Orders fell more than 70% in the second quarter but China's economic recovery is providing the basis for cautious optimism.From pv magazine Germany. The Covid-19 crisis hit German photovoltaic system manufacturers hard in the first three months of the year. Engineering association the Verbandes Deutsches Maschinenbau Anlagen (VDMA) has reported first-quarter sales were more than 50% below the level recorded in January-to-March 2019 and were down 55% on the previous quarter. Orders, however, were up 37% on the volumes seen in October-to-December, according to the VDMA. The trade association said ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...