India has now surpassed 8GW of installed solar PV capacity, according to figures from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Only last week, the ministry said the capacity was around 7.8GW at the end of June, but the country has now hit 8,062MW as of the end of July, an increase of 257MW in a month. The states with more than 200MW are: Rajasthan – 1,295MW Tamil Nadu – 1,267MW Gujarat – 1...

Amtech’s solar revenues provide benchmark for PV cell capex trends into 2017 If Amtech’s share of PV cell capex remains close to 2016 levels (circa 4%), then a decline in solar revenues would be expected, given the forecast for PV cell capex to decline to 2015 levels. Image: Amtech Systems During the period 2006 to 2011, equipment spending for solar manufacturing was a really big deal for capital ...

On a sunny weekend, members of EmperySolar went to Dongshan Island in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, and began a wonderful two-day one-night journey. First stop: Sufengshan Highway Sufeng Mountain is the main peak of Dongshan Island, located between Jinluan Bay and Wujiao Bay. Starting from Xiamen, it took us about 4 hours to reach the summit of Sufeng Mountain. When we get out of the car, we don't c...