Silicon PV and sapphire materials equipment supplier GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) said its long-standing CEO, Tom Gutierrez has resigned all positions at the company, which continues to operate under Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
North Carolina, ranked fourth among US states for installed PV capacity, is set to get another 33MW of utility-scale PV through locally-headquartered developer FLS Energy.
Materials supplier DuPont has partnered with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to debate quality standards for India’s PV market to ensure safety, reliability and profitability of solar projects in the country.
Japanese electronics firm Kyocera has partnered with a Brazilian engineering company to provide solar-powered lighting to 73km of highways in Rio de Janeiro, in a project funded by local authorities.
PV manufacturing equipment specialist centrotherm photovoltaics said that Hans Autenrieth and Peter Augustin are to set down from the management Board of the company at the end of the year.
Renewable energy development company SunEdison has signed off on a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Rialto Unified School District in California for 8.4MW of solar energy.
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited expressions of interest (EOI) for energy storage demonstration projects to integrate renewables, recognising that the technology “has the potential to become highly attractive for both grid-connected and off-grid renewable energy applications”.
Indian private sector bank Yes Bank has raised INR3.19 billion (US$49.4 million) from the issue of Green Infrastructure Bonds to International Finance Corporation (IFC) Washington to fund renewable energy projects including solar and wind power.
