SunPower, one of the world’s largest solar manufacturers, has announced this week it has completed the acquisition of certain assets belonging to SolarWorld Americas, including its Hillsboro, Oregon, facilities and its workforce of more than 200 employees.
In a move being billed as a “new chapter in American solar panel manufacturing” SunPower, one of the world’s leading solar manufacturers, has announced that it will acquire 100% of SolarWorld Americas, one of the two companies who filed a Section 201 trade case that led to the imposition of 30% tariffs on all imported solar cells and modules into the United States.
Suniva and SolarWorld Americas last week submitted updated requests to the US International Trade Commission that suggest lowering their originally-requested tax remedies on imported solar equipment, but SolarWorld further petitioned the ITC to impose a limit on solar module imports into the United States.
Hearings for the much-hyped and controversial Section 201 trade case filed with the US International Trade Committee by Suniva and SolarWorld began this week, further raising fears that if Donald Trump is brought into the equation, the US solar industry may suffer.
The US Solar Energy Industries Association has hit out at a new report prepared by Suniva and SolarWorld in defence of their Section 201 trade case seeking a tariff and price floor on all imported solar components, calling the notion “preposterous” and arguing that the two companies brought the collapse of their businesses on themselves.
German solar PV manufacturer SolarWorld confirmed its original lackluster preliminary financial results this week, with marginal growth against a backdrop of a lingering legal dispute with US polysilicon supplier Hemlock. Earlier this month SolarWorld published its preliminary results for the second quarter of 2016, which posited only small revenue growth … [continued]
Germany’s largest PV module producer SolarWorld reported a lackluster second quarter, with marginal increases in revenue, as the company faces rumors of bankruptcy in the wake of its polysilicon supply dispute with US polysilicon supplier Hemlock. It has been a challenging few weeks for German PV module producer SolarWorld AG. … [continued]
German solar PV manufacturer SolarWorld reported increased shipments and revenue in its first quarter earnings report for 2016. Specifically, SolarWorld increased shipments by 62% in the first quarter to 341 MW, compared to 210 MW in the first quarter a year earlier. SolarWorld said that shipments “grew strongly” in the … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport These modules allegedly generate up to 25% more energy than standard mono-facial modules of the same nominal wattages. Ben Santarris, head of corporate communications for SolarWorld Americas, said he is not aware of anything like this product on the market. (He checked before phoning me … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport This is a huge deal for a state that only has 100 megawatts of capacity. It is also important for high-efficiency, 72-cell solar panels. “This portfolio represents a significant expansion of solar capacity in Oregon – a state that already boasts an impressive percentage of renewables … [continued]
