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Solar deployment worldwide was 59GW in 2015, according to provisional figures released by analyst firm GTM Research.

Troubled renewables firm SunEdison has disclosed that Steven Tesoriere, a member of its board of directors since 2012 has resigned his position with immediate effect.

A consortium of Spain-based solar firm Solarpack and US company Think Energy Partners will build six PV projects totalling 100MW capacity in the Indian state of Telangana.

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), spearheaded by India, is about to take shape with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and French president Francois Hollande due to lay a foundation stone for the new ISA headquarters in Delhi on 25 January.

First Solar and EPC firm Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) have launched an O&M partnership in the US.

The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) has reported using half-cut, p-type PERC solar cells in a large-area PV module that achieved a record 20.2 % module efficiency and peak power output of 303.2W.

New York is to invest US$5 billion in clean energy over the next decade under plans outlined yesterday by the state governor Andrew Cuomo.

CIGS thin-film solar technology manufacturer SoloPower Systems has completed its first commercial-scale deployment in South Africa.

India’s government has approved significant amendments to the nation’s power ‘Tariff Policy’, including increasing the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) to 8% for solar energy by March 2022.

A “narrow focus” on the initial costs of energy storage is leading to misconceptions about the true value of the technology, a report has concluded.