Europe

New French tenders announced last week could see the country become the largest single source of solar end demand in Europe.

DuPont, an industry leader in high-performance materials for photovoltaic panels, shares Bill of Materials (BoM) specification recommendations based on extensive field observations and laboratory testing.

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS has appointed a new global chief technology officer from within the company.

The latest report from the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), an investor-focused non-profit organisation, found that of the US$694 billion of climate bonds outstanding in 2016, energy accounted for 19% at US$130 billion, exemplifying a push in investment for renewable energy projects.

UK-based renewable energy companies and associations have unanimously welcomed news that the government has set the fifth carbon budget at the recommended level, but warned of the work ahead needed to meet those targets.

Turkey’s Ministry of Economy has opened an investigation into alleged dumping of Chinese solar panels in Turkey.

US-based flexible CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide) thin-film producer MiaSolé a subsidiary of struggling Hanergy Group has signed a supply contract with a leading Italian roofing firm, General Membrane SpA.

The European Commission has withdrawn Chinese solar panel manufacturer Shinetime China and its related company in the EU, Shinetime Europe, from the EU-China price undertaking.

Analysts at Swedbank are working on the basis of an increased probability that solar trade duties in the US will be removed.

German PV company IBC Solar has partnered with DHYBRID Power Systems to capitalise on their respective competencies in order to emerge as a market-leading provider of diesel-PV hybrid systems.