ASP declines in 2012, driven by industry overcapacity throughout the PV supply chain, forced over 350 companies in China, from equipment suppliers, polysilicon producers to module manufacturers, to stop operations entirely, according to market research firm ENF. ENF sai......[More]

Enel Latin América (Chile), a developer of renewable energy projects and the Chilean subsidiary of Italy-based Enel Green Power, is seeking approval for a 122MW PV plant and has submitted plans to the Chilean environmental authority, Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental (SE......[More]

US-based PV installer SolarCity said its PV installations reached 156MW in 2012, an increase of 117% compared to 2011, exceeding guidance by 10MW. Providing its first update on business expectations since its successful IPO on the NASDAQ stock market in December, 2012, ......[More]

A partnership project to increase multicrystalline ingot casting quality and lower production costs at Yingli Green has been hailed a success. Reporter has been told that, as part of the project, Yingli Green’s ingot furnaces have been fully-upgraded with a new gas refr......[More]

Ingot furnace equipment supplier Beijing Jingyuntong Technology Co (JYT) has won an arbitration case against LDK Solar. The struggling integrated PV module manufacturer has been told by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) to pay JY......[More]

The global BIPV and BAPV market will grow from just over 400MW in 2012 to 2,250MW in 2017 representing a five-fold increase, Pike Research forecasts. According to Pike Research’s Building Integrated Photovoltaicsreport, the value of the market will quadruple over the ne......[More]