Recently, PV-Tech took the opportunity to catch up with Erik Bentschap Knook, Chief commercial officer at Eternalsun Spire and a key partner at the forthcoming PV ModuleTech 2019 in Penang.

An Australian utility is to develop a 60MW solar farm that will be connected to two iron mines in Australia, transforming them into the first to be run entirely by renewables during the day.

Motech, AUO and other industry players speak candidly at Energy Taiwan 2019 summit of how diversification and a strategic reboot have helped turn the page from fallout and layoffs.

The firm’s new acquisitions were unveiled just one day after reports emerged that it plans to sell a 39MW utility-scale North Carolina PV portfolio to London-headquartered US Solar Fund.

The New York City firm, which specialises in funding solar and anaerobic digesters in the US, said it will use the funding from Newlight Partners, a Soros Fund spin-off, to support projects' pre-construction phase.

Sungrow Power Supply has introduced the SG250HX, the world’s most powerful 1500Vdc string inverter, which is optimized for hilly, utility-scale installations and designed for bifacial modules and tracker systems.

The financing for the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) will go partly towards helping integrate renewables to the grid.

European Regional Development Fund approves funding under first SOLBAL call for Spanish Islands.

Independent global private asset management firm Capital Dynamics and US-based independent solar and storage developer 8minute Solar Energy have completed the 121MW Springbok 3 Solar Farm.

GES to build 97MW solar plant for Engie in Chile, Sterling & Wilson bags 200MW EPC order in Australia, BHEL tenders for floating solar equipment at Indian coal plant, ACC and Hyperion for JV in Hong Kong.

Cubico Sustainable Investments progresses on another project following acquisition of Cypress Creek portfolio.

Major polysilicon producer Wacker Chemie has warned its overall group profitability for 2019 would be around 30% lower than the prior year, due to continued weak demand from the solar industry in China and continued polysilicon prices declines to industry record lows.

Renewables investor NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has made its second major solar acquisition in the US, cementing its position in the market.

The French firm sees huge potential for more floating PV in Brazil, which boasts substantial hydroelectric infrastructure and generates 64% of its electricity from hydro power.

German utility to build what is claimed to be Germany’s largest solar park without subsidy support in Brandenburg.

Lightsource BP has announced its entry into the Spanish solar market with the acquisition of a 300MW project portfolio in Zaragoza.

Opening of annual summit this week sees island flex muscle as clean energy innovation hub but can its PV makers bounce back after years of battering by rivals in mainland China?

As part of early coal-plant retirements, NIPSCO looks to cheaper renewables.

Aurora Energy Research report calls on the UK government to intervene to ensure that low-carbon technologies – such as flow batteries, compressed or liquid air storage, hydrogen storage, or gas with CCS – can be delivered on a large scale to meet 2050 net-zero target.

Draft sheds light on PPA parameters, payment security and penalties for missing CUF remits.

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co, the largest monocrystalline wafer producer, has approved future PV module and solar cell manufacturing plans of 10GW and 5GW, respectively.

The developer will see its trade financing facility swell to €200 million (US$220 million) after striking an agreement with Dutch bank ABN AMRO.

The investment, which is contingent on approvals, would help the Mansour Group-owned developer roll-out solar, wind, distribution infrastructure and EV charging systems in Egypt and neighbouring states.

Divestment of DG portfolio to Denmark’s Obton follows sales in countries including Poland and emerges after firm returned to profitability but noted rising short-term debt levels.

Inelsa’s work to deploy 150MW project would deliver major installed PV capacity boost to Central American republic, home only to estimated 165MW last year.

European renewables developer Baywa r.e. will deploy a solar-plus-storage project for a goldmine in Mali.

REC Group has officially started volume production of heterojunction solar cells and modules at its manufacturing complex in Singapore that will provide 600MW of annual capacity, when fully ramped.

Australian renewables investor Lyon Group has penned an agreement with China Huadian Corporation which will see the duo co-develop and invest in power-plus-battery energy storage systems across Australia, China and other Asian markets.

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JA Solar has licensed a number of patents from Shin-Etsu Chemical on doping Ga in silicon crystals and using the Ga-doped p-type crystalline silicon wafers for making solar cells to mitigate the impact of Light Induced Degradation (LID).

In an email exchange with PV Tech, the Dubai utility declined to comment on whether the tariff – allegedly submitted by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's ACWA – was correct, with its CEO telling Bloomberg on Sunday it was "the lowest price worldwide."