‘X-Series’ modules using its next-generation ‘Maxeon’ solar cells with 21.2% nameplate module efficiency and 345W performance configuration in Japan.
Microinverter firm Enphase Energy and dedicated residential PV company Sunrun have signed an agreement for Enphase to supply solar energy systems to Sunrun for its household PV installations.
Argentina, one of the underperformers in Latin America’s quickly rising solar energy industry so far, could get a 20MW PV plant built on government land.
Brazil’s energy regulator National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has set a cap price of BRL349 (US$104) per MWh for its solar-only auction to be held on 28 August.
