The Precious Metals business group of Heraeus posted product revenue of €1.29 billion in 2013, which includes its Thick Film Materials segment that includes conductive pastes for the solar industry.
Last week, GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) reported first quarter sales of only US$23 million, which included US$13 million in sales from its PV segment and US$4 million from its Polysilicon segment.
PV module encapsulant material supplier, STR Holdings continues to struggle transitioning its business and product portfolio after loosing its major customer, First Solar earlier in 2013.
North America solar developer, Recurrent Energy, has completed three PV power plants in Ontario, Canada, and with them a 101MW project portfolio for a Japanese consortium.
Major tier-1 PV manufacturer JA Solar beat all key financial guidance metrics in the first quarter of 2014, due primarily to strong PV module demand coming from Japan and the UK.
US-based module manufacturer Suniva, Inc. announced that its high-powered modules will power the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Aggressive targeting of the US PV inverter market by European suppliers has led to a fragmented supplier base, while revenues from inverters in the US, China and Japan leaped by US$1.7 billion in 2013, according to new analysis by IHS.
Utility Hawaiian Electric is seeking proposals for large-scale energy storage systems to ease the integration of renewable energy sources, to be installed on the island of Oahu.
Leading photovoltaics energy provider, First Solar, has reported first quarter 2014 revenue well above guidance on a PV project pull-in but reiterated full-year revenue guidance would be unchanged at up to US$4 billion.
