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PV Tech’s preliminary analysis of global PV manufacturing capacity expansion announcements in June, clearly demonstrate a significant slowdown in recent months.

Major polysilicon producer Wacker Chemie reported flat second quarter polysilicon sales, despite stronger demand and higher average selling prices (ASPs) as inventory depletion limited shipments.

SolarWorld has issued a defiant statement in response to it being ordered to pay damages amounting to US$763.5 million.

Akuo Energy issues second Green Bond, Wind and Solar hybrid ready to build in Australia, Phoenix awarded Texas EPC contract.

DuPont, an industry leader in high-performance materials for photovoltaic panels, shares best practices for solar array design, component selection and long-term maintenance.

Polysilicon producer REC Silicon’s strategy to win customers outside China via discounted pricing on its FBR granular polysilicon is set to continue after Chinese anti-dumping duties are dropped and when its joint venture FBR (B) facility in China starts production in the second-half of 2017.

Private equity firm First Reserve is selling several solar plants in Italy with a combined capacity of 101MW.

Leading PV manufacturing equipment supplier Meyer Burger has received a follow-on order from an existing customer based in China for its MAiA 2.1 PERC technology upgrade platform.

French oil major Total has completed its acquisition of Saft, leading battery designer and manufacturer after a successful tender.

Inverter manufacturer KACO New Energy will cut 80 jobs from its German operations as it looks to refocus on overseas markets.