, Columnist
Solar's Feast in Famine
The big six module manufacturers bounced back to profit in 2016.
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It's the best of times and the worst of times to make solar panels.
The world's biggest solar-module manufacturers have had a bumper year in 2016. JinkoSolar Holding Co., Trina Solar Ltd., JA Solar Holdings Co., Canadian Solar Inc. and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. all lost money in every quarter of 2012, and in most periods of 2013. This year, all of them, along with Hanwha Q Cells Co., managed to post a profit every quarter.