Americas

July 2, 2018
REC Silicon is further reducing its workforce in Moses Lake, Washington due to the ongoing solar trade war between China and the US.
June 29, 2018
Struggling major China-based PV manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has said that it would not appeal a notification from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 28, 2018 to de-list the company, due to non-compliance.
June 29, 2018
German-based laser systems specialist LPKF Laser & Electronics has secured new follow-on orders from a thin-film PV module manufacturer.
June 29, 2018
The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has given its final environmental approval for what will be the first utility-scale PV project developed in the state of Wyoming.
June 28, 2018
Following an overview of its businesses and asset portfolio over the past year, Sempra Energy intends to sell off several of its energy infrastructure assets, including its entire portfolio of PV and wind assets within the US.
June 28, 2018
US-based PVD thin film materials supplier SCI Engineered Materials has secured its largest ever order valued at around US$2 million from a CIGS (Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenide) thin-film module manufacturer in China.
June 28, 2018
Major Korean conglomerate LG Electronics will establish a 500MW solar module manufacturing plant in Alabama, US at a cost of around US$28 million.
June 27, 2018
Hawaii’s KIUC, the top-ranked US utility in 2017 for energy storage deployment per customer by SEPA (Smart Electric Power Alliance), will pay less than US$0.11 per kWh for power from a new solar-plus-storage facility.
June 25, 2018
Thailand has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) requesting consultations with the US over its 30% solar import tariffs and discussions over trade compensation, according to a WTO filing dated 21 June.
June 22, 2018
Three solar companies were winners of the Intersolar Awards during a packed Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany this year. In 2018, the industry judges were said to have focused on product solutions that exploited design characteristics to achieve the best possible results.

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