Canadian Solar, the Chinese-owned solar PV company, is trying to live up to its brand and so has announced that its logo will appear on the jersey of EHC Munchen, a Munich-based professional hockey team. Read More »
South Korean steel maker POSCO is considering spending as much as $1 billion to buy Elkem, the Norwegian maker of silicon for solar panels. Read More »
Fred Greguras is a partner in Palo Alto, Calif. at K&L Gates.
I see a number of press releases about large pipelines for solar project development. But many of these projects may never be built because they can’t get financing. There are a number of important considerations involved in obtaining financing — including the creditworthiness of the offtaker — but the terms of the power purchase agreement (PPA) and site lease agreement (SLA) for the solar facility are the starting point for legal review. Read More »
Yingli Green Energy, the high profile Chinese photovoltaic solar panel manufacture, is anchoring itself as a dominant player in the North American solar market despite its decision a few month ago not to go ahead and open a U.S. manufacturing line. Read More »
Spot prices of crystalline silicon solar cells are on the rise as developers, eager to take advantage of generous government subsidies, are developing more and more solar farms, which is tightening silicon supply. Read More »
