LDK Solar said that a recent short extension to talks with bondholders that ended today has been replaced with a new 21-day forbearance arrangement over unpaid interest on a US$280 million bond debt. The company is continuing to engage with a majority of bondholders and......[More]

For years Texas has watched as solar developers flock to greener pastures in California and Arizona where state subsidies and high power prices have created a solar boom. The announcement Wednesday that First Solar, one of the world’s largest solar companies, was buildi......[More]

Dec. 30, 2013, Zhongli Talesun Solar, a Chinese photovoltaic module manufacturer, announced that Zhongli Talesun will supply 8 MW of monocrystalline PV modules to Tokyo Gumi Co., Ltd. According to the module supply contract, this batch of high-efficiency monocrystalline......[More]

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]