Europe

According to Hanwha Q CELLS, the US International Trade Commission (US ITC) has voted to begin an investigation of alleged patent infringement by JinkoSolar, LONGi Solar, and REC Group, in relation to its US [215] patent on solar cell passivation layer structures.

IHS Markit: Europe to add 19GW and US to overtake India in year where PV installations will reach 129GW worldwide and return to double-digit growth.

Major PV inverter manufacturer and EPC firm, Sungrow Power Supply Co has warned that net profit in the first quarter of 2019 would be lower than expected, due to a significant reduction in new PV grid connections in China.

French renewable energy company Tenergie, through its JV, Terres d’Energie, has signed off on a deal to acquire 29 operating PV projects, representing a combined generation capacity of 108MW, from the DIF Infrastructure III and IV Funds.

LONGi’s bifacial modules added to Latin America's self-styled tallest timber building, Sungrow hits 40% inverter market share in Vietnam, SolarEdge in monitoring milestone.

Pipeline of active pre-build large-scale solar farms (>250kWp) sees significant growth over past six months, with total capacity breaking 4.2GW mark.

Chunk of new €34.2m renewable subsidy programme will finance self PV generation at homes and businesses across southern region.

Firm’s Iberian unsubsidised portfolio hits 116MW mark after signing deal for 10MW PV cluster to supply power to corporate’s steel mills.

Asia becomes major driver of 94GW PV addition worldwide, with other frontrunners including the US, Australia, Germany, Brazil, Egypt and Mexico.

Hongbin Fang, technical director of LONGi Solar says mono-PERC technology, including bifacial, will form the backbone of the solar sector in the immediate future.