Zeversolar’s name recognition outside ofChina was bolstered hugely by SMA Solar’s majority acquisition in the companyearlier this year.

At the time, SMA made clear that itsprimary motivation in buying a 72.5% stake was Zeversolar’s experience andmarket share in China, set to become the world’s largest PV market this year.

However, with module prices bottoming outin many markets even as support schemes remain on the wane, some developers areturning to Chinese inverters to continue cutting costs.