GameChange Solar caps Massachusetts landfills with 17 MW
GameChange Solar provided precast ballasted PV ground systems installed on five landfills in Massachusetts.
SunPower subsidiary suing SolarCity for IP theft
Case by Cogenra Solar and Khosla Ventures filed in San Francisco yesterday accuses SolarCity and its subsidiary Silevo of misappropriating trade secrets concerning shingling technology. SolarCity refutes case, and alleges trade-secret theft of SunPower employee.
SnapNrack Hits 1 GW of U.S. Deployment
SnapNrack, a unit of Sunrun, announced that it has hit the 1 GW mark for total deployed solar mounting systems.
GameChange Solar Wins 100 MW Racking Order
GameChange Solar, based in New York, announced that it has been awarded an order for a 100 MW Max-Span post-driven racking system for a project that will be installed in late 2016.
Rayton Solar tries to revolutionize wafer production
Rayton Solar is trying to revolutionize the way solar panel manufacturers produce their products, claiming its silicon ingot/wafer creation process will shave 60% off the per-watt prices of this crucial component of solar systems.
SunPower to buy AUO’s stake in cell JV
U.S. solar producer SunPower will acquire Taiwan’s AU Optronic’s stake in a cell production facility joint venture the companies entered into in 2010. Under the deal, SunPower will pay $170 million over four years and take complete control of what is describes as “our highest performing solar cell fab.”
Lawsuits attempt to stop Tesla acquisition of SolarCity
An investor has filed for an injunction to stop the merger, in one of the four lawsuits challenging the deal.
WTO rejects Indian appeal against US solar complaint
Appeal to overturn US complaint that India’s domestic content requirement for its solar power sector is discriminatory rejected by the WTO, as expected. India has lodged similar trade case against U.S.
Solar Power International 2016: Five key takeaways
This year’s SPI trade show comes at a time of dynamic growth for the solar industry and an increasing integration of solar into energy management. But not all the news is good.
SPI 2016 Solar Rack & Track Product Update
The numbers are still being tallied for the massed attendance of SPI 2016 in Las Vegas, but an informal consensus confirms that the show was a huge success for exhibitors, including a few more racking and tracking manufacturers we met with on the final day of the show.
