It's been a week of broken records and big investments for the global solar industry. The Indian market still looks unstoppable, while Tesla continue to make big moves in the U.S. industry, despite not yet knowing if and when their acquisition of SolarCity will be completed. The Elon Musk founded company signed a non binding letter of intent with Japanese electronics giants Panasonic. The agreement, which is dependent upon completion of SolarCity's acquisition, would see Panasonic produce cells and modules at Tesla's factory in Buffalo, New York. The Panasonic products will likely be bundled with Tesla's range of storage products and leased through solar, giving Mr. Musk a serious stake in the industry. SunEdison project snapped up?Another of fallen solar developer SunEdison's projects has been picked from the bankrupt company's carcass. This time it's the development rights to a 500 MW project in Andhra Pradesh, India. India's Solar Energy Corporation (SECI) received a INR 2 billion (US$30 million) payment. The buyer remained anonymous, but is believed to be Indian clean energy developer Greenko, which also paid $390 million to secure all that SunEdison left behind on the subcontinent. Gold medal for China?After being disappointed to finish third at this summer's Olympic Games, China was proud to achieve a new world record in aperture efficiency for multicrystalline silicon solar modules. Scientists ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...