Solar Technology

Suntech Q3 Revs Up 50%, Plans 2010 Expansion

Posted by: Ana Swanson on Nov 20 2009

Photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings (NYSE:STP) booked net income of $29.8 million in the third quarter of 2009, or $0.16 per diluted ADS, up from $10 million in the prior quarter, the company announced August 20...

   

Trina Q3 Profits Top $40m

Posted by: Tom Telford on Nov 19 2009

Jiangsu-based vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) products manufacturer Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE:TSL) reported net income of $40.1 million in the third quarter of 2009, against $18.9 million in the prior quarter and $32.1 million in the year-ago period...

   

Solarfun Back to Profit, Tops 100MW in Q3

Posted by: Ana Swanson on Nov 19 2009

Vertically integrated ingot, cell and module maker Solarfun Power Holdings (Nasdaq:SOLF) reported net income attributable to shareholders of RMB 136.6 million ($20 million) in the third quarter of 2009, or net income of RMB 2.53 ($0.37) per basic ADS, compared to net losses of RMB 44.3 million and RMB 319.9 million in the year-ago and quarter-ago periods, the company announced November 18...

   

GCL-Poly Sells 20% Stake to China SWF

Posted by: Kiki.yang on Nov 19 2009

Hong Kong-based power plant operator GCL-Poly Energy Holdings (3800.HK) has agreed to issue 3.11 billion new shares to the state-owned asset manager China Investment Corporation (CIC) at a price of HK$1.79 per share, to raise HK$5.5 billion, GCL-Poly announced November 18...

   

QS Solar JV Establishes Thin Film PV Project

Posted by: Sophia Fu on Nov 19 2009

Henan Qiangsheng Photovoltaic Technology Company, a joint venture between Shanghai-based QS Solar and Henan Kunlun Solar Company, broke ground on a ten-line amorphous silicon thin-film solar cell factory with total annual capacity of 350MW in Yanshi, Henan province on November 18, solarbe.com reports...

   

SZNE, Hungarian Institute Join for €80m PV Project

Posted by: Kiki.yang on Nov 19 2009

Shenzhen New Energy Development (SZNE) has signed with the Hungarian National Technology Research Institute to develop a €80 million thin film solar cell project in China, solarbe.com reported November 19 citing a company insider...

   

Linuo Expands Shandong PV Project

Posted by: Sophia Fu on Nov 19 2009

Jinan-based Linuo Group broke ground on the 200MW-per-annum second phase of its photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturing project on November 18, according to an announcement on the company's official site...

   

Solargiga Wins 13.5MW Liaoning PV Project Bid

Posted by: Sophia Fu on Nov 19 2009

Solargiga Energy Holdings (0757.HK) made the successful bid for a 13.5MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Liaoning province, the company announced November 18. The 13.5MW project will consist of large-scale on-grid PV power generation of 10MW, 3MW of user-side on-grid generation and 500kW of user-side rooftop installation, the report said...

   

Sunergy Q3 Profit Nears $8m, Raises FY Forecast

Posted by: Ana Swanson on Nov 18 2009

Nanjing-based solar cell maker China Sunergy (Nasdaq:CSUN) booked GAAP net income of $7.8 million and earnings of $0.20 per ADS in the third quarter of 2009, compared to GAAP net income of $0.2 million in the year-ago period and GAAP net income of $1.7 million in the previous quarter, Sunergy said November 18...

   

LDK to Sell 15% Stake in Poly Plant

Posted by: Tom Telford on Nov 18 2009

Jiangxi-based multicrystalline wafer maker LDK Solar (NYSE:LDK) has agreed to sell a 15% ownership stake in its 15,000 metric ton (MT) annualized capacity polysilicon plant in Xinyu, Jiangxi province to Jiangxi International Trust and Investment for approximately RMB 1.5 billion ($219 million), the company announced November 17...

   

Canadian Solar Q3, 2010 Shipments to Double

Posted by: Ana Swanson on Nov 18 2009

Photovoltaic products manufacturer Canadian Solar Inc (Nasdaq:CSIQ) recorded net income of $25.3 million in the third quarter of 2009, or $0.69 per diluted share, compared to net income of $11.1 million in the year-ago period and $17.7 million in the previous quarter...

   

ReneSola Widens Loss, 2010 Forecast Sunny

Posted by: Ana Swanson on Nov 17 2009

Solar wafer manufacturer ReneSola Ltd (NYSE:SOL, AIM:SOLA) reported a third quarter net loss of $10.2 million, or $0.14 per ADS, compared to net income of $32.4 million in the third quarter of last year and a net loss of $3.6 million in the previous quarter...

   

GCL Warns of HK$9m Impairment Loss

Posted by: Sophia Fu on Nov 17 2009

Hong Kong-based power plant operator GCL-Poly Energy Holdings (3800.HK) expects to record a HK$9 billion in non-cash impairment loss for the fiscal year ended December 31, resulting from its acquisition of Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development, the company announced November 17...

   

China Selects 294 Projects for Solar Subsidies

Posted by: Cherry Zhang on Nov 16 2009

China plans to subsidize 294 demonstration photovoltaic (PV) projects with total power capacity of 642MW and total electrical capacity of 1 billion kWh through its "Golden Sun" incentive program, according to a notice jointly released by China's Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science and Technology and National Energy Administration on November 13...

   

Suntech Bases First U.S. Factory in Phoenix

Posted by: Tom Telford on Nov 16 2009

Module manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings (NYSE:STP) first U.S. manufacturing plant will be located in Greater Phoenix, Arizona with an initial production capacity of 30MW, the company announced November 16...

   
 

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