Joining soon-to-be-partner SunPower, First Solar announced its Q1’2015 earnings report this week, reporting a significant loss over previous quarters, due partly to the impending yieldco partnership with SunPower. First Solar reported a net loss of $62,292 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to a profit of $112,007 million … [continued]
The second largest US solar manufacturer, SunPower, published its Q1’2015 earnings on April 30, and as expected, revenue was significantly down in preparation of the company’s joint yieldco partnership with First Solar, which also suffered significant losses. Revenue for the first quarter came in at only $440.9 million, a 36% … [continued]
Clean Energy Pipeline has released figures showing that global clean energy investment dropped 5% in the first quarter of 2015, down to $61 billion. Clean Energy Pipeline, self-professed “online financial news and data service dedicated to the clean energy sector,” released its analysis of venture capital, private equity, project finance, … [continued]
New official figures from China’s National Energy Administration show that the country installed 5.04 GW of new solar capacity in the first quarter of 2015. The figures, translated by PV-Tech, were published by the National Energy Administration (NEA) this week, and included 4.38 GW of utility-scale solar power plants, as well … [continued]
The Siemens “Wind & Renewables” division returned “sharply lower” orders in the first quarter of the company’s financial year (October through December). According to the company’s financial earnings release, the Wind Power & Renewables division took in €1,317 million worth of orders, down substantially on a year earlier (€2,261 million). Revenue … [continued]
