Tom Kenning

Silicon Module Super League (SMSL) member Canadian Solar has partnered Amsterdam-headquartered Photon Energy NV to co-develop five utility-scale solar power projects, with a total capacity of 1.14GW in New South Wales, Australia.

The US government has confirmed which countries shall be exempted from the newly-announced 30% import tariffs on solar cells and modules.

The US has confirmed that Pakistan will be exempt from the 30% import tariffs.

The European Union will provide €578 million to build a major power link running through the Bay of Biscay to export Spain’s excess renewable energy to France, in a move that has been welcomed by France, Spain and Portugal.

Cypark Resources has secured an EPC and O&M contract from Cove Suria (CSSB) for a 30MW(AC) solar plant at Empangan Kelinchi, Negeri Sembila, Malaysia.

South Korea has requested consultations with the US government over its newly announced solar import tariffs, threatening legal action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) if the dispute is not resolved, according to documents filed at the WTO.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) for 90 small-scale solar projects of 1MW capacity each under the second stage of the Suryabala Sangramaya Programme – Phase II.

The start of construction on India’s largest energy storage project is not only of strategic importance to regulators, but could also drive another wave of utility-scale projects in India, the chief of the country’s storage alliance has said.

Plans for a colossal 480MW solar project in Japan have received a boost with the original three developers announcing another five participants.

After a record year for Australian renewables, the Clean Energy Council expects 2018 and 2019 to be even bigger.