L R AS Published on Saturday 11 April 2020 - n° 317 - Categories:industrial strategy
Using containment to improve its operating processes
The Indian manufacturer U-Solar has been obliged to comply with the containment imposed in its country since 25 March. All projects have been stopped for safety reasons. The company uses
L R AS Published on Monday 6 April 2020 - n° 316 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease
Canadian Solar wants to increase its panel production capacity by 3 GW
Despite skeletal demand, Canadian Solar wants to increase its panel production capacity by 3 GW,
L R AS Published on Monday 6 April 2020 - n° 316 - Categories:various PVs
In the end, the recycling of panels is not necessary!
Landfilling old solar panels is probably safe for humans, according to the IEA. They can be safely disposed of in landfills.
The study was carried out on the three main pollutants of panels
L R AS Published on Sunday 5 April 2020 - n° 316 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease
A 60 GW panel manufacturing plant!
China's GCL System Integration is planning to build a 60 GW solar module factory in China's Anhui province, with a total investment of about US$2.5 billion. The project
L R AS Published on Saturday 4 April 2020 - n° 316 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease
Meyer Burger is reducing the working hours of its staff in Switzerland.
As a result of the pandemic, Meyer Burger is reducing the working hours of its staff in Switzerland.
PV Magazine of 2 April
L R AS Published on Friday 27 March 2020 - n° 315 - Categories:accord-cooperation-redemption, other batteries
Merger of two vanadium flux battery manufacturers
The two manufacturers of vanadium flux batteries, the American Avalon and the British RedT will merge. Avalon claims to have 160 systems installed worldwide.
L R AS Published on Sunday 22 March 2020 - n° 314 - Categories:industrial strategy
Meyer Burger sees its salvation in investment in production units
Due to Meyer Burger's significant investments in research and development and the low margins obtained on sales (due to competition from Chinese equipment manufacturers), the company intends to evolve
L R AS Published on Monday 16 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease
REC Groupe achieves a production capacity of 10 GW
By the end of 2019, REC Group will have a production capacity of 10 GW of photovoltaic panels. The company specialises in high quality, top-of-the-range panels.
Tecsol of 10 March
NDLR This amount of 10 GW seems quite high. This is the amount indicated by Tecsol.
L R AS Published on Sunday 15 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease
Soluxtec to triple its production capacity
After the expansion of Energetica, which wants to reach a production capacity of one gigawatt, and Solarwatt, which recently announced
L R AS Published on Sunday 15 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease, Africa
Projects for three panel production plants in Africa
A panel production plant will open in the third quarter in Bahrain with an initial capacity of 25 MW. The plant will use
L R AS Published on Sunday 15 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease, silicon mono/multi
Tongwei's impressive growth target by 2023
The Chinese Tongwei has hit the headlines, announcing a massive increase in its silicon production capacity. It should reach 80,000 tonnes in 2020,
AS Published on Saturday 14 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:Germany, industrial strategy
Uniper launches into renewable energies
Germany's Uniper, which is now 75% owned by Finland's Fortum, has set a net zero emission target for its European electricity business by 2035 and plans to launch
AS Published on Saturday 14 March 2020 - n° 313 - Categories:industrial strategy, Germany
RWE invests in renewable energy
German RWE says it wants to build 4 GW
L R AS Published on Monday 9 March 2020 - n° 312 - Categories:purchase and sale of assets, French companies
Tenergie finalises the acquisition of 43 PV power plants
Tenergie completes acquisition of 43 PV power plants in the south-west of France
L R AS Published on Monday 9 March 2020 - n° 312 - Categories:stopping / restarting of activity
Another developer who stops
The British manufacturer John Laing is abandoning solar and wind energy because the yields are no longer sufficient to cover external risks.