Taiwan’s leading conductive paste manufacturer Giga Solar Materials Corporation has agreed to pay patent licensing fees to rival, DuPont Photovoltaics.
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has aborted a proposed 200MW solar project and industrial area development at the Redondo Peninsula, due to the developer’s apparent lack of both funding and experience.
US residential solar PV and energy storage installer Sunrun reported a marginal improvement in third quarter revenue on and 18% megawatt increase in installations.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS reported another inline quarter and reiterated expectations of shipping 5.5GW to 5.7GW of modules in 2017.
Major PV inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology reported a number of external forces that impacted third quarter financial results that would extend through at least the first half of 2018.
Hive Energy has confirmed it is the developer behind ambitious plans for a huge solar farm on the north Kent coast, UK, which could have a final generation capacity in excess of 350MW.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar reported stronger than expected third quarter financial results while revenue of US$1.77 billion to US$1.81 billion for the final quarter of the year.
At the inaugural PV ModuleTech 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, it became clear that PERC module technology is fast becoming the industry standard and bifacial modules are no longer seen as a niche product, however, both technologies were scrutinised from the perspective of bankability and quality assurance studies throughout the event.
PV inverter manufacturer SolarEdge Technologies has reported a record third quarter of 2017 as it gains market share across a growing geographical footprint.
Leading PV microinverter supplier Enphase Energy reported only marginal improvements in sales and shipments in the third quarter, compared to a strong rebound seen in the previous quarter.
