News

Japanese cell and module manufacturer Toyo Solar has begun production at its solar cell processing plant in Ethiopia.

Solar PV developer Atlas Renewable Energy has secured US$510 million in financing for a solar-plus-storage project in Antofagasta, Chile.

The US Department of Commerce has issued anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on solar cell imports from Southeast Asia.

JA Solar has started delivery of 1GW of its DeepBlue 4.0 Pro modules to the 2GW Suji Sandland project in Inner Mongolia, China.

Colombian energy supplier Celsia has acquired a 375MW solar PV portfolio in Colombia from renewables developer Mainstream Renewable Power.

Australia’s University of Queensland has claimed a new world-record efficiency for a tin halide perovskite solar cell, certified at 16.65%.

A landowner-led 250MW solar-plus-storage site in Tasmania has been added to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

ES Foundry has signed a 150MW cell supply deal with what it calls a “leading national community solar developer” in the US.

Catalyze has secured US$85 million in tax equity investment to support the construction of 75MW of distributed solar projects in the US.

Chinese, Indian and American companies have strengthened their positions atop the solar industry’s EPC rankings, according to Wiki-Solar.