REC Solar is switching all of its manufacturing/production capacity at its manufacturing plant in Tuas, Singapore, over to its half-cut PERC cell technology, according to recent reports. The company’s TwinPeak series of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules features the aforementioned technology. The production conversion will run around SG$200 million (~$182 million), … [continued]
Accumulating more solar news in a week this time, instead of 3 months, I’ll supplement the headlines and links with short summaries again, since I know some of you prefer that. Click, read, enjoy. Solar Projects How Austin Energy Aims to Reach Solar-Plus-Storage Integration at 14 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour Back in December, Texas … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love Integrated PV module manufacturer REC Solar has released its third quarter earnings, revealing a boost in shipments and sales. REC Solar is Europe’s largest brand of solar panels, having produced more than 15 million panels by the end of 2014. Based out of Norway, the … [continued]
One of the most prominent utility companies in the US, Duke Energy, is acquiring a majority-stake in the solar energy provider REC Solar, and will be investing up to $225 million into commercial solar projects developed by REC Solar, according to an email CleanTechnica just received today. This new financing … [continued]
Elon Musk’s solar system powerhouse SolarCity and the Norwegian solar energy provider REC Group recently announced that they will be expanding upon their earlier supply agreement — all the way up to the rather large figure of 220 MW worth of solar panel through 2015. The new announcement follows rather closely … [continued]
Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute By Robert McIntosh and James Mandel. A curious trend’s been washing through U.S. solar recently: vertical integration, the process of companies owning more and more of their own supply chains. Sunrun, a developer and financier, recently purchased the residential division of REC Solar, a major installer. … [continued]
PV Solar Report By Rosana Francescato SolarCity has announced its acquisition of Silevo, a solar technology and manufacturing company. The acquisition makes SolarCity a fully vertically integrated company, joining just a few others in the U.S. SolarCity is looking to the future, and the company sees a bright future for … [continued]
Originally published on SolarWakeup. By Yann Brandt Residential solar is the fastest growing part of the solar market and some of the major players in the sector have been making big moves. Recently, Sunrun acquired the residential division of REC Solar including AEE Solar and SnapNrack while also announcing a partnership … [continued]
REC Solar ASA is now planning to expand its PV module manufacturing capacity up to 1,000 MW (1 GW) by the end of 2014, according to recent reports. The European module manufacturer is already running production at full capacity, so given the lack of remaining competitors in Europe, the move … [continued]
There are a handful of major players in the residential solar business — SolarCity, Vivint Solar, Sungevity, and of course Sunrun. In the past year, we’ve seen several major acquisitions by some of these top players. Late yesterday, Sunrun announced a big one — actually, 3 all at once. The … [continued]
