Power Plants

Solar developer SPI Solar has entered into a framework agreement to acquire 168.5MW of solar projects from engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm TBEA Sunoasis.

India’s energy minister, Piyush Goyal has said the nation’s solar target is to be multiplied to 100GW by 2022.

Taiwan Polysilicon Corp has filed for corporate restructuring after a court ruled that it had failed to fulfil its obligations on NT$940 million (US$30.6 million) bonds.

Trina Solar has produced n-type and p-type monocrystalline and p-type multicrystalline solar cells with new record conversion efficiencies. Trina Solar expects the technologies used to become part of its future production roadmap.

PV manufacturer China Sunergy (CSUN) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Deniz Finansal Kiralama (DenizLeasing), that will see the pair offer solar through leasing in Turkey.

The Wold Bank has commissioned the first of many data stations measuring renewable energy potential around the globe in an effort to open up new markets.

Tyre manufacturer Continental will install a 6.1MW rooftop PV system at its factory in Hefei, China.

The US Department of Energy loans guarantee programme has made more from interest payments than it lost on failed companies such as Solyndra.

Ahead of its financial analyst day event, major PV energy provider SunPower has pre-released financial guidance for 2015, while announcing its highly anticipated next wave of manufacturing capacity expansions.

Trina Solar has won a 28.5MW contract with Camborne Capital and sPower for the pair’s UK project collaboration.