SPONSORED: The Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad bin Khalifa University, is ramping up its activities in solar research and testing capabilities for desert environments, and launching a new energy, water and environment nexus conference later this year.

Integrated solar power producer, Scatec Solar has raised its growth targets in its key markets, due to strong demand.

Uncertainty over potential UK exit should not be allowed to impact broader efforts on climate change and energy transition, top utilities say at Solar & Storage Live.

Company staff take to social media to share news of potential large-scale PV move reported by Bloomberg and India's Economic Times.

Power market reform and other urgent policy fronts mean country cannot afford paralysis, renewable body FER says as political rifts force calling of new polls.

Australian territory releases uncosted climate change roadmap to increase renewables penetration from 4% in 2018 to 100% in 2050.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador government will only hold renewable tender it cancelled in February if state-run utility CFE is given time to grow, official says at event.

Solar Integrated Roofing Corporation (SIRC) has completed the acquisition of The Montross Companies, an establishing roofing company in San Diego.

Solar Frontier Americas has acquired a 50.5MW PV project purchased from CS Solar, a JV company of Samsung Solar Energy. The installation is located in Stanislaus County, California, just a few hours southeast of San Jose.

Connection of 85MW Totana installation brings Spanish grid power from €59m project, one of Enel’s seven to reap contracts at two-year-old tender.

Support from Bancomext and World Bank’s IFC will help Fotowatio take Potrero Solar project to finish line, with operational launch scheduled in mid-2020.

Firm takes five months to break its own previous record of 22.28% for p-type multi-crystalline cell efficiency, with new 22.8% milestone certified by Germany’s ISFH.

New guidelines come as stampede for state's newly-revamped PV subsidy scheme sees it again oversubscribed in "minutes", prompting industry frustration.

Push for 3GW of solar and wind sees state join growing list of those adopting full clean energy or renewable energy targets via laws or executive orders.

Vena Energy’s 70MW Mingus was built at speed to minimise impacts on endangered migratory spoonbill, whose silhouette is visible across installation from high above.

Chinese maker cites ‘strategic’ interest in FiT-embracing Asian market as it inks deal to supply high-efficiency mono PERC module product to project by DLG Solar.

Firm lands deal with Axium Infrastructure to transfer 50% ownership of the Copper Crossing Solar Project and Dry Lake II Wind Farm in the coming months.

FTC Solar has started delivery and construction support for its Voyager single-axis tracker on a 150MW pipeline of PV projects in Oregon.

Latest financial update lays out where and how small-scale specialist will turn as it works to deliver 1.4GW global pipeline, 714MW of it late-stage.

Summit by G5 Sahel heads of state endorses AfDB-backed scheme to install 10GW of solar across African region by 2025.

Encavis’s and Solarcentury’s 300MWp Talayuela Solar bags deal to supply 75% of plant’s output for 10 years to unnamed global energy firm.

Azure Power and Mahindra Susten were the reverse auctions' big winners, winning 370MW and 450MW respectively across both tenders.

Development financier walks PV Tech through project milestones under first solar-only stage of renewable programme, set now to diversify with €300m funding extension.

DTE Energy is issuing a Request for Proposals (RfP) for a new pipeline of PV and wind projects in Michigan.

TEESS, a 50/50 joint venture established by Total and Envision Group, has launched its commercial activity to develop on-site distributed generation solar projects for B2B customers in China.

New 287.11MW auction for ≤20 MW PV schemes sees Athens slightly trim capacity on offer from earlier tender, with bidding set to start at €66.02/MWh.

Saudi firm, one of five firms to submit proposals for two World Bank-backed projects, said to have produced Africa-wide milestone with tariff of US$25.26/MWh.

Infrastructure group adds to Latin American EPC contracts after being chosen by Clean Capital Energy to deploy 89MW La Huella in Chile’s Coquimbo region.

Global solar investor adds to Aussie large-scale push with new AU$150m loan scheme for smaller ventures, certified by green finance players.

Rambler scheme becomes Duke’s fourth solar project in Lone Star state and will feature Canadian Solar’s BiKu modules, with plans to take it live by mid-2020.