Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) has signed a 15-year investment contract with local power provider Ergon Peru SAC for the installation of 150,000 solar panels to provide electricity to remote areas of the country.
Expansion strategies into the US residential market announced yesterday by SunEdison are a “validation of the rapid growth” of the country’s household solar market, according to one investment bank.
Ecoppia, a developer of water-free PV solar panel cleaning solutions, has announced that its E4 robotic solar panel cleaning system is now operational on five PV installations in the Middle East — comprising of over 35MW of installed capacity.
Major polysilicon producer Wacker Chemie said its capacity could reach around 80,000MT by 2017 as it optimises production in Germany and ramps its new plant in
Tennessee.
Business groups have called on Australia’s federal government and opposition to come to an agreement on the country’s Renewable Energy Targets (RET) to provide certainty for the renewables industry, but solar campaigners have said proposed targets are too low.
PV developer First Solar and construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar have announced a strategic alliance to develop integrated solar technologies for the microgrid for use in remote communities and mine sites.
Vertically-integrated PV developer Solar Power (SPI) and its subsidiary Meitai Investment Co. has agreed to a definitive share purchase deal with Shanghai All-Zip Roofing System Group Co. (All-Zip) and all of its shareholders in order to acquire 100% of the equity interest in the company.
Automotive equipment supplier JBM Group has announced plans to enter the solar market by building a combined 300MW of solar capacity in India over the next three years.
