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November 10, 2014
France connected 286.3MW of new PV systems in the third quarter of this year, according to the country’s solar association, Enerplan.
November 10, 2014
Japan’s renewable energy policy could see a drastic overhaul next year, with a possibility the Asian country could choose a scheme similar to the UK’s contracts for difference (CfDs), according to one advocacy group.
November 10, 2014
The impact of a solar eclipse on European power grids will be negligible despite warnings of blackouts by the chief of the French network as a consequence of the amount of PV now on the system.
November 10, 2014
Major PV energy provider, SunPower, is to acquire SolarBridge Technologies, a US-based small-cap microinverter firm for an undisclosed sum.
November 7, 2014
The largest polysilicon producer, GCL-Poly Energy Holdings and a group of other investors are to take a majority shareholding in bankrupt PV module manufacturer, Shanghai Chaori Solar. The company also announced plans to dispose of its wafer production business, which has recently been expanded to a nameplate capacity of 13GW.
November 7, 2014
The UK’s High Court has ruled that changes to support for large-scale solar projects in the UK were legal as it refused an application for a Judicial Review.
November 7, 2014
There is to be a two stage reduction in solar FiT payments with the single payment offered for systems under 30kW to also be reduced.
November 7, 2014
Hong Kong based independent power producer (IPP) Sky Solar has postponed its initial public offering (IPO) of shares, which were expected to start trading today on NASDAQ.
November 7, 2014
A partnership between Chinese PV technology company Clenergy and Xiamen National Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship Centre to develop 150MW of commercial rooftop projects, has completed its first megawatt-scale project.
November 7, 2014
First Solar and Belectric have started construction of one of the UK’s largest solar farms, a 46MW project in Oxfordshire that will bring large-scale PV capacity deployed by the pair in the UK up to 80MW when completed.

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