After the recent resignation of Michael Wilhelm in his position as Sunways chairman, LDK Solar, Sunways majority shareholder has appointed Mario Zen in the vacated position. Zen is currently vice president business development of LDK Solar and Managing Director of LDK S......[More]

Global PV installations hit 32GW in 2012, up from 28GW in 2011, according to the latest figures from market research firm, IHS. Growth is also expected in 2013 but restricted to only a 3GW rise to 35GW. However, falling Average Selling Price""s (ASP""s) over the last tw......[More]

The Japanese Ministry of Economy has announced that Japan installed 1,398MW since April last year. A committee was convened to consider possible changes to the current feed-in tariff for PV installations. The current rate of ¥42 (US$0.525) per kWh will end with the clos......[More]

Vertically integrated PV manufacturer LDK Solar has sold shares worth US$31,110,000 to Fulai Investment. The deal, to be closed by 28 February 2013, represents around a 12% stake of the Chinese company. Having escaped delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, LDK Sola......[More]

America’s competitive position in the global clean energy market is at risk because of increased competition abroad and uncertain policies at home, warns a report by the Pew charitable Trusts. The study, Innovate, Manufacture, Compete: A Clean Energy Action Plan, said t......[More]

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed reforms which will enable certain small-scale power generation projects including solar to qualify for a faster interconnection process. The reforms relate to Order No.2006 which became effective in 2005 to......[More]