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Thin-film PV module developer Ascent Solar Technologies has announced that Rafael Gutierrez has been named as the company’s senior vice president and chief operating officer.

PV OEM power distribution products producer Bentek has increased its manufacturing capacity by 40% with the opening of a new facility in San Jose, California.

Specialist PV tracking systems supplier NEXTracker has been awarded a contract to supply California-based PV EPC firm, CalCom Solar with 100MW of tracker systems that will be used in projects primarily for the EPC firm’s agricultural and water systems businesses.

Residential installer SolarCity has expanded access to its solar bonds in the US.

Canada has become the latest country to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Chinese solar imports.

Tier-one PV manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS has continued its push into the US market after securing a module supply deal with juwi solar.

Experimental solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 this morning launched its first attempt at circumnavigating the globe solely using solar power.

Major tier-one PV manufacturer JA Solar is to launch its first 1500V PV module.

Japan’s residential and small commercial solar industry could represent a “huge, huge opportunity” for suppliers of inverters and module-level power electronics, according to an analyst with market research firm IHS.

The total installed capacity of utility-scale solar jumped 65% in 2014, according to figures released by Wiki-Solar.org.