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Multinational utility Iberdrola has completed the giant 500MW Núñez de Balboa solar farm in Spain’s Extremadura region, claiming it to be Europe’s largest completed solar project.

US solar firm SunPower is to cut up to 160 jobs as part of a restructuring plan following the spin off of its manufacturing operations.

The PV Tech editorial team will now be taking a short break over the holiday season.

Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has increased its stake in international solar developer, Scatec Solar.

Sharp Energy Solutions has placed Vietnam’s solar market firmly in its crosshairs with the establishment of a new development JV.

The freshly-commissioned 167.5GWh Almeyda plant is contracted to supply power to Chile's state-owned copper mining company through a long-term PPA.

The US installer will use the funding to refinance a working capital facility and purchase equipment that will qualify its projects for the full ITC rate before it depreciates to 26% on 1 January.

The completed project for Jentec Storage is the latest in a flurry of C&I activity by Total's solar distributed generation arm in the region, including a contract to supply rooftop PV to an airport that will cater to Indonesia's future capital Borneo.

The funding will support technical feasibility, environmental and social impact studies and financial advisory for a 9MW solar-hydro plant duo being developed by Songa Energy and private investment firm Virunga Power.

PV equipment supplier Meyer Burger will shutter its Hennecke-branded manufacturing facility in Zülpich, Germany, affecting some 60 employees.