Airbus Defence and Space, a division of European multinational aerospace and defence corporation Airbus Group, has signed with US-based semiconductor manufacturer Microlink Devices to produce epitaxial liftoff (ELO)-based multijunction solar sheets for Airbus’s new drones.
The fallout from Maine Governor Paul LePage’s decision to veto a bill that would replace electricity credits with long-term contracts for solar power is finally starting to take hold the Pine Tree State.
More than half of the 4 million solar products sold by member companies in the Global Off-grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) in the second half of 2015 were in Sub-Saharan Africa, the association has reported.
PV monitoring solutions provider meteocontrol and solar EPC firm Phoenix Solar have established a partnership that focuses on the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT).
Mexico’s Secretary of Energy (SENER) has published draft regulations for the country’s second clean electric power auction, scheduled to be held on 30 September.
Solar radiation measurement solutions provider Kipp & Zonen has acquired Black Photon Instruments’ AirShield DNI for use in its pyrheliometers in dry and dusty environments.
The US Department of Energy has announced that five additional military bases will be included under SunShot Initiative’s Solar Ready Vets programme, which connects skilled veterans to careers in the solar energy industry through an intensive, hands-on training course. DOE is also awarding US$10 million under the Solar Training and Education for Professionals (STEP) funding programme.
NEXTracker has received certification for compliance with Brazilian domestic content rules for its manufacturing operations, opening access to favourable credit lines for the company.
It was a long time coming but on Monday evening, Yingli released its annual report. Financials had been released separately at the tail end of last week offering some insight to the company’s fortunes as it looks to navigate an extremely tricky cashflow situation.
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and renewable energy financier Westpac are to provide low cost finance for Australian businesses to invest in solar and other low emission technologies.
