It's a not-so-sweet end to the year for First Solar, which has had to revise downwards its 2011 revenue guidance and implement a 1.5% workforce reduction, and for Solon which has found itself having to file for insolvency. But as always, there's some good news to be had in this, our last PV-Tech newscast before the Christmas break. Global installs in 2011 will be up 34% on 2010's figures, says IHS, while the ever-intriguing UK market has seen record installations of over 80MW in one week as it prepared for FiT revisions. We've got plenty more in here to keep you entertained -- tune in on January 13th for your next PV-Tech Newscast, and Happy Holidays!
Companies: Digitimes Research, First Solar, IHS, Indian Solar Investment and Technology Summit, Panasonic, Sanyo, Solon.
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Our penultimate Newscast of 2011 is a healthy mix of exciting efficiency announcements and inverter market woes, and we cast our collective eye across India, China and the US. The past week has seen Roth & Rau, Heliatek and Imec reveal new cell efficiencies, while India's National Solar Mission auction of project contracts has put an enthralling touch on this most cost-competitive of markets. We've also included an update on what has become an almost weekly occurrence of developments in the burgeoning China vs. US trade dispute.
Companies: Azure Power, Bridge to India, Fraunhofer ISE CalLab, GreenInfra Solar Farms, Heliatek, Imec, IMS Research, JA Solar, Kiran Energy, Mahindra Solar One, Roth & Rau, Solairedirect, SolarWorld, Suntech, US ITC, Welspun Solar, Yingli Green
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