Solar

SunEdison completes 24 MW Cascade solar power plant in California Desert

SunEdison has completed construction of a 24 MW (megawatt) DC (direct current) solar power plant located in the California Desert. The company has signed a...

First Solar and GE partner for high-power PV plant design

First Solar, a provider of solar PV module systems, has partnered with GE’s Power Conversion business to develop a cost-effective and productive utility-scale PV...

China-based solar makers exported 16GWp of PV modules in 2013

China-based solar makers have exported 16GWp of PV modules worth US$10 billion in 2013, said a report in Digitimes. Europe, according to the report, contributed...

JA Solar reports quarterly profit in 4Q 2013 after ten quarters of loss

JA Solar, the largest solar cell producer by capacity, has reported its first quarterly profit in fourth quarter 2013, following ten quarters of loss,...

Kyocera Solar passes Salt Mist Corrosion Test by TV Rheinland

Kyocera, which produces and supplies solar energy  panels, announced its entire product line of solar modules has passed the Salt Mist Corrosion Test, IEC61701:2011...

Trina Solar receives TUV Rheinland certification for Trinasmart

Trina Solar, a provider of photovoltaic (PV) modules, solutions, and services, said its Trinasmart product has received IEC 61215/61730 certification from TUV Rheinland. Trinasmart, a...

SolarWorld looks to revive PV production unit with Bosch Solar Energy acquisition

Bosch Solar Energy has completed the process to sell the production unit of crystalline photovoltaic cells and modules in Arnstadt to SolarWorld Industries-Thüringen GmbH. SolarWorld reportedly acquired...

Japan set to become world leader in solar photovoltaic installations

A recent statistics from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Japan, reveals that 4.58 GW of solar photovoltaics were added in Japan in...