Founded in 2004 – making it ancient by the standards of the Italian PV industry – Solarday owns a 60MW plant focused on multi-crystalline modules on the outskirts of Milan, and had about 140 employees at the height of the European PV boom.

But without further elaborating, Solarday, which has been majority owned by the MX Group since last year, has posted a prominent message on its website saying it has entered the liquidation process.

Solarday