REC Solar’s ‘TwinPeak’ multicrystalline module series combines a number of enhancements to provide 280 watt peak (Wp) performance. The new module features 120 half-cut multicrystalline cells, four bus bars, passivated emitter rear cell (PERC) technology, and a split junction box. Together, these technologies enhance power output by around 10Wp per module.
Clean energy firm and PV developer Shunfeng International Clean Energy (SFCE) has acquired a majority stake (63.13%) in US-based solar cell and module manufacturer Suniva with an investment of US$57.76 million.
India is capable of a sharp ramp up of solar deployment on a level with China's spike in recent years, according to a new report on India’s energy market.
PV developer SunEdison has entered into a joint venture with US-based power firm Dominion for the 420MW Four Brothers solar project in Utah, developed by SunEdison.
A non-profit foundation started up by US installer SolarCity to tackle energy poverty has started accepting public donations for its programmes to put solar-powered lighting in schools.
Power generation contractor Blattner Energy has chosen solar energy solutions provider SunLink as a project partner for a 148.5MW PV portfolio that is currently under development in the southeastern United States.
The solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) arm of Sterling & Wilson, an Indian mechanical, electrical and plumbing services company, will install its first Philippines-based PV plant.
meteocontrol China, a subsidiary of Shunfeng International Clean Energy, is set to offer integrated remote control systems to PV development and investment company Zonergy’s 100MW phase-one set for a power station in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
Grid parity for solar at household level may already have been reached, an advocacy group for renewable energy in Japan has said. At the same time, the first nuclear reactor to be fired up in Japan since the Fukushima crisis went online on Tuesday.
