Companies

US solar hardware manufacturer Create Energy and Swiss cable producer Stäubli have announced a partnership to produce a new solar connector product.

US tracker manufacturer FTC Solar has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the remaining 55% stake in steel manufacturer Alpha Steel.

US solar installer SunPower has continued its expansion in the residential market with the acquisition of Utah-based residential installer Ambia Solar.

Sunrun has posted revenue of US$724.6 million in the third quarter of this year, marking the third consecutive quarter of growth this year.

Pine Gate Renewables has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to pursue a court-supervised sale of its solar and energy storage portfolio, along with its independent power producer (IPP) platform.  

EnergyCo has shortlisted three consortia to build and operate the transmission network for the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ).

Apple has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Danish developer European Energy for renewable electricity from the 108MW Lancaster solar park in Victoria, Australia.

Australian energy retailer Flow Power has secured an offtake agreement from the 400MW Stubbo Solar project in New South Wales to underpin the launch of its Flow Home residential energy service in the state.

GCL Intelligent Energy, a subsidiary of Chinese polysilicon producer GCL Technology, has signed shareholder agreements for two clean energy projects in Indonesia with a combined capacity of 200MW.

Dr KT Tan, CTO at Viridian Solar, chronicles how the expansion of solar raises questions about supply chain transparency and ethical sourcing.