Dr Zhengrong Shi, the founder of Suntech and the former UNSW PhD graduate known as the “Sun King,” is returning to the solar market with a newly developed lightweight, ultra-thin and flexible panel that he is hailing as the biggest change to the solar industry in decades.
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 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]
March 2011—when the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami devastated four reactors and endangered two others at Fukushima 1—forced a radical rethinking of Japan’s energy picture that continues today with a Japan feed-in tariff program. In the latest round, the utilities are pushing back against the feed-in tariffs and the fruitful development … [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]
Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) … [continued]
Solar energy enthusiasts, here’s another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! Solar panel prices have dropped 80% since 2008, and wind power prices are down too. (Planetsave) Recurrent Energy, a US-based subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, is reportedly up for sale. Notably, Recurrent Energy promised an astonishing 5¢/kWh solar electricity supply to Austin Energy in May, … [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]
