Europe

PV equipment specialist SoLayTec, recently acquired by Amtech Systems has secured an evaluation testing period for its ALD (atomic layer deposition) system with Hanwha Q CELLS.

The Italian government has confirmed a raft of new charges for PV system owners.

One of the founders of PV inverter maker SMA Solar Technology, Günther Cramer, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 62 after a “long, difficult illness,” the company has announced.

The project arm of German PV wholesaler Krannich Solar has agreed a 40MW development partnership with Turkey’s Basak Group.

Scandinavian-German module manufacturer, Innotech Solar, is to take ownership of insolvent German PV distributor, Energiebau Solarstromsysteme.

Italian specialist solar cell producer MegaCell and turnkey equipment and technology supplier, RCT Solutions are collaborating on establishing a pilot production line for multicrystalline bi-facial solar cells.

The European Commission has reopened its investigation into solar glass imports for China after a request from EU ProSun Glass.

Québec-based power producer, Boralex has made an offer to acquire Enel Green Power’s French subsidiary.

Juwi has secured a new €300 million (US$377 million) finance package, clearing a key hurdle for its proposed takeover by MVV Energie.

Subsidy-free solar in the UK could thrive by the end of the decade, according to a report published by Berlin-based think tank Thema1 and supported by a coalition of European companies.