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Leading PV energy provider (PVEP), First Solar, has claimed to be the first thin-film module manufacturer to have received ‘Thresher' test certification from TÜV Rheinland.

Chinese PV module manufacturer ReneSola is to provide solar plant installer Saferay with 29.1MW of its modules for use in construction of La Huayca II solar power plant, Chile.

First Solar has announced that it has purchased Element Power’s 1.5GW project pipeline for the US and Mexico.

US-based third-party ownership (TPO) PV installer Vivint Solar has secured US$200 million in two separate tax equity funds.

Energy utility Edison International has acquired SoCore Energy, a Chicago-based commercial rooftop solar developing company.

Reports suggest a deal is in the making that could see Suntech Power Holdings' bankrupt subsidiary rescued by the involvement of a rival Chinese PV manufacturer and several state-owned enterprises in Wuxi, China.

A quiet solar “revolution” in Australia over the past three years means 11% of the population now use PV technology, a study by the country’s Climate Commission claims.

Canadian Solar subsidiary Canadian Solar Solutions announced that it has reached an agreement to sell five utility-scale solar power plants in Ontario valued at more than C$290 million (US$277 million) to Concord Green Energy.

Irish renewables developer Mainstream Renewable Power has signed an equity investment deal worth €100 million (US$133 million) with Japan’s Marubeni Corporation trading company.

PV manufacturer Goldpoly is continuing its shift downstream with the imminent purchase of projects totalling 300MW from Zhongli Talesun.