First Solar today announced the release of its most advanced thin-film photovoltaic module, the Series 3 FS-392, which is rated at 92.5 watts. The new FS-392 module maintains all the existing IEC certifications and UL listings for the Series 3 family, including UL listi......[More]

The European Photovoltaic Association (EPIA) has asked the European Union to take action against member states curtailing support to the renewable energy industry. More than 70 companies and associations in the solar PV electricity sector have co-signed a letter to Euro......[More]

Japan’s renewable energy capacity has reached a total of 1.443GW, according to figures released by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). From 1 April until 30 November 2012, solar PV accounted for 1.398GW, an increase of 272MW from the previous mo......[More]

Germany""s Sunways has announced an unspecified but “significant” reduction in solar cell manufacturing with the loss of 120 jobs, approximately 50% of the workforce at its cell manufacturing subsidiary, Sunways Production GmbH. As PV-Tech recently reported, Sunways is ......[More]

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (the "LDK Solar") (LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, today announced a solicitation of consents (the "Consent Solicitation") to pro......[More]

Overcapacity, weak demand and uncompetitive production have forced around 90% of polysilicon producers in China to suspend production, according to news reports in China. Only a handful of producers continue to operate plants but at low utilisation rates. GCL-Poly, Daqo......[More]