US residential solar leader Sunrun has posted a 40% surge in installs in Q3 2020, noting that the productivity of its sales force has surged throughout the pandemic.
A round-up of the latest news from the US solar sector, as NextEra Energy Partners builds its green energy portfolio, AEP Energy Partners seeks PPAs and stocks drop in the wake of election results.
A round-up of the latest news in solar project development, as R.Power receives financing for a 183MWp portfolio, BayWa r.e. sells another Spanish project and Sungrow secures a UK inverter supply deal.
Spain has approved a new framework for carrying out clean energy auctions with the first set to go ahead by the end of the year, as the country looks to install around 60GW of renewables by 2030.
The acquisition of Solarcentury and its PV project pipeline represents a “big step up” for Statkraft as it looks to become one of the world’s leading renewable companies in the next five years, CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen has said.
US residential solar provider Sunnova has stood by its original guidance for 2020 despite recording a heavy loss in Q3, pointing towards a growing number of dealers and services it is offering.
Leading solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has said it is now “actively preparing” to list its Jiangxi subsidiary on China’s STAR market after it raised around US$458 million through an equity financing round.
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Trina Solar reported an 18.66% increase in revenue for the first nine months of 2020 compared to the prior year period, setting the company on a path to exceed 2019 financial results in the fourth quarter after several years of annual revenue declines.
Major polysilicon and merchant solar cell producer Tongwei has resumed production at its 20,000MT polysilicon plant in Leshan City, Sichuan province after damage, due to severe flooding in the region forced the plant to close in mid-August, contributing to a spike in polysilicon prices at the time.
