Fab & Facilities

Having defaulted on a bond due to cash flow problems, struggling PV manufacturer, LDK Solar has sold its major crystalline solar cell production plant to an affiliate of the Hefei City government for a nominal US$19.4 million.

Furthering its efforts to outsource extra PV module production outside of China, ReneSola has signed a toll manufacturing agreement with Solairedirect SA, the South African-based subsidiary of French-owned integrated project developer, Solairedirect.

PV manufacturer and project developer Centrosolar is to dispose of its solar glass operations due to falling market prices and sales volumes.

Chinese solar mounting supplier Grace Solar has announced the completion of a 1.5MW solar power plant in Japan.

Suntech Power Holdings has revealed that a group of eight Chinese banks have filed a petition for insolvency and restructuring of the company’s main manufacturing subsidiary, Wuxi Suntech.

PV inverter manufacturer KACO new energy has opened a sales and support office in Tokyo, Japan, to support its business growth in the country.

An unidentified top tier solar company based in Asia has placed a US$5.3 million order with Tempress Systems, a subsidiary of Amtech for its solar cell diffusion processing tools.

Arizona-based Solar Bankers and its German affiliate Apollon have developed a new CPV module which, the companies claim, has low production costs and a 28% conversion rate.

Yingli Green, the world's largest vertically PV manufacturer, has entered a strategic partnership agreement with German software company, SAP.

US-based module manufacturer, Suniva is planning to ramp its module production to a 24/7 operation