Asia & Oceania

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software firm camLine has won a bid to supply its software to the planned AVANCIS, 300MW CIGS thin-film production plant in Anhui, China.

United PV and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have partnered to jointly launch the “Panda Solar Power Plant”, which promotes both youth engagement and sustainable development in China.

Chinese monocrystalline solar module manufacturer LERRI Solar has announced a new ambition to expand into the overseas market.

PV Tech’s preliminary analysis of global PV manufacturing capacity expansion announcements in July and August, 2016 highlight the industry fears over a new period of overcapacity across the supply chain after explosive growth plans announced in the first half of 2016.

BayWa renewable energy, a subsidiary of Munich-based BayWa, has acquired Perth-based PV distributor Solarmatrix.

This week's Movers & Shakers features expansion into new markets, renewable asset management and new executive appointments.

China-based renewable energy provider Huaneng Renewables reported first half 2016 revenue of RMB 4,914.3 million (US$735.58 million) a 25.3% increase over the prior year period, partially driven by a 26.1% increase in electricity generated from its PV power plant operations.

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Electronic gases specialist, Linde has established a new R&D facility in Taiwan to better serve the growth in solar cell manufacturing capacity expansions in South East Asia.

CIS thin-film module manufacturer Solar Frontier has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MO) with Saudi Aramco and the Saudi Arabian National Industrial Cluster Development Program (NICDP) on the feasibility of establishing a thin-film module production plant in Saudi Arabia.