News Briefs May 3 -Envirospark, GAF Energy, REC Silicon, DOE Grants Updated On Fri, May 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy EV Charging Company EnviroSpark Secures $50 Million Investment from Basalt Infrastructure Partners US electric vehicle (EV) charging company EnviroSpark Energy Solutions announced it has secured a $50 million investment by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners an infrastructure equity investment firm focusing on investments in Europe and North America. This investment will enable EnviroSpark to […] Read more
Polysilicon Makers Signal Tough Times, Count On N-Type Dominance Updated On Tue, Apr 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy With Chinese polysilicon major Daqo New Energy announcing its Q1 results, the picture from a clutch of leading polysilicon makers has cleared a bit. For starters, prices are unlikely to go up significantly, pointing to a period of relative stability at best, or slight increases in eventual solar module costs. Among Daqo New Energy, OCI […] Read more
US Solar Manufacturers File Case Against China’s Alleged Illegal Trade Practices In SE Asia Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee of US solar manufacturers represented by DC law firm Wiley Rein LLP, filed a set of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions with the US International Trade Commission (USITC) and the US Department of commerce. The companies subject to this investigation would be primarily Chinese-headquartered companies. The move comes […] Read more
CubicPV Blames Collapsing Prices To Abandon 10GW Solar Wafer Plant In US Updated On Fri, Feb 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy US solar cell and module manufacturer CubicPV has abandoned its plans for a 10GW solar wafer manufacturing facility in the US and is “restructuring” its business to focus on its tandem technology module development. Plans for the 10 GW facility to manufacture wafers using CubivPVs core silicon and perovskite technologies to provide semiconductor combination for […] Read more
Polysilicon Industry Set to Push Out New Entrants In 2024, Predicts Bernreuter Updated On Wed, Nov 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Germany research firm Bernreuter Research predicts an imminent, and third shakeout in the global polysilicon industry in 2024. This would be caused by sustained, low polysilicon prices that will only go lower, before any sort of recovery post 2024. The trigger will be Chinese polysilicon market leader Tongwei that will usher in a phase of […] Read more
Aker, Hanwha, REC to Explore US Solar Value Chain Expansion Updated On Thu, Nov 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Aker Horizons ASA’s wholly owned subsidiary Aker Horizons Holding AS has entered into an agreement with South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corporation and REC Silicon ASA. Hanwha Solutions will acquire 21,891,275 shares in REC Silicon from Aker Horizons and will subscribe for 48,213,001 new shares in REC Silicon through a private placement in REC Silicon. Both […] Read more
Norway Firm REC Silicon Reports $35.6 M Revenue in Q2 FY21 Updated On Fri, Jul 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy REC Silicon is exploring opportunities created by President Biden’s renewable energy agenda to utilize its proven FBR technology to provide low-cost, low-carbon polysilicon for the solar value chain, said Tore Torvund, CEO of the Norway-based silicon materials producer. The company recently reported second quarter 2021 revenues of USD 35.6 million versus USD 28.0 million in the […] Read more
