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IPVEA Favors ‘Free Market PV Economy’
22 August 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
A joint initiative of members of the EU solar cell and panel manufacturing industry is requesting the European Commission to investigate whether Chinese competitors dumped PV products at below-market rates on regional markets, the International Photovoltaic Equipment Association (IPVEA) has announced.
Additionally, IPVEA says it favors a “free market PV economy” and is “generally also against imposition of any punitive tariffs.”
Yingli Solar Modules Pass Intertek’s PID Test
20 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company today announced that its multicrystalline PV modules successfully passed the Potential Induced Degradation (PID) test conducted by Intertek Group.
PV Guangzhou 2012: Renewable Energy Expo
16 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
South China’s PV Guangzhou 2012 will run 21-23 August with the theme Guangzhou Renewable Energy Expo.
PV Module Prices Drop in July
16 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
Photovoltaic module prices continued their downward trend in July, falling by more than 2% over June’s average prices and 44% down annually, according to the latest monthly module price report from IMS Research.
Suntech Appoints David King as CEO
16 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced that Dr. Zhengrong Shi will serve as executive chairman of the board and assume the position of chief strategy officer. David King has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of Suntech.
Yingli Japan Gets First JIS Q 8901 Certification
13 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited today announced that its subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Japan Corporation, Ltd. (Yingli Japan), obtained the first JIS Q 8901 Certification from TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd.
Astronergy Introduces Economical Black Residential Solar Module
13 August 2012POSTED IN New Products
Astronergy and its parent company, Chint, today announced the introduction of the CHSM6610P (BL) module, a lower cost alternative solar module for residential use.
Canadian Solar, China Development Bank Sign C$93 Million Loan Agreement
13 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
Canadian Solar today announced that it has signed a C$93 million (US$93.8 million) loan agreement with China Development Bank.
The loan facility has a five-year maturity and will be used to partially finance the previously announced C$185 million (US$186.6 million) acquisition of a majority interest in 16 solar projects representing approximately 190MW to 200MW DC owned by the former SkyPower Limited.
VDMA Speaks Out Against EU ProSun
10 August 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
The 100 member companies of VDMA Photovoltaic Equipment, manufacturers of components, machinery and equipment for photovoltaics in Germany, have come out against the anti-dumping proceedings submitted to the European Commission by EU ProSun at the end of July.
“Instead of calling for protectionist measures, we should rather concentrate on our strengths and pave the way towards competitiveness of photovoltaics in Germany,” said Dr. Eric Maiser, managing director of VDMA Photovoltaic Equipment. “The PV supplier industry has to focus on its technology leadership on international markets even more intense than in the past.”
China Sunergy, V2M Expand in Eastern Europe
09 August 2012POSTED IN Applications News
China Sunergy Co., Ltd., a specialised solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that it had agreed to supply 50 megawatts (MW) in multicrystalline photovoltaic (PV) modules to its Bulgarian partner, V2M, and its affiliates for projects in Romania and Macedonia, in the third and fourth quarters of 2012. V2M Ltd., a Bulgarian solar system developer and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor established in 2010 by Valeri Yankov and MAT Ltd., recently completed its 2.2MW Orlova Mogila solar park project near Dobrich on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast with modules supplied by China Sunergy.
ZNShine, Ampt Partner to Launch Optimised Solar Modules
09 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
ZNShine, a manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced a partnership with Ampt to offer global customers a smart solar module that lowers overall PV system costs and increases energy output. Under the terms of the partnership, ZNShine will incorporate Ampt's power conversion technology into its solar panels via Shoals Technologies' MultiLink junction box to deliver more energy per module while helping systems integrators to lower the cost of balance-of-system (BOS) components.
China Plans Increase in Solar Energy Use
08 August 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
China has increased its plan for solar energy 2015 target to 21GW (up from .16 in 2009).
Emcore Merges Terrestrial CPV into Suncore Photovoltaics
08 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
Emcore Corporation, a provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fibre-optic and solar power markets, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement, subject to closing conditions, to consolidate its terrestrial concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) systems engineering and development efforts into its joint venture, Suncore Photovoltaics.
Ascent Solar Provides BIPV Modules for Foxconn
06 August 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced today that it has been selected to provide building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar modules in a pilot application at Foxconn's new factory in Zhenzhou City, Henan Province, China. Foxconn is one of the largest makers of electronic devices and produces many products including the iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Playstation and Xbox.
JinkoSolar Modules Pass PID Test at 65°C
06 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., a global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that its modules have passed potential induced degradation (PID) testing conducted by TÜV-SÜD and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).
GT Advanced Technologies Appoints Dan Squiller as President, PV and Worldwide Operations
02 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
GT Advanced Technologies Inc. announced that Dan Squiller, a former battery manufacturing executive, has joined the company as President of PV and Worldwide Operations in a newly-created senior role based out of the company's global operations headquarters in Hong Kong. Squiller will be responsible for the company's DSS and HiCz PV businesses, as well as the company's worldwide manufacturing and field service operations.
JA Solar Gets Intertek's Green Leaf Mark
27 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that three of its cell models and three of its module models have successfully completed Intertek's Carbon Footprint Evaluation program and have been granted the Green Leaf Mark by Intertek. JA Solar is the first solar company in China to receive Green Leaf Mark verification for its products.
Trina Solar: EU ProSun Allegations ‘Misguided’
27 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
Trina Solar today said its transactions with European customers were made in accordance with fair trade practices, and that it has, and will continue to, "adhere to prudent and recognized industry practices and standards in the European Union."
The Chinese solar company’s statement follows yesterday’s announcement by EU ProSun that the group had filed a formal request with the European Commission to investigate alleged unfair importation of solar products made in China.
EU ProSun Calls on European Commission to Investigate China
26 July 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
European solar manufacturers today announced EU ProSun, an initiative that is calling on the European Commission to investigate what it calls “unfair trade practices” by Chinese solar manufacturers.
Greater Phoenix Formally Protests US Solar Tariffs on China
26 July 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
The US-based Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) announced today that it is filing a formal letter of protest with the US Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC) against the tariffs on Chinese-manufactured photovoltaic cells and modules.
