With an initial plan to invest around US$100 million, First Solar said it would build PV power plants in the booming Japanese market, both directly and with Japanese companies in partnership. Japan has not previously been a target market for First Solar with its CdTe th......[More]

JA Solar is supplying 70MW of modules to China-based system integrator, Shanghai CSET Co for several major commercial rooftop projects in the country. The module supply deal is for JA Solar""s high-efficiency polycrystalline modules (255W - 260W) in a 60-cell format, wi......[More]

The RMB3 billion (US$492 million) bid from Shunfeng Photovoltaic International for Suntech’s manufacturing arm has been accepted by the administrator of the flailing firm. Shunfeng announced that the balance of the bid would be paid once a court in Wuxi has approved the......[More]

Yingli Green Energy has reported third quarter 2013 revenue of US$596.3 million and net loss of US$38.5 million as PV module shipments increased 5.1%. Acknowledging the shipment disruption caused by the EU anti-dumping investigation that was settled in the quarter, Ying......[More]

update. Trina Solar is the second, but likely not be the last PV module manufacturer to revise upwards third quarter shipments due to strong demand. The company said that it expected PV module shipments to exceed 750MW and could reach 780MW, compared to previous guidanc......[More]

United States solar provider, Real Goods Solar (RGS) has reported higher revenue and gross profit, lower operational costs, residential order backlog and lower net loss for the third quarter of 2013. RGS’s CEO Kam Mofid said that “continued focus on growth, productivity......[More]