The first quarter of the 2014 has the potential to become the largest quarter since Q2 2013, reaching around 4.6GW

Having most of the fourth quarter results behind us, it is time to summarize what to expect from 2014 in the case of portfolio development, and which companies are likely to make it worthwhile for investors.

Chaori rose a lot of attention in financial circles as being the first corporate bond default in Chinese history, but for the solar industry, this is just system at work

The overall deliveries for January were a 38% increase month-over-month, and 19% year-over-year

Deutsche Bank, in recently published world solar market forecasts, announced another gold rush, and it said China would be one of three profit drivers in the next two years. Still, this time around, the Chinese are pretty calm about it

During December, final deliveries were 1.7% higher than November 2013 and around 22% greater than December 2012.  

The facility will service customers with solar modules assembled from JA Solar's high-efficiency cells.

Global distribution month over month witnessed a re-emergence of Europe by up 81.3% from September

According to the agreements, 20 MW of modules will be delivered in December 2013, and 50 MW will be delivered in the first quarter of 2014.

While JA Solar has been slow to reap the benefits of the emerging recovery across the solar sector, it now appears to be quickly making up lost ground. Its factories are now fully adapted to mass produce its new, higher-quality products.