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Chinese solar mounting supplier Grace Solar has announced the completion of a 1.5MW solar power plant in Japan.

Germany's S.A.G. Solarstrom has received a solar financing commitment for EUR40 million (US$52 million) from Deutsche Bank.

Suntech Power Holdings has revealed that a group of eight Chinese banks have filed a petition for insolvency and restructuring of the company’s main manufacturing subsidiary, Wuxi Suntech.

Renewable energy feed-in tariffs in Africa could boost its economy whilst combating climate change, finds a new study developed for the World Future Council.

PV manufacturer DayStar Technologies has announced the appointment of Lorne Roseborough as its new CEO and interim chairman.

Mitsubishi Corporation, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) and investment company Solar Ventures have acquired Solar Holding, which has a PV portfolio of 42MWp in Italy.

Sunpreme, a solar power producer headquartered in California, US, has completed, it claims, the largest commercial rooftop PV installation in Punjab, India.

Sempra US Gas & Power, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, has commenced construction on its utility-scale Copper Mountain Solar 3 project.

Power-One has said it has surpassed the 1 million milestone for PV inverters sold worldwide and boosted its installed base has to over 10GW.

Italian PV installer Aion Renewables SpA will file for bankruptcy after Italian district court Reggio-Emilia rejected its insolvency plan, following its request in December 2012.