Europe

Ahead of the PV CellTech 2019 meeting in Penang, Malaysia on 12-13 March 2019, conference chair and head of research at PV-Tech, Finlay Colville, caught up with one of the keynote invited speakers at the event this year: Dr. Weiming Zhang, from leading PV materials supplier Heraeus Photovoltaics.

LONGi Solar and REC Group have separately responded to the patent infringement cases filed by Hanwha Q CELLS in courts in Germany and the US as well as with US International Trade Commission (ITC).

300,000-strong solar workforce could see bloc add 30 million rooftop installations by 2030, says SolarPower Europe as it anticipates new policy roadmap.

As the PV-Tech team evaluated the topics best suited for this year’s PV CellTech event (12-13 March 2019, Penang, Malaysia), it was clear that wafering should be a key theme for inclusion at the conference.

Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has been the first to respond to Hanwha Q CELLS patent legal action filed in the US and Germany, specifically against JinkoSolar, LONGi Solar and REC Group.

Land acquisition, corruption and short-termism complicate scaling up solar and others with the speed required by climate change, London event hears.

Onus is now on industry to satisfy rising demand for solar, association PSES says as country prepares to tender 750MW of PV this year.

Risen has described Spain as its "staging ground" for its activities in both Europe and Latin America.

MVM Group wants to build 110 solar plants in the coming years.

The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has completed the acquisition of over 90% ownership in Eolia Renovables de Inversiones through funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.