Originally published on Solar Love. Suntech has a new product out, which is a smart solar DC module integrating Tigo’s modular TS4 platform. The point of using Tigo technology is to optimize power output, add real-time monitoring, make wireless communications more accessible, and reduce maintenance costs. Simply put, the Suntech smart modules … [continued]
The owner of Suntech, currently one of the largest solar energy companies in the world, Shunfeng International, has acquired a majority stake in the US-based solar cell + module manufacturer Suniva, according to recent reports. Shunfeng is now a 63% stakeholder in Suniva. Other minority stakeowners currently include: Goldman Sachs, … [continued]
The Chinese solar company Suntech has roared back to life with a new silicon solar cell efficiency record, just two months after setting a previous record.
The clean energy company Shunfeng International Clean Energy experienced an increase in reported revenue of 275.6% in 2014, following on the heels of the the company’s acquisition and integration of the photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing giant Wuxi Suntech (April 2014). That increase in revenue was accounted for by Shunfeng’s reported full … [continued]
The Chinese solar energy giant Wuxi Suntech has enlisted the services of two large insurance companies, one German and one Chinese — Munich RE and Ping An, respectively — in order to offer improved insurance protection for customer module warranties. The new insurance policy offers a 25-year warranty protection period, … [continued]
Suntech appears to be rebounding strongly from its (relatively) recent bankruptcy — as its recent announcement of a pipeline of over 900 MW worth of solar PV projects in the UK has shown. Despite some of the company’s missteps in recent years, ever since it was acquired by Shunfeng Photovoltaic … [continued]
The Chinese solar giant Suntech is aiming to install about 1 GW of new solar PV generation capacity in Japan during the next 3 years, according to an economic journal in Japan known as Nikkei Keizai Shimbun. As part of the journal’s coverage, an interview with Suntech’s Eric Luo was … [continued]
Once the leading solar panel company in the world (before some scandal and bankruptcy), Suntech has regrouped and is now setting its sights on the potentially very lucrative solar markets of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, according to recent reports. Considering the rapid growth in solar energy development in Chile over the past few … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. Suntech was the largest solar module manufacturer in the world for years, then a combination of some illegal moves and a harsh financial environment for solar module manufacturers crushed the company, leading it to bankruptcy. Suntech is finally on the upswing after all of that. However, rather … [continued]
SEIA warns US tariffs may damage solar industry. Originally published in the ECOreport. Wuxi Suntech recently announced that its modules are now the “third brand globally” to receive VDE Quality-Tested certification, which is believed to be the strictest testing criteria in the industry. While most standards will allow a power loss … [continued]
