Markets & Finance

The head of the US’s solar trade body has called on the industry to unite against efforts to disrupt the country’s deployment of solar technology.

The local government of the region of Murcia is taking the Spanish government to the country's constitutional court over its attempts to cull support for solar energy in the country.

Struggling PV systems supplier, CENTROSOLAR, is seeking creditor protection via the Local Court of Hamburg.

German inverter manufacturer Solutronic has filed for insolvency in a German district court.

The turnaround at Q CELLS after its acquisition via receivers by South Korea’s Hanwha Group is said to be ongoing after its official first year of operations.

Electricity from solar power could be the cheapest in South Africa by 2020, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan.

According to a research note from EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce based in Taiwan, PV demand could potentially outstrip supply by the first quarter of 2014.

Having received court judgements on non-repaid loans from Suntech Power Holdings, some of the small bondholders are seeking Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings against the company.

The European Commission has announced a list of 140 electricity projects that will be fast tracked and have access to a funding pot of €5.85 billion (US$7.9 billion).

France is to lend €100 million to South Africa’s national utility Eskom to support the development of solar energy in the country.