Power Plants

US dedicated residential PV installer Sunrun has secured a further US$45 million in funding to meet its backlog of customer installations from three finance institutions.

Leading CIS thin-film producer Solar Frontier said it had completed on schedule the largest PV power plant in Nagasaki Prefecture that resides next to Nagasaki airport runway.

The largest dedicated and integrated monocrystalline product producer Longi Silicon Materials has signed a cooperation contract with China-based PV module manufacturer and EPC firm ET Solar to champion monocrystalline technology and products globally.

Landis+Gyr to supply Toshiba batteries to E.ON as Germany-based utility constructs 10MW energy storage system for Tucson Electric Power

India’s largest utility NTPC is expected to change its tender strategy for its next 5GW of solar, according to consultancy firm Bridge to India.

The Australian Energy Regulator has released a draft decision protecting solar users in South Australia from increased charges proposed by utility SA Power Networks (SAPN).

Grid issues not politics are behind new caution over renewables deployment, South African utility Eskom has said.

Europe’s switch to post-subsidy will require an industry-wide effort to ensure success, according to Huawei.

Farmers in Australia are bearing the brunt of electricity price fluctuations, but they may benefit from partnering with renewables companies, according to Jacqueline Knowles, manager of natural resources policy with the National Farmers' Federation.

Leading ‘Silicon Module Super league’ (SMSL) member Trina Solar has announced that its chairman and chief executive officer, Jifan Gao has secured an investor consortium to take the company private and exit the NYSE in a US$1.1 billion transaction. The merger is currently expected to close during the first quarter of 2017.