Chinese PV manufacturer Hanergy has been in the news lately for the wrong reasons, such as a dropping stock and recently canceled $585 million order (see this Financial Times article for many of the details). GlobalData analyst Amit Sharma says that these problems are largely because of an “overly optimistic approach regarding itsRead More

U.S.-based Rayton Solar Inc is claiming that’s latest innovation (with currently $1 million in seed funding) will make solar energy cheaper than energy produced by fossil fuels. Rayton’s claim is based on the amount of silicon it is using. Rayton says it is using only four microns of silicon (an expensiveRead More

JinkoSolar Holding Co., which distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base throughout the world, announced two separate U.S.-based agreements: 1) A memorandum of understanding with Andalay Solar, Inc., whereby JinkoSolar intends to license and manufacture solar modules using Andalay’s Instant ConnectRead More

MiaSolé, producer of lightweight, flexible and powerful solar cells, has released its second generation FLEX Series Modules. The FLEX-02 Series module is a CIGS-based flexible thin-film PV module that provides high-power density for many types of roof applications. The panels are the highest efficiency, flexible, thin-film product on the market today,Read More

tenKsolar, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of high energy density, low voltage PV systems, shipped 1.69 megawatts of tenKsolar DUO for SafeGreen Energy projects in Shanghai. The solar rooftop projects are designed and constructed by SafeGreen. SafeGreen chose to install the tenKsolar DUO system because of its performance in energy density and lowRead More

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, is offering a new upgraded warranty on its polycrystalline PV modules by guaranteeing a lower first year power output degradation, less than 2.5%. This is in contrast to the industry standard of 3% degradation during the first year. All Canadian SolarRead More

CivicSolar and Sunpreme Inc. have entered into a strategic partnership to offer Sunpreme’s Bi-facial Solar PV modules, a technically innovative product, to its 3,500 active customers nationwide. With offices in San Francisco and Boston, CivicSolar’s model offers a combination of solar industry experience and technical expertise. “Unlike traditional solar distributors, ourRead More

Wuxi Suntech has introduced its new SuperPoly product line, which is an upgraded polycrystalline module that integrates an in-depth reflection technology and passivation process. This which enables the module to generate at least 2 power classes more (approximately 10W) than the average industry level module, reaching efficiency levels up to 16.7%. TheRead More

Tempress Systems, the solar subsidiary of Amtech Systems, Inc., received a large, multisystem order for its next-generation solar diffusion systems from a leading solar cell and module manufacturer in China. The systems are expected to ship within the next three to nine months. Amtech is a global supplier of production equipmentRead More

Ace LLC Solar Installs Behind the Meter System to Meet Heavy Power Needs Like Arc-Welding, Machinery, Cranes and Material Handling Equipment Renusol America, a leading provider of solar PV mounting solutions with systems installed across the US, today announces that it has provided its pre-assembled, ‘rail-less’ mounting solution, Renusol MS,Read More