Panasonic to take over PV cell, module production at SolarCity gigafactory in Buffalo
The two firms have signed a non-binding letter of intent to collaborate on the production of solar modules and cells at Tesla’s Buffalo facility, and to source Panasonic cells. The deal rests on completion of Tesla’s SolarCity acquisition.
U.S. to remain leading tracker market through 2021
In its latest Global PV Tracker report, GTM Research says China and India will experience the most significant growth in the coming years.
Talking with the CEOs: New video interviews on pv magazine LIVE
As the final installment of videos from the SPI 2016 trade show, pv magazine LIVE brings you interviews with four CEOs from across the solar industry.
Mercom: Partial recovery in solar investment during Q3 (with charts)
Mercom Capital’s Q3 report shows a significant increase in investment levels from last quarter, but funding is still down across the board compared to a year ago.
U.S. demand helps boost REC module shipments 25% in Q2
The Norwegian solar company shipped 326 MW of modules in the second quarter of 2016, with the United States accounting for 60% of all shipments.
Perovskite breakthrough may fast-track new solar PV technology
Just over a year after Australian cleantech company Dyesol claimed to have achieved efficiency levels of 10 per cent in its perovskite solar cells, US researchers claim to have topped that, with a breakthrough that could also work to fast-track commercialisation of the technology.
Boom time: the pv magazine USA week in review
It’s a complicated time in the U.S. solar industry, with a booming market for utility-scale solar and increasing public interest, but also collapsed PV module prices and shifts in production.
Steel pipe makers charge Chinese producers with evading import duties
The formal trade allegation deals with the steel pipes used in PV system mounting structures.
GT appoints Greg Knight CEO, reinforces focus on polysilicon
The solar and polysilicon equipment maker hasn’t said what will become of its Merlin cell interconnection technology or its Hyperion ion implant technology.
Why plummeting panel prices could mean industry instability
The U.S. market watched the prequel to this current panel price-slide in 2011 — and the question is why the sequel is happening again so soon.
