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CANADIAN SOLAR, PHOTOWATT AND ECM GREENTECH PLAN TO FORM A JV COMPANY IN LOW-CARBON PRODUCTION OF SILICON INGOTS AND WAFERS

January 10, 2018 Anand Gupta

GUELPH, Ontario — Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced it plans to partner with Photowatt, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles and ECM Greentech, a group that is in the forefront of silicon crystallization equipment and process in France. The three […]

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Daqo New Energy Announces Departure of Chief Executive Officer

January 8, 2018 Anand Gupta

CHONGQING, China — Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) (“Daqo New Energy”, the “Company” or “we”), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, today announced its chief executive officer, Dr. Gongda Yao, after more than nine years of dedicated service, will step down as the chief executive officer of the […]

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Dealing with cracks in India’s solar dreams

January 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

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Study finds factors responsible for degradation of photovoltaic modules In a first of its kind study in India, scientists from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and National Institute of Solar Energy, New Delhi, conducted a detailed survey at 51 locations across India to check for the degradation in the performance of photovoltaic modules. This […]

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China National Building Materials Acquires a Minority Interest in SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES

January 3, 2018 Anand Gupta

Kahl am Main – China National Building Materials, Beijing (CNBM), has informed SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG that it has acquired a minority interest of around 1.5 million shares (around 16.8%) of the current 8.9 million issued shares from external shareholders. It is reported that the corresponding legally binding purchase agreements have been signed. A transfer of […]

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The Power of Sun… Still, you cannot produce solar power without Silver…

January 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

If we add the amount of solar energy that is absorbed by the Earth’s atmosphere, land and oceans every year, we end up with approximately 3,850,000 EJ (exajoules or 10^18 joules). To put it in more understandable terms, this amount of energy is equivalent to : 2.7 million earthquakes of the same size as the […]

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Hyet Solar Plans €200 Million Solar Fab In India

December 27, 2017 Anand Gupta

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This month India witnessed bittersweet news on the solar power front for its Make In India program that promotes foreign investment in the manufacturing sector. The world’s largest solar module manufacturer, Trina Solar, suspended plans to set up a module manufacturing facility in the eastern state of Andhra Pradesh. On the heels of this news […]

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Government unlikely to scrap customs duty on import of solar panels

December 27, 2017 Anand Gupta

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BENGALURU: The government appears to have turned down a plea by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to scrap import duty on solar panels imposed last year, according to the minutes of a meeting held earlier this month. The renewable energy ministry had backed the demand by solar developers that such equipment should […]

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India assures contracts for local solar equipment makers in government projects

December 22, 2017 Anand Gupta

NEW DELHI – India plans to support local solar cells and modules makers by assuring contracts for government projects, a note from the renewable energy ministry said, as it looks to scale up manufacturing to cut Chinese imports and avoid legal hassles. The United States is due to take India back to the World Trade […]

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Solar Frontier Achieves World Record Thin-Film Solar Cell Efficiency of 22.9%

December 20, 2017 Anand Gupta

Tokyo – Solar Frontier K.K., the world’s largest provider of CIS solar energy solutions, has set a new world record for thin-film solar cell efficiency. In joint research with the National Research and Development Agency’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan, Solar Frontier achieved 22.9% conversion efficiency on a 1cm2 cell […]

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Successful start of production of the largest CIGS solar module production site in China

December 19, 2017 Anand Gupta

AVANCIS supplies CIGS technology for thin-film factory. CNBM, China’s largest building materials group and parent company of German premium module manufacturer AVANCIS, has celebrated the production launch “First Module Out” at China’s most advanced CIGS PV plant. The start of the 300 MW factory is the first production unit of the largest CIGS solar factory […]

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