Taiwan-based merchant solar cell producer Solartech Energy Corp reported almost a 10% decline in sales for January, 2016, marking a line under record sales achieved in December, 2015.
The December climate deal in Paris is set to trigger a surge in the global green bond market, with issuances expected to surpass US$50 billion this year, rating agency Moody’s has said.
French firm Engie, formerly GDF Suez, the largest independent power producer in the world, will announce a strategy for its transition away from fossil fuels in the coming weeks.
Australia-based energy company Genex Power has received development approval for its 150MW Kidston Solar PV project, which would be the largest solar plant in Australia one complete
The state government of Queensland, which is the largest market in Australia for sub-100kW solar systems, has ruled out proposals for retrospective cuts to the state’s Solar Bonus Scheme.
A global coalition aimed at driving investment in clean energy R&D looks set to be finalised by the middle of this year, the UK’s special envoy on climate change has said.
India has proposed a compromise in its trade dispute with the US by removing its local content requirement from private sector solar projects and continuing them in the public sector.
China-based PV manufacturer and project developer Hareon Solar Technology said in a financial filing that it expected to report a small profit in 2015, avoiding delisting from the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) in the process after stemmed three years of consecutive losses.
Asia-based polysilicon producer Tokuyama Corp said it would take a one-time impairment charge of ¥123.4 billion (US$1.02 billion) on its two polysilicon plants in Malaysia as ASPs were lower than expected and not inline with previous business guidance.
