SunPower and Apple’s collaboration for developing 40MW of PV projects in China is one of the PV headlines in this week. The partnership marks the two companies’ first JV for entering into China, the world’s largest PV market. Is it a sign of the actual return of the Chinese market? We shall wait and see.
According to EnergyTrend’s research, the PV market has not revived yet so far. Nonetheless, it is expected to see better performance in the Chinese market after SNEC, which will be held from April 28th to 30th, so the quotes of PV products could stop declining in the near future. Water scarcity in Taiwan can be a challenge for Taiwanese PV cell manufacturers because the production costs might increase 3~5%.
Besides, several megawatt-scale PV project agreements were signed or revealed during this week. The market demand in the second quarter of 2015 seems to be stronger than the first quarter, which is good news to the PV industry. The Green Energy Expo 2015 in Daegu, South Korea is the debut of global PV ceremonies during this quarter; the show gave the world a glance over the South Korean market and the local makers’ future strategies.
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- SunPower and Apple Form JV to Run 40MW of PV Projects in China
- US PV Market Vision under Hilary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign
- iPLON Enters into Indian PV Market via a 550MW MoU with Welspun Renewables
- Marubeni Works with EDF Unit on 146MW Solar Power Station in Chile
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Business/Acquisition/Agreement/Financing
- SMA and Sungage Financial Partner for US Residential PV Market
- Billion Electric Optimizes Solar Production with BEsmart Solar Cloud Technology
- Southern Company Acquired a 32MW PV Project from First Solar
- NRG Forms Yieldco for Residential Solar
- SolarCity and Nest Partner to Save More Money for Homeowners
- Risen Energy Signs 1.2GW PV Agreements with Governments of Inner Mongolia
Construction/Manufacturing/Supply Chain
- Solar Frontier to Build a 29MW PV Plant in Nagasaki Airport
- SPI to Develop 50MW of Solar Projects in the UK
- Martifer Solar Connects 57.8MW of PV Plants before UK’s ROC Deadline
- Macalester College to be Part of SunEdison’s Community Solar Gardens Program
- ET Solar and GATE Solar Cooperate to Build a 70 MW PV Plant in the Philippines
- Hanwha Q CELLS Deliveries 64 MWp of PV Module to Four UK Projects
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- AEG Presents New Grid Operator Solution
Innovation and Research
- PV Nano Cell Introduces New PV Cell Printing Technology to the US Market
- NASA Develops Remote Driving Electric Vehicle
- Billion Electric Maximizes Solar Power Efficiency by “BEsmart” Cloud Solutions
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