JP Casey

The National University of Singapore and REC Solar have launched a US$57.4 million (S$77 million) solar cell research initiative.

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has inaugurated the 900MW fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the UAE.

Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi and Austrian firm Energy3000 have signed a framework agreement for 1.5GW of solar capacity.

Ember has published a report into grid connectivity in Europe, calling on transmission system operators to build grid infrastructure faster.

Canadian Solar will build its first production facility in the US, with the capacity to produce 5GW of solar modules a year.

LONGi has unveiled its latest perovskite/crystalline tandem solar cell at Intersolar, which boasts an efficiency of 33.5%.

From a pool of ten finalists, Intersolar selected three winners prior to this year’s event: Huawei, Aiko Solar and Wavelabs.

Parliament Solar has selected Ideematec to supply a tracking system for its upcoming solar farm in the US state of Texas.

SmartestEnergy has signed a power purchase agreement with Mytilineos for the latter’s proposed Kingaroy solar farm in Queensland, Australia.

Chinese ambassador to South Africa Chen Xiaodong has offered to provide the South African grid with 66GW of solar infrastructure.