Hemlock Semiconductor, U.S. polysilicon manufacturer, has sued SolarWorld of Germany for contract violation, demanding US$770 million of compensation. The move may send the latter into a legal predicament, as it is lik... more
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GET’s Diamond Wire Technology Officially Granted Patent |
| published: 2016-07-22 17:06 |
The “Etching Solution and Method of Surface Roughening of Silicon Substrate”, a diamond wire technology originally invented by Green Energy Technology (GET) is officially granted patent by Taiwan Patent and Intellectua... more
Samsung Buys BYD’s 4% Shares for $500 Million |
| published: 2016-07-22 16:31 |
China’s booming electric vehicle (EV) market attracted eager foreign investors. Samsung Electronics’ China branch was said to buy news shares of China’s largest EV manufacturer BYD for RMB 3 billion (around US $500 million)... more
Sharp's New CEO Optimistic about Solar Business, Sets to Go International |
| published: 2016-07-22 16:04 |
After Foxconn-Sharp alliance took place, Foxconn immediately started a series of re-organization and planned for Jeng-wu Tai to take over as the new Sharp CEO.
Although rumors had that Sharp’s solar business (Sha... more
The Sun Shines to Keep Uyuni Salt Flats Clean |
| published: 2016-07-22 15:23 |
Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni are the world's largest salt flats. To keep the salt flats clean, Solar Frontier supplied 40 solar panels for a solar energy system to Projecto YOSI, an organization devoting to promoting sustain... more
E.ON and Digital Realty Power the Digital Future from the Colbeck's Corner Wind Farm |
| published: 2016-07-22 14:48 |
E.ON Climate & Renewables North America, LLC (E.ON) and Digital Realty, a global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced a long-term agreement to procure energy from the Colbeck's Corner Wi... more
White House’s New Initiative to Install 1GW of Solar for Needies |
| published: 2016-07-21 18:45 |
Under name of President Obama, the White House announces “Clean Energy Savings for All Initiative” and aims to offer a total of 1GW solar to low- and moderate-income families by 2020.
The Initiative, which was announced thr... more
China’s Monthly PV Grid Connection in June Estimated to Exceed 10GW |
| published: 2016-07-21 17:54 |
The PV market in China has been unprecedented strong in the first half of 2016, and the installation due date by June 30 drove an overwhelming installation rush in the second quarter of 2016. It is estimated that the PV grid conne... more
SPI Energy Connects 2.4MW PV Power Plant to Japan’s Grid |
| published: 2016-07-21 16:37 |
SPI Solar Japan G.K. (SPI Japan), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SPI Energy, a global provider of PV solutions, has completed the 2.4MW Nishiura power plant in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture and connected it to the grid. The distributed... more
Alterra Power Agrees to Acquire 20MW Solar Portfolio |
| published: 2016-07-21 16:33 |
Alterra Power is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Inovateus Solar LLC to acquire an 80% ownership interest in a two-project 20MWdc portfolio of solar farms in the Midwestern United States. Both projects ar... more
