Spanish developer Abengoa has vowed to continue with the Palen concentrating solar power (CSP) project despite the withdrawal of its planning application in September.
US PV energy provider, SunPower, has said it will own and operate a new module assembly plant in South Africa to produce its E20/440 high-efficiency PV panels.
SunEdison and the Latin American arm of Italian developer Enel Green Power have emerged as two of the big-name winners from Brazil’s successful solar auction last week.
Thin-film OPV firm, Dyesol said it was undertaking the planning phases of commercialising its solid-state DSC technology using perovskite-based thin-films.
Panasonic Corporation noted that PV module sales increased for the second quarter of its current fiscal year, helping the company to post its first net cash gain in five years.
ACME Cleantech Solutions, a renewable energy developer in India, was the successful bidder in Hyderabad’s opening auction for 160MW photovoltaic projects presented by Southern Power Distribution Company Limited of Andhra Pradesh (APSPDCL).
Insolvent German PV project developer S.A.G. Solarstrom said the acquisition of the company by China-based PVEP, Shunfeng had been successfully concluded.
Axion Power International, a maker of lead carbon battery systems, has been selected to supply energy storage and frequency regulation to a 9.1MW solar farm in Pennsylvania, the company has announced.
The acquisition by Amtech Systems of BTU International was pre-planned to be completed and the company assimilated into Amtech ahead of the next capacity expansion phase by major PV manufacturers, according to Paul van der Wansem, chairman and CEO of BTU International.
