Safety measures and PV-keen financiers help set scene for ground-breaking of subsidy-free PV plant in Andalusia, with plans for completion before year-end.
Our live curation of latest news and developments charts how the pandemic is disrupting supply chains and the day-to-day business reality of solar operators worldwide.
Leading monocrystalline wafer producer and ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Green Energy Technology (LONGi Group) set new record revenue, profitability and product shipments levels in 2019, while continuing growth through the challenging first quarter of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Power purchase agreements (PPAs) have been signed between First Solar and two community energy utility groups for energy from a 100MW solar power plant with 50MWh of energy storage in California’s Kern County.
Sungrow is backing a long-term strategy for the Indian solar market, targeting growth in the rooftop segment while lining up more deals with independent power producers in the country.
The slowdown of the global economy in 2020 is ultimately going to impact the guidance and forecasting offered by all PV manufacturers during the first couple of months of the year, prior to the effects of COVID-19.
Order signed by US president grants importers 90-day deferment on the payment of duties, taxes and fees to help with COVID-19 impacts, but does not extend the lifeline to PV components.
Government asks states to set aside land for new factories in busy week for Indian renewables, featuring the results of 2GW solar auction and the granting of new deadline extensions.
US trade reps move once more to scrap reprieve for two-sided modules from Section 201 tariffs, but measure cannot come into force until last year’s court injunction is lifted.
Updated: High-performance PV manufacturer SunPower has idled all of its manufacturing plants located in the US, Mexico, France, Malaysia and the Philippines to restrict the financial and operational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
