Ben Willis

The boards of Taiwan-based PV manufacturers Neo Solar Power (NSP) and DelSolar have approved the second stage of the planned merger of the two companies.

Chinese manufacturer Suntech is to supply 25MW of polycrystalline solar modules to Italian EPC SunSystem for two PV projects in Romania.

French solar technology start-up company Solaire 2G has signed a partnership agreement with Belgian module producer Soltech.

Chinese solar technology company Clenergy has won a bid to build a 30MW PV plant in Alar, in the desert region of Xinjiang, China.

Solar will play a central role in boosting the share of renewables in America’s energy mix between now and 2040, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration.

The founders of Israeli solar provider Arava Power Company have established a new business to develop solar projects in emerging markets outside Israel.

EDF Renewable Energy has sold a 12.8MWp solar energy portfolio in Long Island, New York, to asset management firm Capital Dynamics.

German and US integrators are leading the way in developing utility-scale solar plants, according to research.

Solar accounted for 1.3% of electricity demand in 2011 across the European territories covered by umbrella grid operator body ENTSO-E, figures published by the organisation reveal.

German development bank KfW has signed off a €100 million loan to Morocco’s solar energy agency MASEN to build a CSP plant in the south-central area of the country.