Chinese solar firm Canadian Solar and OEM giant Flextronics are working together on an US$80 million module manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo, according to the Brazilian Solar PV Association, Absolar.
Crystal growth equipment supplier GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) said it secured a number of polysilicon and wafer related orders from customers based in Asia.
Technically bankrupt integrated PV module manufacturer Yingli Green maybe finally undergoing some form of business and financial restructuring, according to some vague references made by management in its most recent earnings call that attracted only two financial analysts.
Manufacturing equipment supplier Manz AG has issued a warning that it may not be able to meet profit forecasts after an unnamed “large project” in its energy storage segment was halted.
China-based integrated PV manufacturer Hareon Solar has recently signed an MOU with partners to build and operate a 160MW cell and module plant in Morocco with a total investment of around US$114 million.
PV Tech’s preliminary analysis of global PV manufacturing capacity expansion announcements in April, 2016, revealed nearly 9GW of planned future expansions of thin-film modules, solar cells and module assembly production, up from over 7.3GW in the previous month and the third consecutive monthly increase.
Optical inspection equipment firm ISRA VISION / GP Solar has reported strong fiscal first-half year sales and a strong order backlog that includes solar PV system sales.
Silicon module super league member (SMSL) JA Solar is to provide 420MW of modules for China’s National Energy Administration’s (NEA) “Front Runner” programme which aims to promote the development of advanced solar PV technology by domestic suppliers.
