Thin-film manufacturer First Solar, in conjunction with developer Fundación Chile, has announced the acquisition of Solar Chile as part of its its endeavour to advance into new markets.
Inspira Martifer Solar, a specialist in turnkey EPC solutions, has made its first venture into the Indian rooftop PV market by signing an EPC contract with Mapro Foods.
US PV manufacturer SunPower is offering affordable rooftop PV systems to Ford electric vehicle owners in the US under a collaborative programme called MyEnergi Lifestyle.
Yingli Green has preliminary surpassed Suntech Power Holdings as the largest PV company in the world, based on revised full-year module shipment guidance.
Solar Frontier has broken the record for CIS thin-film solar cell conversion efficiency using a sputtering and selenization process. The current CIS efficiency record at 20.3% was set with the co-evaporation processes.
Mage Solar, a provider of turnkey PV solutions, and Salt Service, a provider of renewable energy systems, have completed the installation of a 24kW off-grid PV system on Pigeon Key island in the Florida Keys.
ASP declines in 2012, driven by industry overcapacity throughout the PV supply chain, forced over 350 companies in China, from equipment suppliers, polysilicon producers to module manufacturers, to stop operations entirely, according to market research firm ENF.
