According to SolarWorld, the Hyper-ion HJT solar panels combine heterojunction cellswith a passivated emitter rear cell structure and have an efficiency rating of up to 22.3%, which means they are ...

In a bid to evolve as the largest U.S. solar panel manufacturer, SunPower Corp. SPWR recently signed an agreement to acquire its long-time competitor SolarWorld Americas. Notably, the acquiree is ...

I n a bid to evolve as the largest U.S. solar panel manufacturer, SunPower Corp . SPWR recently signed an agreement to acquire its long-time competitor SolarWorld Americas.

The company's high-efficiency X-Series panel has been impacted more than competitors' panels because it carries a price premium of 50% to 100%, or $0.20 to $0.40 per watt, over commodity solar ...

SolarWorld, on the other hand, manufactures commodity-priced panels that compete with China subsidy brands and Korean powerhouses. SPWR is up about 10% in today’s trading on the news.

The Hillsboro panel maker is being acquired by SunPower Corp. — a foe in SolarWorld’s controversial fight for new trade protections over the past year — the companies announced Wednesday.

Twice, in 2012 and 2014, trade cases brought by SolarWorld prompted the U.S. Commerce Department to slap import duties on solar products from China and Taiwan. Yet prices on solar panels continued ...

SunPower, a solar manufacturing company headquartered in San Diego, California, has purchased SolarWorld Americas, a solar panel manufacturer based in Hillsboro. Details of the sale weren't disclosed.

Germany's Solarworld files for bankruptcy 03/28/2018 German solar panel maker Solarworld has filed for bankruptcy as the company found it increasingly difficult to sustain the uphill battle it was ...

Hillsboro-based SolarWorld is hiring back workers and planning to ramp up its production now that President Donald Trump has approved a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels.

Crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer SolarWorld Americas announced Thursday that it has supplied 14.2MW of its solar panels for a project in Nevada that combines both complementary solar and ...