Australia’s Green Party has proposed a pathway to reaching a “90% by 2030” renewable energy target for the country, also proposing to double energy efficiency from current levels.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS has said it expects to reach nameplate capacity of 5.2GW for both solar cells and modules by the middle of 2016 as the company continues major expansions in 2015.
Updated: Subsidaries of China-based polysilicon and PV module manufacturer LDK Solar have been forced into bankruptcy proceedings in China only shortly after the parent company, formerly listed in the US, exited bankruptcy proceedings of its own.
Fresh questions have been raised over measures to prevent “dumping” of cheap solar products from China into the EU, following the news that two more Chinese exporters have been removed from the undertaking.
Wells Fargo and Barclays have signed financing facility agreements with Trina Solar’s subsidiaries in the US and Singapore, worth a total of US$90 million.
US solar installer Vivint Solar reported both bookings and installations in the third quarter of 2015 below the prior quarter, indicating growth has stalled in the last six months. Major renewable energy provider SunEdison is in the process of acquiring the company.
Flexible CIGS thin-film consumer product producer Ascent Solar Technologies reported lower than expected third quarter sales, while reducing full-year revenue guidance on liquidity constraints in the quarter.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) are seeking applications to fund renewable energy projects in developing countries through concessionary loans.
