Markets & Finance

Solar energy solutions provider REC Solar announced the expansion of its channel partner programme in order to accelerate the commercial solar market.

The European Commission has warned China that it will reassess the future of the minimum import price (MIP) if a pattern of breaches continues.

Federal government-owned public liability, the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), has signed the country’s first ever solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with more than ten project developers, totalling 975MW of utility-scale solar.

New research undertaken by the in-house research team at Solar Media Ltd. reveals that 2017 is expected to be the year that Longi Silicon Materials (incorporating its subsidiary LERRI Photovoltaic Technology) finally moves into the upper echelon of solar PV manufacturers.

Huawei Technologies decided to enter the PV inverter market, bringing its ICT know-how and hardware to a market already burdened by overcapacity and declining margins. In a few short years, instead of floundering, Huawei soon became the market leader in China.

California is once again outshining other states in its solar progress – this time by reaching its customer-installed solar energy goal a year early.

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment specialist SoLayTec, a subsidiary of Amtech Systems, has launched its second generation InPassion ALD.

SunPower has extended the terms and reduced the value of its existing credit support agreement with French energy giant Total through to 2018.

Energy consultancy DNV GL has acquired Barcelona-headquartered solar control and asset management systems provider GreenPowerMonitor.

PV manufacturing equipment supplier Meyer Burger expects to post a half year profit, according to its preliminary results for H1 2016.