Ben Willis

The head of Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has predicted a revival in investor interest in the country’s renewable energy sector following political agreement on its Renewable Energy Target (RET).

As the COP21 climate talks in Paris draw closer, solar and coal are emerging as symbols of two very different energy futures, writes Ben Willis.

Hanwha Q CELLS and ISM Group, a German developer and installer, have completed a 10MW PV plant in the Bitterfeld region of eastern Germany.

A year on from its acquisition of monitoring and control firm skytron energy, First Solar has fleshed out further details of the operations and maintenance (O&M) business the two companies are jointly developing.

Germany’s PV market looks set to undershoot its annual target again this year, possibly failing to reach even 1.5GW, according to David Wedepohl, the director of communications and markets at the country’s solar association, BSW-Solar.

German firm IBC Solar has completed an 11MW PV power plant in Rajasthan, its fifth to date in India.

The EU-China solar trade dispute that has now engulfed Malaysia and Taiwan looks almost certain to spread after it emerged that the company behind the case has other countries including India in its sights.

Austrian inverter manufacturer Fronius has launched a new string inverter designed specifically for large-scale PV projects.

French concentrator PV (CPV) specialist Soitec has revealed plans to sell its solar business to ConcenSolar, a company linked with Soitec’s CPV rival Suncore.

The parent company of Hanergy Thin Film Power (Hanergy TF) has insisted the firm is in good financial condition despite its shares almost halving in value yesterday.