Markets & Finance

The latest contender to challenge for the title of world’s largest merchant PV plant will be an 80MW project in the Antifagasto region of Chile to be built by Greenwood Energy.

The Italian government has confirmed a raft of new charges for PV system owners.

Sunrun has closed a financing deal with Investec worth US$195 million, meaning that over half a billion dollars of investment has gone into the US residential solar sector across just two deals this week.

Solar energy took almost half of all renewable energy investment in 2014, according to the latest figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

Market research firm IHS has detailed what it deems to be some of the key PV industry market trends in 2015.

Belief that a major contribution from solar to energy needs in the US is no longer a distant prospect appears to be hardening among Americans, according to a poll.

The project arm of German PV wholesaler Krannich Solar has agreed a 40MW development partnership with Turkey’s Basak Group.

Internet giant Google has been confirmed as one of two investors in a 104MW PV power plant being developed and built by Norwegian firm Scatec Solar in Utah.

Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a major wafer producer, is selling its complete shareholding in former subsidiary, GlobalWafers Co, for around US$131 million.

Pakistan has approved net metering as part of a raft of new policies that could boost the development of solar in the country.