Kawa acquires four Conergy subsidiaries, will acquire more in October

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 19:31 (Solarserver)

Kawa Capital Management Inc. (Miami, Florida, U.S.) has acquired Conergy AG's (Hamburg, Germany) subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, Singapore and Thailand. This comes less than two months after Conergy filed for insolvency on July 5th, 2013. Read more

Sungrow to supply 5MW of inverters to India

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 12:48 (PV-Tech)

A PV project in Rajastan is to receive 5MW of Sungrow Power Supply’s wall-mounted string inverter SG30KTL pieces. Read more

IHS: Microinverter’s breaking-out of US as further growth expected

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 12:15 (PV-Tech)

According to market research firm, IHS several key dynamics are at work propelling PV microinverter and power optimiser shipments to reach 1.3GW in 2013, up from 856MW in 2012. Read more

IHS: Micro-inverters shipments to grow four-fold in 2017, with greater diversity of markets

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 8:55 (Solarserver)

IHS Inc. (Englewood, Colorado, U.S.) has released a new report which finds that the global market for micro-inverters will expand four-fold to 2.1 GW in 2017, including significant growth in markets outside the United States. Until now, micro-inverter demand has been largely confined to the U.S. residential solar photovoltaic (PV) market, but the company notes that the emphasis is shifting to the commercial market and other regions. IHS also predicts that micro-inverter prices will fall significantly by 2017. Read more

GCL-Poly blames losses on polysilicon price dumping; wafer sales up 21%

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 18:36 (PV-Tech)

China’s largest polysilicon and solar wafer producer, GCL-Poly Energy Holdings reported a group loss of HK$917.3 million (US$118.2 million) or the first-half of 2013, citing polysilicon price dumping from major overseas rivals, after recently announcing a profit warning. Read more

UK solar PV market dips 46% in Q2 2013 on incentive changes

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 15:55 (Solarserver)

Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand in the UK has fallen 46% sequentially to 282 MW but will remain healthy in the longer-term, according to an analysis by NPD Solarbuzz (Santa Clara, California, U.S.). Read more

JA Solar’s revenue flat on ASP and capacity constraints

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 15:46 (PV-Tech)

Running at near full-capacity for the first time since 2010, JA Solar’s quarterly revenue for six consecutive quarters has basically flatlined. Read more

JA Solar inches towards the black on strong shipment volumes

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 15:24 (Solarserver)

JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (Shanghai) has released results for the second quarter of 2013, reporting a 12% year-over-year fall in revenues to USD 258 million, despite a 10% increase in shipments to 464 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, in excess of its guidance. Read more

Solar Decathlon: Spotlighting American Innovation

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 15:03 (Renewable Energy World)

When the U.S. Department of Energy held its first Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in 2002, Americans were growing nervous about energy issues for the first time in decades. Natural gas prices had skyrocketed, California had just recovered from rolling blackouts, and the events of 9/11 and our continued dependence on foreign energy sources were Read more

Ten Best-Practice Guidelines for Solar Development

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 15:03 (Renewable Energy World)

Recently published guidelines that the UK Solar Trade Association (STA) says its members will follow in building and managing solar farms have set out best practices for siting, land use and community engagement. Read more

Solargiga sales boosted by supply deal with Sharp

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 13:33 (PV-Tech)

Monocrystalline product supplier, Solargiga Energy Holdings reported a 68.9% increase in revenue for the first-half of 2013, compared to the same quarter a year ago as demand from Sharp for N-type mono-wafers and modules increased due to the booming Japanese market. Read more

Powerway to provide mounting systems for 30MW Thailand project

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 13:08 (PV-Tech)

Chinese solar mounting solutions company Powerway Renewable Energy has been appointed to work on a 30MW solar PV plant in north east Thailand. Read more

Annual demand for solar power in UK passes 1GW milestone

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 12:21 (PV-Tech)

The UK solar market’s annual demand has hit the GW-level for the first time, according to research data published by NPD Solarbuzz. Read more

Solar Shakeout: Kawa acquires four Conergy sales units in first phase of buyout

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 11:50 (PV-Tech)

Conergy has sold four sales units to Kawa Capital Management in the first phase of a deal to transfer all the company’s sales operations. Read more

Apple to build 20 MW-AC solar PV plant in North Carolina

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 9:11 (Solarserver)

Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California, U.S.) has applied to the Utilities Commission in the U.S. state of North Carolina to build a 20 MW-AC solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Catawba County. Apple expects to commission the plant in October 2013. This will be Apple's second 20 MW PV plant in Catawba County, following the 2012 completion of its first plant adjacent to its data center in Maiden. Read more

BNEF: China to invest USD 362 billion in new solar PV

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 8:47 (Solarserver)

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF, New York City) has released a new report which predicts that China will invest USD 362 billion in new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity by 2030, and could invest as much as USD 649 billion. “The future of China's power sector” forecasts that China's electricity generation capacity will more than double by 2030, and predicts that renewables including hydroelectric plants will make up more than half of the new capacity. This would mean an investment of USD 1.4 trillion in all renewables over the next 17 years. Read more

PV project developer Enfinity rumoured to be bought by SunEdison arm

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 17:02 (PV-Tech)

Market research firm IHS believes that Belgium-based PV project developer and systems integrator, Enfinity has been taken over by American investment group EverStream Energy Capital Management, established by SunEdison. Read more

Grid Expansion Delays Won't Derail Germany's Energy Transition, Analysis Finds

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 15:34 (Renewable Energy World)

Expanding Germany’s transmission grid in order to accommodate increasing amounts of renewable energy will be a crucial element of the nation’s effort to meet its 2020 climate targets. But new analysis suggests that even if grid updates are heavily delayed, the nation could still successfully add large amounts of renewables, albeit with slightly higher costs. Read more

Lightsource builds on Chinese inventory with 69.5MW Renesola deal

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 13:02 (PV-Tech)

Lightsource Renewable Energy has penned a series of contracts with Renesola that will see the Chinese manufacturer supply 69.5MW of modules to the UK developer. Read more

Lightsource builds on Chinese inventory with 69.5MW Renesola deal

Thursday, 8.29.2013 - 11:53 (Solarpowerportal)

Lightsource Renewable Energy has penned a series of contracts with Renesola that will see the Chinese manufacturer supply 69.5MW of modules to the UK developer. Read more