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US solar installer SolarCity will almost double its presence in California by opening 10 new operations centres in the state by the end of 2013.

Duke Energy’s subsidiary, Duke Energy Renewables, has started construction on 30MW of solar projects in North Carolina.

Trendforce research division EnergyTrend has issued a report claiming that PV demand is expected to remain strong in Japan for 2014 and 2015 in spite of rumoured feed-in tariff cuts.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help Uzbekistan to build a 100MW solar project, the country's first utility-scale solar power plant.

A solar survey in parallel with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) – or abolition Bill 2013 entering the senate reveals Australians love solar.

PV equipment supplier Spire Corporation said that it had completed the installation of a turn-key module assembly line for an unidentified customer in Eastern Europe.

Voltec Solar has signed an agreement to deliver solar panels with French wind energy company, La Compagnie du Vent, GDF Suez Group.

South Korean manufacturer Hanwha SolarOne has supplied 12.9MW of HSL modules for a several solar parks in Portugal.

Renewable energy developer, Hareon Solar has signed a Letter of Intent to invest CNY10 billion (US$1.6 billion) for a 1GW solar farm in Inner Mongolia.

SolarCity has completed the US$54.4 million funding round, the first secured against solar energy assets.