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Longgen Zhang, the chief executive of polysilicon provider Daqo New Energy, has resigned from the board of directors of leading solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar.

JinkoSolar has confirmed the appointment of Dr Jiun-Hua Allen Guo as the company’s new chief operating officer following the resignation of Zhiqun Xu.

New job creation in the US clean energy sector continues to be slow, with just 24,000 jobs added last month, analysis of official figures has found.

A round-up of the latest news from the US PV sector, as BlackRock acquires Distributed Solar Development, Cypress Creek closes US$200m of financing and Vanderbilt University moves towards 100% renewables.

The founder and chairman of ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Jin Baofang has been detained by local government officials in Pingdu City, Shandong Province, China.

Meyer Burger has appointed a new managing director to lead its transition to become a manufacturer of heterojunction solar cells and modules.

The acquisition of Solarcentury and its PV project pipeline represents a “big step up” for Statkraft as it looks to become one of the world’s leading renewable companies in the next five years, CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen has said.

A group of trade organisations and solar companies have launched a new initiative that aims to improve diversity and inclusion in the industry.

A round-up of the latest stories from the US solar market, featuring news of D. E. Shaw breaking ground on Louisiana’s largest under-construction solar farm and a double hire from Sunpower to bolster its ESG and diversity credentials.

Meyer Burger has enlisted ex-Conergy and Q CELLS executive Jürgen Schiffer as its new chief financial officer, tasking him with helping lead its transformation.