Markets & Finance

Century Tokyo Leasing Corp has acquired a 15% stake in French developer Ciel & Terre International in order to produce floating-solar technology, according to a report from Bloomberg Business.

Sol Futura has closed out a deal that will see the company sell off its entire 80% interest in thermal solutions provider centrotherm to Solarpark Blautal.

The lack of relevance of the MIP to global pricing movements during 2015 was the nail in the coffin for Trina, writes Finlay Colville.

Global PV capacity is expected to grow by 13% next year, the slowest rate of growth since 2012, according to Mercom Capital’s latest market forecast.

SBG Cleantech, a joint venture between Japan-based solar firm Softbank, Taiwan-based manufacturing services provider Foxconn Technology Group and Indian business conglomerate Bharti Enterprises has won all 350MW capacity in yesterday’s National Solar Mission (NSM) auction in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh at INR4.63/kWh.

Leading module manufacturer Trina Solar looks set to go private following a buyout proposal from its chairman and chief executive, Jifan Gao.

Industrial materials manufacturers Dow and DuPont are to merge creating a new company with a market capitalisation of US$130 billion.

Bridge to India founder Tobias Engelmeier shares his thoughts on the future of energy after attending the COP21 Climate Conference.

Samsung Renewable Energy, through its partnership with Connor, Clark and Lunn Infrastructure (CC&L Infrastructure), has closed on US$195 million of debt financing for a 50MW solar project in Windsor, Ontario.

Trina Solar has elaborated on its decision to withdraw from the EU-China price undertaking stating that the restrictions within the agreement limited its sales, marketing and manufacturing.