Shipments and revenues up in strong Q3 for Canadian Solar
Leading module manufacturer Canadian Solar posted revenue of $912 million for the third quarter of 2017, significantly above the figure of $692 million for the previous quarter. The company also saw quarterly shipments rise to 1.87 GW.
Tongwei to invest $1.8bn to build two 10 GW solar cell factories in China
Massive 12 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) investment part of Chinese solar firm’s goal to boost its production capacity to 30 GW and become world’s largest solar manufacturer.
JinkoSolar sets new mono-PERC cell efficiency record
JinkoSolar has achieved yet another efficiency world record, hitting 23.45% with its p-type monocrystalline PERC cell technology. The record has been confirmed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Yingli to supply 38 MW in China
Yingli Solar has agreed to supply PV modules for 38.4 MW of solar capacity that is being built under China’s PV poverty alleviation program.
ACC inks rooftop PV deal with P&G in China
Asia Clean Capital (ACC) has agreed to install rooftop solar systems at facilities owned by Procter & Gamble (Guangzhou) Consumer Products.
REC Silicon sees 38% sales increase in Q3
Leading polysilicon producer REC Silicon posted revenue of $75.5 million in the third quarter – 23% above the previous quarter. REC saw a 38.2% increase in sales volume, despite polysilicon production for the quarter coming in slightly below guidance.
CP Clean Energy’s generation falls slightly in Jan-Sept period
China Power Clean Energy Development (CP Clean Energy) said its subsidiaries collectively generated about 7642.5 GWh of electricity in the nine months to the end of September, down just 0.97% from the first nine months of 2016.
BNEF shines light on China’s solar curtailment problem
Approximately 56.2 TWh of solar and wind generation was curtailed in China last year, underscoring how excessive investment and an oversupply of electricity pose an ongoing threat to renewables development, according to newly released research.
JinkoSolar claims new 22.78% PERC efficiency record
JinkoSolar has revealed that the Chinese Academy of Science Testing Laboratory has confirmed that it has achieved a conversion efficiency of 22.78% with its P-type monocrystalline passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) solar cells.
Comtec, Sunway to collaborate on PV storage applications
A unit of Comtec Solar Systems has agreed to collaborate with a subsidiary of Malaysian construction group Sunway on the development of large-scale solar battery systems.
