The largest mega solar project built in Japan to date has gone online in Kagoshima, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.The 70MW project was supplied with panels made by Japanese ceramics and electronics company Kyocera. A ceremony was held to inaugurate the project as it...... [More]

Shunfeng Photovoltaic International has successfully acquired the PV manufacturing operations of Suntech Wuxi with administrator approval for around US$490 million. Suntech Wuxi had debts of more than US$2.3 billion.In a statement issued at the weekend, Shunfeng said the paymen...... [More]

Chinas Ministry of Commerce has said it will extend a probe into imports of solar-grade polysilicon from Europe by six months.MOFCOM cited the complex nature of the case in its decision to prolong the investigation.Chinas probe into imported polysilicon was instigated after the...... [More]

Cash-strapped Chinese manufacturer LDK Solar has won a second reprieve from noteholders on repaying interest on its bonds first due two months ago.A forebearance arrangement agreed yesterday with a majority of LDKs bondholders means the company will have a second month-long ext...... [More]

Thin-film manufacturer Hanergy has made its first move into the US downstream market with the acquisition of a 19MW project in Pittsburg, California.According to a statement made to the Hong Kong stock exchange, the company has purchased the early-stage solar farm from Delawar...... [More]

Hemlock Semiconductor continued to report positive financial results in the third quarter of 2013, despite the imposition by China of anti-dumping duties on imported polysilicon, notably from the US.According to a Dow Corning financial statement, Hemlock Semiconductors busines...... [More]