Escalating US-China trade tensions have seen polysilicon manufacturer record slump in profits, with one facility halted and another now facing potential exit.
Leading CdTe thin-film PV module maker expects to start volume production at second US facility in early 2020, restoring spot as largest PV module manufacturer in US and western hemisphere.
Q CELLS launches "largest solar factory in western hemisphere," Sungrow touts new product line in India, Arctech and Risen announce deals in Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
Firm takes five months to break its own previous record of 22.28% for p-type multi-crystalline cell efficiency, with new 22.8% milestone certified by Germany’s ISFH.
The new plants will contribute to Iberdrola's rapid expansion across the Iberian peninsula, after the firm secured 149MW of new Portuguese projects last month.
During the recent series of articles on PV-Tech - outlining the drivers, methodology and validation of the new PV ModuleTech Bankability ratings for PV module suppliers - one of the key inputs required to generate the overall supplier bankability score (and rating class) was the financial strength of each company.
Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has reiterated PV module shipments to be in 14-15GW range in 2019 but noted that its order book for 2020 was rapidly filling up, due to strong global demand.
Based on analysis of 21 PV manufacturers that were listed on various stock exchanges around the world in 2018, PV Tech can reveal the top 10 R&D spenders.
