GE delivers inverters to Pacifico's 96MW Japan solar project, Samsung Electronics eyes 100% renewables in China, Europe and US with solar and geothermal, Voltalia commissions 10MW PV project in France.
Solar prices in Germany’s latest auction rose for the first time since the country started solar-based tenders in 2015, according to results released by Germany’s Federal Network Agency.
Spanish independent PV power producer Sonnedix has secured the non-recourse refinancing of a portfolio of 12 solar plants in Spain with a total installed generation capacity of 30.4MW. The total value of the refinancing is approximately US$165 million.
The past few weeks has seen some of the most dramatic knee-jerk, naïve and misinformed PV market reporting seen in recent times, with the headlines often resembling nothing more than tabloid sensationalism.
US-headquartered high-efficiency PV module producer SunPower Corp has announced a definitive agreement for leading microinverter firm, Enphase Energy to acquire SunPower’s microinverter business (formerly SolarBridge Technologies) in a staggered cash and share deal.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Trina Solar and building materials and PV systems developer China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings have jointly secured a bid to build a 250MW ‘Top Runner’ PV power plant project in Tongchuan, Shaanxi province, China.
The World Bank will provide US$125 million in additional financing for the Noor-Midelt 1 and II plants, which include a combination of concentrated solar power (CSP) and PV.
Peru is preparing a reform to its energy policy in order to support more renewable energy penetration, according to the minister of energy and mines, Francisco Ísmodes.
