Unlike previous trade actions which targeted solar imports from China, later Taiwan, the truly global nature of the Section 201 tariffs ensured there weren’t many places to relocate a factory get around tariffs on modules shipped to the United States. There weren’t many......[More]

Chinese solar company Xinyi Energy Holdings Limited has reportedly raised $465 million from its initial public offering. The business – a subsidiary of solar glass manufacturer Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited – operates a 954 MW portfolio of PV plants in China. Bloomberg, ......[More]

Last year saw 180 GW of renewable energy generation capacity installed worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Although the figure is impressive, matched the amount added in 2017, the IEA has pointed out it was the first time the volume of new ren......[More]

Huawei, Sungrow SMA were, in that order, the three largest inverter providers in terms of shipments last year, according to a report from analyst Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. The dominant trio have held the same positions since 2016, with Huawei securing top rank ......[More]

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Chinese module manufacturer Solargiga claim they have improved the thermal stability of perovskite solar cells their efficiency from 17% to 20% by applying caffeine on the perovskite layer. The researche......[More]

More details have been drip fed out of Beijing concerning the future solar policy of China. Roth Capital Partners says the ability of the nation’s National Energy Administration (NEA) to prioritize publish the list of solar projects qualifying for state subsidies in tim......[More]