PV wafer and module manufacturer ReneSola reported first quarter 2016 results inline with guidance as the company continues to shift away from its OEM module business and focus on downstream PV power plant projects.
On Sunday EDF inaugurated the 50MW Zmorot solar park located in the northern Negev desert, covering more than 60 hectares and comprised of more than 200,000 solar panels supplied by French silicon PV module manufacturer Photowatt.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar is launching its first monocrystalline PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Cell) based module at SNEC PV Power Expo this week.
PV module manufacturing equipment specialist M10 Industries is using SNEC 2016 to highlight its new ‘Kubus MTS 5000’ stringer via 3D simulation demonstrations at the event being held this week in Shanghai, China.
The Swiss non-profit research and technology organisation, the Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), today unveiled new PV facilities to include a 500m² cleanroom and 600m² module testing and production laboratories.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar has made further revisions to its planned manufacturing capacity expansion plans for 2016, while reiterating previously guided PV module shipments for the year.
Struggling China-based PV manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has reported a full-year 2015 net loss of US$864.6 million on revenue of US$1,538.5 million. The company had recently guided a net loss in the range of US$894.1 million to US$909.7 million.
SolarCity, the largest residential solar PV installer in the US reported higher than expected installations in the first quarter of 2016, yet weaker bookings in the residential sector led to lowering full-year installation guidance.
Insolvent German-based PV module manufacturer Solar-Fabrik said that German PV installer HSL Laibacher GmbH is expected to purchase one of its assembly lines (No.3) and resume module production at its own facilities in Aschaffenburg, under the Solar-Fabrik brand.
