The UK's Department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) was informed that solar farms do not have a “serious” impact on the UK’s agricultural output ahead of its controversial decision to remove agriculture payments for solar farms.
Akrion Solar — a wholly owned subsidiary of Akrion Systems — has partnered with the US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) and will issue advanced texturing and etching processes developed for solar cells from crystalline silicon wafers for the group.
PV mounting systems provider GameChange Racking has announced that it has contracted 10.9 million kgs (24 million pounds) of steel in order to reach the first half of 2015’s 500MW of consumer demand for GameChange’s ground and rooftop PV racking systems.
US installer and leasing company SolarCity appears to be stepping up its move towards vertical integration, with reports emerging that the company has leased a factory formerly occupied by Solyndra.
The repeal of a so-called Robin Hood tax on Italian energy firms could offset recent reductions in the feed-in tariff, according to independent power producer Etrion.
Turkey is targeting 5GW of installed PV by 2023 as part of a new strategy on renewable energy deployment developed with Deloitte and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Operations and maintenance service provider EDF Renewable Services has agreed to a deal that will extend its contract with Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L).
