PV Crystalox confirms closing of ingot production in the UK
The British manufacturer will now source ingots from a third-party supplier and process these into blocks in the U.K.
JA Solar expects minimum disruption from cell fab fire, signs 50 MW supply deal
Fire at the Chinese solar firm’s Yangzhou cell facility raged for a few hours but was contained to old production lines. Production disruption is expected to be minimal. Company also confirms 50 MW module deal in Malaysia.
centrotherm subsidiary picks up sputter tool contract for China CIGS plants
FHR Anlagenbau will supply the sputter production tooling for Manz’s Chinese CIGSline factories. The production equipment, which is likely for the landmark deal between Manz, Shanghai Electric, and major Chinese generator Shenhua, which was signed in January, will be delivered in 2018.
Burkina Faso to host its first solar module factory
The PV panel manufacturing facility is being built by local company Faso Energy with the support of the country’s government and Spanish equipment provider Mondragon.
Neo Solar Power sells multicrystalline solar cell fab
The sale of the Taiwanese company’s Zhunan fab for around $41 million is part of wider transformation strategy towards monocystralline PERC production.
REC Group orders $12.4m worth of diamond wire cutting tech from Meyer Burger
The Norwegian solar manufacturer has awarded the CHF 12 million contract to Swiss equipment firm Meyer Burger to supply its DW 288 Series 3 diamond wire cutting technology. Shipment will start in Q3.
Recom acquires French solar maker Sillia VL, plans to triple fab capacity to 150 MW
The German-headquartered solar manufacturer has acquired the Brittany-based solar firm for an undisclosed fee, but added that it will seek to boost production capacity at the Lannion site to 150 MW by the end of the year.
European PV manufacturing must be preserved, say more than 50 organizations
Joint letter from 50 solar PV organizations in Europe sent to policymakers of all EU member states to serve as reminder of the importance of PV manufacturing in the continent.
G20 nations dragging their heels on low-carbon transition, reports find
Study from Climate Transparency shows that while green finance among G20 nations has been stepped up, legacy commitments to fossil fuels mean countries will miss “well below 2 degree” warming limit set at Paris Agreement. Fossil fuel spending still four times higher than renewable spending, Oil Change International report also finds.
Hevel Group doubles solar module output to 160 MW following heterojunction embrace
The Russian solar firm has begun manufacturing heterojunction solar modules at its PV plant in Novocheboksarsk in the Chuvash Republic, thereby doubling its output capacity to 160 MW.
