Power Plants

Trendforce research division EnergyTrend has issued a new report in which it claims that Asian market demand is exceeding that of other regions including Europe.

Canadian Solar has signed an agreement with Deutsche Bank for a CAD$104 million (US$99.5 million) loan.

Additional funding has been released for residential solar under the San Diego California Solar Initiative (CSI) programme.

Haraeus and DuPont have announced the end of their trade dispute over metal pastes used in the manufacture of solar panels.

Swaziland in southern Africa is line for a 100MW solar farm, according to local media reports.

Investor, Prudential Capital Group, has acquired a stake in a 130MW California PV project owned by independent power producer, Tenaska.

Module manufacturer Voltec Solar and project developer Ecosun Expert have finished work on a 2.5MW solar farm in Romania.

Hemlock Semiconductor continued to report positive financial results in the third quarter of 2013, despite the imposition by China of anti-dumping duties on imported polysilicon, notably from the US.

The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has set a new solar target for 1,400MW of solar by 2015.

US federal agency the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has said it will keep open land designated for solar projects for future development despite its failed bid last week.